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Former University of Georgia standout to accept high school football head coaching job

According to a report, former Bulldogs' linebacker Jarvis Jones will become the head coach of a Georgia high school football team

Andy Villamarzo

September 1, 2012; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jarvis Jones (29) fights off a block against the Buffalo Bulls during the first quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
September 1, 2012; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Jarvis Jones (29) fights off a block against the Buffalo Bulls during the first quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

When it comes to the Columbus Carver Tigers, there's not many alumni to recent memory known better than former linebacker Jarvis Jones.

On Sunday, the school made it official that they will be bringing back the former Tigers' standout to take over the football program.

According to SCORE Atlanta's Najeh Wilkins, Jones has been named Carver-Columbus' new head football coach. Jones, who for the past five seasons has been the assistant linebackers coach at the University of Georgia, takes over for Pierre Coffey, who stepped down to accept the principal position at Stewart County, a K-12 school.

Jones played on Carver's first state championship-winning team in 2007 and returns in trying to lead the program to a third state title after earning a second in 2024.

Coffey led the Tigers to a 15-1 record and the GHSA's Class AA state championship last year, soundly defeating Burke County, 52-14. The only loss Carver had in '24 was a 15-6 decision to Harris County.

Many remember Jones for when he played for Georgia Bulldogs where the linebacker compiled 168 tackles, 47 going for a loss, 28 sacks and nine forced fumbles. Jones was named a 2-time All-American and the 2012 SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Jones went on to play in the NFL for 4 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, compiling 130 tackles, 11 for a loss, six sacks and nine pass deflections.

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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