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The Jones football legacy at Arkansas looks like it will be continuing.John Stephen Jones, who is the grandson of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, received a scholarship offer from Arkansas on Friday night.Jones shared the news of his offer via his Twitter page on Saturday: Jones is a senior quarterback at Highland Park High School in Dallas. He led his school to the state championship last year and has them in the semifinals this season.The turning point in Jones receiving an offer from Arkansas — the same school grandfather Jerry and father Stephen both played — seems to be Chad Morris becoming the program’s coach. Morris’ son, Chandler, is a sophomore at Highland Park and Jones’ backup QB on the team. Morris, who became Arkansas’ coach on Wednesday, was at the game and later offered Jones a scholarship.Jones is pretty stoked about the news. He calls being able to play for Arkansas a dream.“I’m just thrilled to be able to have the opportunity to play there,” Jones said, via Arkansas Online. “It’s a dream c
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