University of Georgia Athletics
Jones Is Ready to Work, Lead
April 12, 2025 | Football, The Frierson Files
By John Frierson
Staff Writer
Cash Jones was wearing his future on his head when he sat down for an interview after practice Tuesday. The Georgia running back, heading into his fifth and final season with the Bulldogs, is a valuable leader and contributor, but the former walk-on knows what's ahead is tied to back home.
Jones had on a ball cap for the family business in Stephenville, Texas: Cash Jones Ready Mix. If your mind goes to a margarita or Bloody Mary mix, or maybe a BBQ rub, understandable for those hungry, thirsty or unfamiliar with the concrete business, you're a bit off. The Jones family business started nearly a century ago, first in trucking before transitioning to ready mix concrete.
Jones' father, Wayne, runs the show. And pictured in a cowboy hat on the website is vice president Cash Jones, who will one day be the man in charge.
"My dad was like, 'What do you want to do?' I was like, 'Shoot, you did concrete. What better way to earn a living than concrete?" Jones said. "Everybody needs concrete. Everybody's building something here; Texas is blowing up right now."
On Saturday, during the Bulldogs' annual G-Day spring football game at Sanford Stadium, Jones only touched the ball twice — and both touches resulted in first downs. The first was a four-yard carry on the victorious Red team's second drive. The second was a 25-yard reception in the fourth quarter of the 34-17 win.
Jones is a Texan through and through. He has deep roots there, he was a prep football standout at Brock High School (and the first person in school history to letter in four sports), and he loves his home state. "We have people from California and all over the country that want to move to Texas, because everything's better. I believe Texas is the best state," he said.
There is a Texas-sized toughness to Jones, one developed through both his own hard work to get where he is and through seeing the hard work involved in the family business. When asked if he'd ever considered doing something else, something more exciting or more fun after seeing a bit more of what was out there in his time at Georgia, Jones had a very interesting and telling answer.
"I don't think work should be fun," he said. "No, I think work is work, no matter what."
Jones may already be listed as a vice president in the family business, but he doesn't plan on just walking in and taking a corner office on his first day. Just like how he's worked for what he's gotten at Georgia, Jones plans to earn his spot at Cash Jones Ready Mix.
"It's a lot of manual labor, and that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna start at the very bottom and over X amount of years, after I gain respect and I know how everything's supposed to go, then eventually I can start (to lead)," he said.
Most walk-ons dream of contributing as much as Jones has. He hasn't had the fairy-tale career that Stetson Bennett had, because nobody has. But he's been busy, particularly as a receiver out of the backfield, and valuable. Last season, Jones had 14 carries and a rushing touchdown and 24 catches for 275 yards and four scores. He's scored eight total touchdowns in his career.
"I've had a lot of people doubt me in my life," he said. "I've had a lot of people hating on me, and just being able to say that I've made it to this level and I've done OK, you know. I've done solid.
"My dreams are way higher. And you know, everybody's gonna have dreams and aspirations. In terms of being a teammate and the connections I've made, and the networking and the people that I've gotten to know, they're gonna be my friends forever."
"I love Cash," wide receiver London Humphreys said this week. "He's a nice guy, he's an out-there guy — he comes and greets you when you're new. He comes and talks to you and tries to get to know you."
With more than 25 early enrollees in uniform Saturday, the 2025 Bulldogs are having to spend a good bit of time getting to know one another and building the chemistry that has served the program so well over the years. Jones, who was on the 2021 and '22 national championship teams, has seen this program reach its highest heights and seen how it got there.
"He's a leader on this team now, this year, so people look up to him. I respect what he has to say when it comes to football. He's done this plenty of years, and he knows what he's talking about," said Humphreys, who caught seven passes and scored two touchdowns Saturday.
Jones has seen and done a lot in his time at Georgia, and he still remembers his first carry. It was Nov. 20, 2021, and he was standing on the sideline watching Georgia throttle Charleston Southern when his number was called.
"It was a six-yard rush," he said. "There were like two minutes or something left, and I didn't have my chin strap buckled, no mouthpiece, my ankles weren't taped, and I think one of my shoes was untied. I was not prepared to go in at all. ... I was freaking out."
In his first moment on the biggest football stage he'd seen, he, ready or not, settled down and got to work. It's what Jones was built to do.
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Staff Writer
Cash Jones was wearing his future on his head when he sat down for an interview after practice Tuesday. The Georgia running back, heading into his fifth and final season with the Bulldogs, is a valuable leader and contributor, but the former walk-on knows what's ahead is tied to back home.
Jones had on a ball cap for the family business in Stephenville, Texas: Cash Jones Ready Mix. If your mind goes to a margarita or Bloody Mary mix, or maybe a BBQ rub, understandable for those hungry, thirsty or unfamiliar with the concrete business, you're a bit off. The Jones family business started nearly a century ago, first in trucking before transitioning to ready mix concrete.
Jones' father, Wayne, runs the show. And pictured in a cowboy hat on the website is vice president Cash Jones, who will one day be the man in charge.
"My dad was like, 'What do you want to do?' I was like, 'Shoot, you did concrete. What better way to earn a living than concrete?" Jones said. "Everybody needs concrete. Everybody's building something here; Texas is blowing up right now."
On Saturday, during the Bulldogs' annual G-Day spring football game at Sanford Stadium, Jones only touched the ball twice — and both touches resulted in first downs. The first was a four-yard carry on the victorious Red team's second drive. The second was a 25-yard reception in the fourth quarter of the 34-17 win.
Jones is a Texan through and through. He has deep roots there, he was a prep football standout at Brock High School (and the first person in school history to letter in four sports), and he loves his home state. "We have people from California and all over the country that want to move to Texas, because everything's better. I believe Texas is the best state," he said.
There is a Texas-sized toughness to Jones, one developed through both his own hard work to get where he is and through seeing the hard work involved in the family business. When asked if he'd ever considered doing something else, something more exciting or more fun after seeing a bit more of what was out there in his time at Georgia, Jones had a very interesting and telling answer.
"I don't think work should be fun," he said. "No, I think work is work, no matter what."
Jones may already be listed as a vice president in the family business, but he doesn't plan on just walking in and taking a corner office on his first day. Just like how he's worked for what he's gotten at Georgia, Jones plans to earn his spot at Cash Jones Ready Mix.
"It's a lot of manual labor, and that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna start at the very bottom and over X amount of years, after I gain respect and I know how everything's supposed to go, then eventually I can start (to lead)," he said.
Most walk-ons dream of contributing as much as Jones has. He hasn't had the fairy-tale career that Stetson Bennett had, because nobody has. But he's been busy, particularly as a receiver out of the backfield, and valuable. Last season, Jones had 14 carries and a rushing touchdown and 24 catches for 275 yards and four scores. He's scored eight total touchdowns in his career.
"I've had a lot of people doubt me in my life," he said. "I've had a lot of people hating on me, and just being able to say that I've made it to this level and I've done OK, you know. I've done solid.
"My dreams are way higher. And you know, everybody's gonna have dreams and aspirations. In terms of being a teammate and the connections I've made, and the networking and the people that I've gotten to know, they're gonna be my friends forever."
"I love Cash," wide receiver London Humphreys said this week. "He's a nice guy, he's an out-there guy — he comes and greets you when you're new. He comes and talks to you and tries to get to know you."
With more than 25 early enrollees in uniform Saturday, the 2025 Bulldogs are having to spend a good bit of time getting to know one another and building the chemistry that has served the program so well over the years. Jones, who was on the 2021 and '22 national championship teams, has seen this program reach its highest heights and seen how it got there.
"He's a leader on this team now, this year, so people look up to him. I respect what he has to say when it comes to football. He's done this plenty of years, and he knows what he's talking about," said Humphreys, who caught seven passes and scored two touchdowns Saturday.
Jones has seen and done a lot in his time at Georgia, and he still remembers his first carry. It was Nov. 20, 2021, and he was standing on the sideline watching Georgia throttle Charleston Southern when his number was called.
"It was a six-yard rush," he said. "There were like two minutes or something left, and I didn't have my chin strap buckled, no mouthpiece, my ankles weren't taped, and I think one of my shoes was untied. I was not prepared to go in at all. ... I was freaking out."
In his first moment on the biggest football stage he'd seen, he, ready or not, settled down and got to work. It's what Jones was built to do.
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Assistant Sports Communications Director John Frierson is the staff writer for the UGA Athletic Association and curator of the ITA Men's Tennis Hall of Fame. You can find his work at: Frierson Files.
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