The AP is reporting:
June Jones is giving up the paradise of Hawaii for the daunting task of trying to restore SMU to football respectability.
Jones, who coached Hawaii to an unbeaten regular season, resisted an emotional plea from Warriors fans as well as the governor and decided Monday to return to the mainland to guide a team that finished 1-11.
He agreed to a 5-year deal with SMU, which will pay him about $2 million a year, agent Leigh Steinberg told The Associated Press.
"He slept on it, finally came to peace and arrived at a decision," Steinberg said. "I think he's exhilarated by the challenge, by the environment."
Justin Willis is the clear winner in this deal but who is Justin Willis, you ask?
Willis is the sophomore quarterback for SMU. While it is true that SMU stunk up Conference USA going 1-11 on the year, expect Willis to surge under Jones' "system".
Willis is only a sophomore and under a horrible "system", he still passed for almost 60% and 3000 yards. Oh yeah, and he was also the team's leading rusher.
Jones will not be able to fix this team in his first year but you expect to see Willis's numbers skyrocket.
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