Moving Up

When Cody Jones ended his high school career against the Fort Thomas Highlanders on Dec. 5, 2008, he wanted to play football at the University of Kentucky. After the recruiting process ended and UK didn’t come calling, Jones went to Morehead State University where he was a red shirt linebacker.

However, he still had dreams of playing for the Wildcats and left Morehead to take a chance at the University of Kentucky. He made the team as a walk-on player last spring and by the end of the camp he had turned some heads and quickly moved up the depth charts.

As of now, Jones, a 208-pound sophomore, is number one on the offensive depth chart as a fullback. He is ahead of sophomore Andrew Joseph of Pope/Naval Academy Prep School and Toba Omotinugbon, a red shirt freshman from Jeffersonville, Ind.

Jones had an outstanding senior season when he helped lead the Whitley County Colonels to their best record ever, 11-2 before losing to Highlands in the state semifinals. He scored 28 touchdowns that season and ran for 1,174 yards while leading the team with 131 tackles.

Jones was one of the first Colonels to play in both the Kentucky-Tennessee Border Bowl and the East-West All-Star football games.

He came a long way for Colonels’ Coach Jim Black in his last two seasons. He missed most of his freshman season with a broken finger then a broken hand. His sophomore season was even worse when he was injured in an automobile accident and broke his ankle. At that time many felt he would never get to play again.

“He has more drive and desire than anyone I have ever been around,” said Dave Lennon, Whitey County Sports Information Director.

That same drive has landed Jones in the driver’s seat as the replacement to Moncell Allen. One publication said, “he’s not the biggest back on the field, but from what I hear he hits like a Mack truck.”

That’s the Jones many saw play at Whitley County and will get to see play for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

2011 UK Schedule

Sept. 1 Western Kentucky

Sept. 10 Central Michigan

Sept. 17 Louisville

Sept. 24 Florida

Oct.    1 at LSU

Oct.    8 at South Carolina

Oct.  15 Open

Oct.  22 Jacksonville State

Oct.  29 Mississippi State

Nov.   5 Ole Miss

Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt

Nov. 19 at Georgia

Nov. 16 Tennessee