June Jones' First Big Decision at SMU
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:02 pmJune Jones has made his first BIG decision at SMU. Do you approve or not?
Let's review the history leading up to this decision:
1) SMU signs Denton Ryan QB Justin Willis
2) In his second year at SMU, QB Justin Willis is suspended the week before a pivotal C-USA game against UTEP for allegedly assaulting a male student at an off-campus location. Willis is re-instated to the team a week later.
3) Rumors begin circulating that SMU HC Phil Bennett will be fired before the end of the 2007 football season;
4) Starting SMU QB Justin Willis publicly declares "if coach Bennett leaves, I will leave, too!"
5) SMU HC Phil Bennett is 'fired' but stays on to lead the Mustangs for the remainder of the 2007 season;
6) SMU hires June Jones away from the University of Hawai'i;
7) SMU QB Justin Willis attends news conference announcing the hiring of June Jones and publicly expresses his excitement of leading the Mustangs in the Run-and-Shoot offense;
8 Sometime during the SMU spring semester, SMU QB Justin Willis decides to not attend classes on The Hilltop;
9) Before SMU's spring football practices begin, SMU HC June Jones disciplines QB Justin Willis for not attending classes by suspending him from the team;
10) SMU HC June Jones outlines what QB Justin Willis must do for reinstatement to the Mustangs offense;
11) After spring practice ends, SMU HC June Jones reinstates QB Justin Willis to the team saying that he did what the coaches asked of him;
12) Summer two-a-days begin on The Hilltop with QB Justin Willis participating - but apparently struggling - in June Jones' Run-and-Shoot offense;
13) SMU HC June Jones names true freshmen Bo Levi Mitchell (from Katy High) and Braden Smith (from Rockwall High) as SMU's starting QBs less than 2 weeks before the Mustangs' opening game against Rice in Houston. Jones drops Willis out of the starting rotation to 3rd string QB but states that Willis is "one or two plays away" from leading the Mustangs.
Let's review the history leading up to this decision:
1) SMU signs Denton Ryan QB Justin Willis
2) In his second year at SMU, QB Justin Willis is suspended the week before a pivotal C-USA game against UTEP for allegedly assaulting a male student at an off-campus location. Willis is re-instated to the team a week later.
3) Rumors begin circulating that SMU HC Phil Bennett will be fired before the end of the 2007 football season;
4) Starting SMU QB Justin Willis publicly declares "if coach Bennett leaves, I will leave, too!"
5) SMU HC Phil Bennett is 'fired' but stays on to lead the Mustangs for the remainder of the 2007 season;
6) SMU hires June Jones away from the University of Hawai'i;
7) SMU QB Justin Willis attends news conference announcing the hiring of June Jones and publicly expresses his excitement of leading the Mustangs in the Run-and-Shoot offense;
8 Sometime during the SMU spring semester, SMU QB Justin Willis decides to not attend classes on The Hilltop;
9) Before SMU's spring football practices begin, SMU HC June Jones disciplines QB Justin Willis for not attending classes by suspending him from the team;
10) SMU HC June Jones outlines what QB Justin Willis must do for reinstatement to the Mustangs offense;
11) After spring practice ends, SMU HC June Jones reinstates QB Justin Willis to the team saying that he did what the coaches asked of him;
12) Summer two-a-days begin on The Hilltop with QB Justin Willis participating - but apparently struggling - in June Jones' Run-and-Shoot offense;
13) SMU HC June Jones names true freshmen Bo Levi Mitchell (from Katy High) and Braden Smith (from Rockwall High) as SMU's starting QBs less than 2 weeks before the Mustangs' opening game against Rice in Houston. Jones drops Willis out of the starting rotation to 3rd string QB but states that Willis is "one or two plays away" from leading the Mustangs.