IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Specialization rules in youth sports these days. Pick a sport, stay with it all the way through and -- perhaps -- reap college-and-beyond dividends.
Not in the Jones of Valparaiso family.
Cooper Jones was always a two-sport guy and it's a big reason he's now an Indiana Hoosier with a big defensive end upside.
The 6-6, 270-pounder was a football and basketball standout at state-of-Indiana power Valparaiso High School. He brings the kind of skill, athleticism, and intelligence (he's a 4.0 grade-point-average student) head coach Tom Allen and defensive line coach Kevin Peoples want from the position.