Alabama A&M names Morehouses's Jones head coach

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA - Alabama A&M named Anthony Jones as its new head coach Thursday. <br> <br> Jones, 41, spent the last three seasons as head coach at Division II Morehouse, going 8-3 and 8-2 the last two seasons after a 2-8 first year. <br> <br> ``You always look to establish yourself and look for opportunities where you can be successful,&#39;&#39; Jones said. ``There&#39;s a lot of things in place here that will help with that. I think this could be one of the best situations in I-AA and black college football.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Jones signed a four-year contract at about $100,000 per year, plus incentives, said Athletic Director Jim Martin. <br> <br> Jones was picked for the head coaching job over interim coach Stan Conner and Baylor defensive coordinator Andrea Haley. <br> <br> He replaces Ron Cooper, who resigned after a 4-7 season. <br> <br> Jones was a tight end with the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys. He&#39;s been an assistant coach at Western Maryland College, South Carolina State and Morehouse before taking over as head coach there. <br> <br> ``He developed a winning program at a place where no one cares about football,&#39;&#39; Martin said. ``We&#39;re asking Anthony Jones to come here and put together a winning football program immediately and I think we&#39;ve got the guy that can do that.&#39;&#39;