Jerry Kill Steps Down; Tony Sanchez Named Next Aggie Head Coach

Tony Sanchez Kill concludes historic two-year run at the helm of the NM State program.

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Following his leadership of the NM State football program through two of its most successful seasons in history, Head Coach Jerry Kill has announced his resignation. In response to Kill's departure, NM State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia has named former Aggie wideout and current wide receivers coach, Tony Sanchez, the 36th head coach of the Aggie program.

On Saturday afternoon, Kill publicly announced his decision to step down as the leader of an Aggie program which he led to back-to-back bowl appearances – becoming the first head coach to do so at NM State in over 60 years.…