Marvin Jones injured his knee the week after playing Maryland last year and never made it back on the field his freshman season. The feeling for Jones following this year's game against the Terrapins is completely different. His knee is healthy and his confidence is at an all-time high following his strong return to the field with three catches for 74 yards and a touchdown in the 52-13 season-opening win.
"It was fun," Jones said. "After sitting out, it felt really great coming back on the national stage and be able to play all out and have fun." Jones made a leaping 20-yard catch over the middle to set up a short touchdown run by Jahvid Best. He added a 12-yard catch in the second quarter to set up another touchdown, then got into the act himself in the second half, when he burned by the defense and caught a perfectly thrown deep ball from Kevin Riley for a 42-yard touchdown while having his left arm held by a defender All in all, a pretty triumphant return for Jones, who could be one of the breakthrough players in the Pac-10 this season.
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