Veteran administrator Nolan Jones was hired in January 2020 as Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations.
  
A college football athletics administrator for the past two decades, Jones arrived in Boone after one year at Ole Miss. He coordinates the day-to-day internal and external operations for the Mountaineer football program.
 
Jones was the associate A.D. for football operations for the Rebels during the 2019 season after spending three seasons (2016-18) as director of football operations for the Kansas Jayhawks.
 
During his career, he has also served as director of football operations at Kent State (2015-16), director of football operations at Michigan (2013-14), director of football operations at Kentucky (2011-13), director of football operations at Northwestern (2005-11), director of football operations at Princeton (2004-05) and director of football operations/GA at Eastern Kentucky (2003-04).
 
At Northwestern, Jones coordinated operations for three bowl game appearances and a 2010 game at Wrigley Field against Illinois.
 
Jones was a finalist for FootballScoop's 2012 Director of Football Operations of the Year award while at Kentucky.
 
Jones earned a bachelor's degree in physical education and a master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in sport administration from Eastern Kentucky University. While on staff at EKU, he also served as director of football operations and a graduate assistant coach during the 2003 season. Jones got his start as an operations and recruiting intern at Kentucky from 2002-03.
 
Jones and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Brycen and Parker, and a daughter, Lauren.

Jones' Experience
2002-03: Kentucky (Football Operations/Recruiting Intern)
2003-04: Eastern Kentucky (GA/Director of Football Operations)
2004-05: Princeton (Director of Football Operations)
2005-11: Northwestern (Director of Football Operations)
2011-13: Kentucky (Director of Football Operations)
2013: Southern Miss (Assistant A.D. for Football Operations)
2013-14: Michigan (Director of Football Operations)
2015: Northwestern (Assistant Director of Player Personnel)
2015-16: Kent State (Director of Football Operations)
2016-19: Kansas (Director of Football Operations)
2019: Ole Miss (Associate A.D. for Football Operations)
2020-present: App State (Associate A.D. for Football Operations)