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GET TO KNOW: Riyahd Jones
11/18/2015 11:58:00 AM | Football
Q&A with senior cornerback
Riyahd Jones • #24
Cornerback • Stone Mountain, Ga.
6-0 • 188 • r-Sr.
Plans after graduation:
Give the NFL a shot and after that become a sports agent or NFL scout
What is the hardest part about being a senior?
I don't think there is anything that would be considered being hard but being a senior brings more accountability and responsibility.
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
Inky Johnson. He lives life to the fullest every day. He lost the use of his right arm due to a football injury that almost cost him his life but he didn't let that stop him from going through life with a smile every day.
Best advice you have ever been given:
Never Lose Focus
Favorite Georgia Southern game day tradition:
Riding the old yellow school buses
Most memorable moment of your career at Georgia Southern:
Winning The SoCon Championship in 2011
Once you're done at Southern, what do you want to be remembered as?
One of the hardest workers to come through the doors
What do you want to say to the fans who have watched you play during your time at Georgia Southern?
Thank you for all of the support! #TrueBlue
Eagle Extras:
Favorite App: Spinrilla
Favorite TV Show: First Take
Favorite Movie: Paid In Full
Most played song on your iPod: Can't Hold It In Nomoe by Lil' Boosie
Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo
Who would you like to have dinner with? Kobe Bryant
Pre-game superstition: Listen to Lil' Boosie
If you weren't playing football, what sport would you compete in at the college level?: Baseball
Cornerback • Stone Mountain, Ga.
6-0 • 188 • r-Sr.
Plans after graduation:
Give the NFL a shot and after that become a sports agent or NFL scout
What is the hardest part about being a senior?
I don't think there is anything that would be considered being hard but being a senior brings more accountability and responsibility.
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
Inky Johnson. He lives life to the fullest every day. He lost the use of his right arm due to a football injury that almost cost him his life but he didn't let that stop him from going through life with a smile every day.
Best advice you have ever been given:
Never Lose Focus
Favorite Georgia Southern game day tradition:
Riding the old yellow school buses
Most memorable moment of your career at Georgia Southern:
Winning The SoCon Championship in 2011
Once you're done at Southern, what do you want to be remembered as?
One of the hardest workers to come through the doors
What do you want to say to the fans who have watched you play during your time at Georgia Southern?
Thank you for all of the support! #TrueBlue
Eagle Extras:
Favorite App: Spinrilla
Favorite TV Show: First Take
Favorite Movie: Paid In Full
Most played song on your iPod: Can't Hold It In Nomoe by Lil' Boosie
Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo
Who would you like to have dinner with? Kobe Bryant
Pre-game superstition: Listen to Lil' Boosie
If you weren't playing football, what sport would you compete in at the college level?: Baseball
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