Coach Brian Jenkins On Defensive Coordinator Yogi Jones: "He brings a wealth of experience in the college, professional, and international football ranks. Coach Jones is proven and dedicated and known as one of the best linebacker coaches in the NFL and college football. He develops players mind, body, and soul and is very detailed. I consider him to be an outstanding ambassador of college football and we are very fortunate to have him on our coaching staff."

Former NFL Europe Coach Charles "Yogi" Jones is in his second season at Bethune-Cookman University, returning after overseeing a defense in 2010 that ranked fourth nationally in pass defense, 15^th in scoring and aided the team in ranking first overall in turnover margin from week one forward.

Jones returned to the NCAA coaching ranks after having spent 10 of the last 12 years coaching in NFL Europe and Semi-Pro in France with the Paris Flash who were 2009 French National Champions and Euro Bowl runner-up.

Jones coached on tonal Europe - World Bowl Championship teams (Frankfurt in '99 and Hamburg in '07). During his time in Frankfort as Defensive Line Coach, he worked with B-CU Head Coach Brian Jenkins, who was Special Teams Coordinator in 2001. Jones worked with NFL players Paul Spicer (Jacksonville Jaguars), Willie Whitehead (New Orleans Saints), and Gary Stills (Kansas City Chiefs) during his European tenure.

He also served as linebackers coach in Scotland and was the Defensive Coordinator in Berlin.

Jones interned with the NFL Fellowship Program with the Miami Dolphins (2000), the Cleveland Browns (2001), and the Carolina Panthers (2005 and 2006). In 2002 and 2003, Jones was hired by the Cleveland Browns as a Player Personnel Assistant working in both the Pro Personnel and the College Scouting Departments.

Jones has trained International linebackers for the NFL's International Practice Squad Program that placed 16 International players on NFL practice squads. Coach Jones was a linebacker training consultant for athletes performance at their Gulf Breeze practice facility and coached linebackers in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Game.

"Yogi" also coached for 12 years at the Division 1-A and 1-AA collegiate levels, entering the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He went on to coach the defensive line and linebackers at James Madison University (1985-88) leading the team in the NCAA playoffs for the first time in school history. Jones also coached at Rutgers University (1989) and Tulane University (1992-94) and he coached tight ends and offensive tackles at Pittsburgh (1990-91).

A native of Donora, Pennsylvania, Jones graduated from Ringgold High School, the same school that NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana attended and was recruited from to Notre Dame to star for the Fighting Irish.

Jones earned his Bachelor's Degree in Economics and did Master's Degree work in Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He played linebacker and defensive line at Pitt (1978-82) and was a Panther teammate of QB Dan Marino. Jones played one season of NFL football signing as a free agent linebacker with the Dallas Cowboys in 1983.

Married for 24 years to his wife Jane, they have two children Morgan (20) and Mallory (18).