"It's a great thing for me. It obviously puts you in an elite club," Jones, the two-time consensus All-American, said this afternoon. "It shows, I guess, that they still kind of like me there."
No question about it.
"Marvin had a huge impact on Florida State football as one of the greatest linebackers ever to wear garnet and gold," director of athletics Stan Wilcox said. "It's only fitting that his No. 55 will become a permanent part of Doak Campbell Stadium."
“There simply wasn’t a better defensive player in college football than Marvin Jones during his time at Florida State,” head coach Jimbo Fisher said.