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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Reakwon Jones was on the phone and heard the screaming.

A tree came crashing down onto his family's house in Lake Haven, Fla., as monstrous Hurricane Michael raged onshore Oct. 10.

"All the cell towers were down … the only phone service that worked was MetroPCS, so I was able to call my stepdad," Jones, Indiana's standout redshirt junior linebacker, recalled during Monday in Bloomington. "While everything was going on, I would
call them every few hours to check in and see how they're doing.

"While I was on the phone, a tree … fell on the house … and I heard everyone scream.