Jones back at help against PSU

Senior quarterback Tommy Jones was named the starter for Saturday's game against No. 16 Penn State. Jones will replace senior Gibran Hamdan who had started the previous eight games.\nJones entered the season as the starter but was hurt in the Utah game of the year. Hamdan played against Kentucky the following week while Jones was sidelined. Hamdan was named the permanent starter on Sept. 17.\nJones has had two appearances in the past three weeks, one against Illinois on Oct. 26, and the other this past weekend against Michigan State.\nThe announcement came at coach Gerry DiNardo's weekly press conference. DiNardo said it has more to do with Jones play in the last couple of games than it did with Hamdan's lack of play.\n"I thought he played his best game last week against Michigan State," DiNardo said. "I think his attitude has been fabulous under very difficult circumstances."\nJones got into the blowout loss against Michigan State in the middle of the third quarter. He led IU on two touchdown drives. He finished the day 12 of 23 for 157 yards and a touchdown.\nDiNardo said that since neither Jones nor Hamdan was the incumbent quarterback at the beginning of the season and both are seniors that this decision was fair and right.\nWhen DiNardo informed Jones of his decision shortly before the press conference, DiNardo said Jones replied, "Okay, see you at practice."\nJones won the job out of training camp but was sidelined with a concussion he suffered against Utah. This year he is 47-of-98 for 631 yards. He has thrown seven touchdowns and four interceptions.