After 11 seasons at San Diego State and nine as Aztecs football head coach, Rocky Long announced Wednesday he is retiring.
Defensive line coach Brady Hoke will replace Long as the football program’s head coach, Athletic Director J.D. Wicker said.
“I want to thank everyone at this university and this community that has allowed us to be successful,” Long said. “I’ve been a head coach for 20 years. It’s time. I love coaching, but I don’t love everything that head coaches have to do. It’s time for me to leave.”
Wednesday’s press conference was probably the closest the public will get to seeing a guy like Long get emotional and almost shed a tear.