Rocky Long is moving on from San Diego after nine straight winning seasons. San Diego State went 81 (second-most in school history) and 38 over that span, reigning victorious in four of nine bowl games. In the past nine years, Long has led his Aztecs to three conference titles and finishing on the AP top-25 poll in three of the last four seasons.
Early this year, Long officially resigned from San Diego State, and Brady Hoke was named as his replacement. Soon after his time with SDSU came to an end, the University of New Mexico announced Long would be joining the Lobos as their defensive coordinator under new coach Danny Gonzales.