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Nebraska Football: Miles Jones decision best for both parties

By Danny Jaillet

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 27: Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Miles Jones (26) is brought down by Bethune Cookman Wildcats cornerback DeRon Maxwell (4) and Bethune Cookman Wildcats linebacker Trenton Bridges (42) during the game between the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday October 27, 2018 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 27: Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Miles Jones (26) is brought down by Bethune Cookman Wildcats cornerback DeRon Maxwell (4) and Bethune Cookman Wildcats linebacker Trenton Bridges (42) during the game between the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday October 27, 2018 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Nebraska Football and Jones have parted ways.

This bit of news does not really come as a surprise for Nebraska Football, but it is news nonetheless. Wide receiver Miles Jones is going to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal. This news was confirmed by a Nebraska spokesman on Monday.

Truthfully, Nebraska Football has not really seen a ton of Jones. After redshirting last year due to injury, he has only appeared in four games this year. He had a catch and the carry against Bethune-Cookman last year. Heading into this season, I had high expectations for him. He could play both wide receiver and running back. Unfortunately, the depth chart is crowded this year at those two positions.

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With the emergence of true freshmen Wan’Dale Robinson, as well as the play of wide receivers like JD Spielman among others, they just hasn’t been any room for him to move up the depth chart. Really, the ability of Robinson to play both positions kind of hampered Jones a bit. Sports today are very much a “what have you done for me lately” business, and right now Robinson is producing at a rapid rate.

Between injuries and his inability to get on the field, through no fault of his own, I was never really able to see what Jones could do. From what I gathered, he had speed. That is not something Nebraska’s current group of wide receivers currently have. They can certainly run after the catch, but besides Robinson, there is not really a wide receiver on the roster that has the afterburners like Jones did.

Jones’ desire to enter the transfer portal works out best for both parties. After what was a rocky start to his Nebraska Football career, things never really got better. Now that the roster is basically set for the rest of the season, the odds of Jones finding any playing time at his desired positions were very slim. Hopefully, he can latch on to a team and find playing time elsewhere. I wish him nothing but the best, and hope he succeeds wherever he goes.

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