BREAKING NEWS: SDSU head coach Rocky Long to retire

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Photo credit OCTOBER 20: Head coach Rocky Long of the San Diego State Aztecs near the bench area in the second half against the San Jose State Spartans at SDCCU Stadium on October 20, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)

UPDATE: Rocky Long announced earlier today that he will retire as head coach of the Aztecs.  Brady Hoke will take over as the team's head coach.

 

Rocky Long has retired as SDSU football's head coach. He finished as the second-winningest coach in program history (81-38, .681), leading the Aztecs to three MW titles and bowl games in all nine seasons at the helm.Release: https://t.co/YX35crcLRX pic.twitter.com/A2pdRrYTex

— SDSU Football (@SDSUFootball) January 8, 2020

 

Brady Hoke, who led San Diego State to its first bowl game in 12 seasons in his first stint on The Mesa from 2009-10, has been named the program's new head coach.Release: https://t.co/C6bevWW0s9 pic.twitter.com/Y8QKYbDKWf

— SDSU Football (@SDSUFootball) January 8, 2020

 

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Rocky Long will resign as head football coach at San Diego State, and defensive line coach (and former Aztecs head coach) Brady Hoke will replace Long as head coach.  Stay tuned to 97.3 the Fan for coverage and analysis of this story. 

 

BREAKING: @SDSUFootball head coach Rocky Long to resign; Brady Hoke will be head coach https://t.co/qQxTyULagc

— Kirk D Kenney (@sdutkirKDKenney) January 8, 2020