College football coach blistered by Hawaii spokesperson for way he handled potential hiring process
By Kevin Duffey
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Hawaii appears like its moving on from the potential of June Jones becoming the next head coach.
Jones said he ended up turning the job down, as he had some strong words for the university about the offer.
“Yeah, I still like the job, but I wasn’t really offered a job that was conducive to winning,” Jones told reporters Friday night. “How are you going to recruit when you have a 2-year contract? I told Dave, ‘I’ll take a 5-year contract, and you can fire me anytime with no penalty.’ But I said, ‘How are you going to recruit kids when they want to know who’s going to be the head coach in the next 4 or 5 years?’
“I’ve never taken a job that’s been dictated who I can hire and who I can’t hire, and I don’t think any coach in their right mind would accept a job like that. So, yeah, they offered, but it’s unacceptable what they offered.”
Jones’ comments evidently didn’t sit too well with Hawaii either. University spokesperson Dan Meisenzahl blistered Jones for the way he’s handled the hiring process.
“Jones showed zero integrity for this process,” Meisenzahl said, via The Athletic’s Chris Vannini.
Meisenzahl was asked if Jones was still a possibility, and he said, “We’re moving forward.”
Jones played quarterback at Hawaii from 1973-74. He also started his coaching career at Hawaii and eventually became the head coach from 1999-2007, finishing with a 76-41 overall record as the Rainbow Warriors head coach.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
