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- ↑ "Derek Jones Bio". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ "Derek Jones Bio". Duke Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ "Derek Jones Bio" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ Roy-Stewart, Joe (5 December 2021). "Virginia Tech Welcomes Derek Jones to the Pry Coaching Staff". Gobbler Country. Retrieved 31 December 2021.