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WATCH: Jacquez Jones uses hilarious clip to announce decision on college future

by: Austin Brezina01/10/22AustinBrezina59
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Kentucky senior linebacker Jacquez Jones announced his decision Sunday regarding his future in college football and with the Wildcats. Jones announced with a video clip from The Wolf of Wall Street that he would not be leaving Kentucky.

Jacquez Jones’ decision to stay

With his video clip, Jones simply captioned the message with the Big Blue Nation social media tag. The reveal is an exciting one as the senior will return for a fifth season of college football, and his second with the Wildcats.

After the COVID-19 impacted season of 2020, college athletes were given an additional year of college eligibility. Jones will take advantage of the career extension and help build upon the ten-win season Kentucky had this year.

Jones played three years with Ole Miss before transferring to Kentucky in 2021. Jones recorded 86 tackles this year with Kentucky, including an 18 tackle game against Mississippi State. He also managed 40 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, three quarterback hits and a half sack. Jones’ playmaking is a direct result of his versatility as well, as he managed one forced fumble, an interception and four pass breakups.

There were concerns that he would move on from his college career as he missed Kentucky’s Citrus Bowl appearance due to injury. However, the injury isn’t supposed to linger long into the offseason and Jacquez Jones has made his decision to return.

Fellow senior linebacker returning as well

Jones’ return comes alongside fellow senior linebacker Jordan Wright’s announcement on Sunday that he would also be returning for one more season at Kentucky.

Wright’s senior season was marred with injuries but he returned and played his best game as a Wildcat against Iowa in the Citrus Bowl. In that outing, he picked up 10 tackles and tipped a pass that was intercepted by De’Eryk Jackson.

Throughout his career in Lexington, Wright has accounted for 7.5 sacks and five takeaways. He was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week in 2020 after a win over Mississippi State and was named Preseason All-SEC by Phil Steele in 2021.

On3’s Sam Gormley contributed to this article.