Bert Jones elected to the College HOF

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Former LSU quarterback Bert Jones is one of 14 players in the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2016.

The announcement was made live on ESPNU this morning at 10 a.m. CT from the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn in Arizona as part of the festivities leading to Monday night's national championship game between Alabama and Clemson in Glendale.

Jones is the ninth LSU player all-time elected to the College HOF, which moved to a new 94,000-square foot facility in downtown Atlanta in August 2014 from South Bend, Ind.

The previous LSU inductees are end Gus Tinsley (in the class of 1956), end Ken Kavanaugh Jr. (1963), halfback Abe Mickal (1967), quarterback G.E. "Doc" Fenton (1971), defensive back Tommy Casanova (1995), halfback Billy Cannon (2008), halfback Jerry Stovall (2010) and Charles Alexander (2012).

Jones, son of former Tulane star Dub Jones, was part of LSU coach Charles McClendon's two-quarterback system along with Paul Lyons for most of his sophomore and junior years in 1970-71 before earning the starting job late in his junior season.

That season, he threw for 945 yards with 9 TDs and 4 interceptions. As a senior, Jones threw for 1,446 yards with 14 TD and seven interceptions.

Nicknamed "The Ruston Rifle" because of his strong passing arm, Jones finished fourth in the 1972 Heisman Trophy race as a senior. He played on the Tigers' 1970 SEC championship team and played on teams that compiled a combined record of 26-6-1.

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