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Jones got offer on athletic merit, not name

It would be comical if not so sadly misinformed.

Some message boards and tweets have claimed that the only reason the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville gave John Stephen Jones a scholarship is because his grandfather is a billionaire who has donated millions and millions to his alma mater, the UA.

OK, the billionaire is Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, a native Arkansan who played on the Razorbacks' 1964 national championship team. If you are looking for nepotism, Jerry's son Stephen, John Stephen's dad, also played for the Razorbacks, but none of that is why the Razorbacks offered young Jones.