Former Tennessee coach Butch Jones has been named the next head coach at Arkansas State. Jones is currently a special assistant to Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Jones was an offensive analyst on Alabama's staff the previous two seasons. Jones told ESPN on Saturday that he was "thankful and humbled" to be getting another head-coaching opportunity, and said the time he spent with Saban was invaluable. "I got emotional in the locker room after the game," said Jones, who went directly to the Arkansas State campus in Jonesboro, Arkansas, following Alabama's 52-3 win at  Arkansas. "Those kids at Alabama mean so much to me, and what Coach Saban and Ms. Terry [Saban's wife] did not only for me, but my family, I'll never be able to repay them," Jones said. "Everybody at Alabama, from day one, welcomed me with open arms, and it's an experience that helped me get back to leading a program again." Jones, who was in the running for the Rutgers and ...