Jones, who won a 220-pound title for Cincinnati St. Xavier High School last March, had been accepted into West Point to play football and wrestle.
"After a semester at West Point, I'm proud to finally announce my decision to transfer to Indiana University, where I will continue my academic and wrestling careers," Jones wrote on Facebook. "Met some great friends and learned quite a bit about myself, but it's time to come home."
Jones told InterMat, "I'm going either 197 or HWT. Not sure yet."
When asked about his athletic career for Army, Jones responded, "I was on the (football) team for a little bit, but wasn't really enjoying it, so I quit and started wrestling. I was wrestling for a while and really enjoyed it, but finally decided that the military wasn't for me and that I also needed to be closer to home. So I contacted Indiana and was lucky enough to be offered a scholarship to transfer and wrestle there."
Indiana University, located in Bloomington, is about 130 miles -- or a 2 ½ hour drive -- from Cincinnati. By contrast, West Point is approximately 680 miles from Jones' hometown, or a 10 ½ hour road trip.
Jones completed his high school career at St. Xavier by winning the Ohio Division I 220-pound state championship with a 3-1 win in overtime over Olmsted Falls' Noel Caraballo at Schottenstein Center at Ohio State University in Columbus. The win capped a 41-0 season for Jones, who told the Cincinnati Enquirer at the time that he couldn't think of a better way to end his high school mat career: "Undefeated, state champ."
The 5'11" Jones also played inside linebacker for the St. Xavier Bombers football squad.
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