Oliver Springs’ Cooper Jones Signs with Sewanee Football

Oliver Springs standout Cooper Jones officially signed to continue his football career at Sewanee Tigers on Tuesday, surrounded by family, teammates, coaches, and classmates inside the Oliver Springs gymnasium.

Jones, who played linebacker and tight end for the Bobcats, will continue his academic and athletic career at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The Tigers compete at the NCAA Division III level in the Southern Athletic Association.

The signing ceremony featured several Oliver Springs teammates along with family members, standing behind Jones as he made his commitment official.

Sewanee has a long football tradition dating back to the 1800s and remains one of the South’s historic college football programs.

Jones becomes the latest Bobcat athlete to advance to the collegiate level, representing Oliver Springs football at the next stage of his career.

About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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