James Jones, the veteran NFL wide receiver, has no formal ties to the Nebraska football program, but he may quickly become popular with Husker fans.
It's not what Jones has done for the program; it's what he tells his close friend and mentor, NU receivers coach Keith Williams.
Jones' message: Never mind the NFL.
"We've had this conversation numerous times," Jones told me this week. "I tell him all the time that I want him to stay in college because I truly believe there's no better coach and no better mentor in the world than him.