into the three-technique (stationed on a
guard's outside shoulder), while Jones
admitted his greater joy at not having
to be constantly right over the center
and face inevitable double-team block-
ing schemes. Irish head coach Brian
Kelly said the previous system allowed
the defense to build a sound founda-
tion, but the plan this year — with or
without former coordinator Bob Diaco
(now the head coach at UConn) — was
to become more of the aggressor up
front.
Nicknamed "The Mayor" by Diaco
Jones (left) and Day (right) combined for 53 total stops, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2013, and
will be counted on to be even more productive this fall.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
