On the day he announced he'd fired his offensive coordinator, South Alabama head football coach Joey Jones wasn't interested in discussing his own job status.

The 54-year-old Jones is in the final year of his contract at USA, which is 1-3 this season after losing at home to Idaho on Saturday. The only coach in Jaguars history, Jones is 49-45 in nine seasons.

On Monday, Jones was asked directly if he was "coaching for his job" after such a disappointing start to the season.

"I don't know, do you?," Jones said. "I go to win every game, that's all I'm worried about. We'll deal with that later."

Jones announced Monday morning that offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent had been "relieved of his duties" two-plus seasons into his second stint at USA. Offensive line coach Richard Owens will take over duties as offensive coordinator and play-caller for the Jaguars beginning with Saturday's non-conference game at Louisiana Tech.

In 2015, Jones signed a three-year extension through March 2018 that pays him approximately $525,000 per year. This past June, South Alabama athletics director Joel Erdmann told AL.com there were no plans to discuss another extension with Jones until after the season.

Reached via telephone for comment Monday, Erdmann said he was "fully supportive" of Jones. However, he added that his previous statements that Jones' performance this season would be evaluated "in-progress and at the end" remained in effect.

"I know 1-3 isn't exactly where we wanted to start, but a lot of good things can happen in eight games," Erdmann said. "I think we've got a talented group of young men who can do some great things during that time frame. I'm excited to see the rest of the season.

"All of us including myself are evaluated in an ongoing fashion. This will really be no different."