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Rocky Long, SDSU Target Inland Empire in Plans to Become Next TCU or Boise

SAN DIEGO -- Like music mogul Jay Z and building tycoon Donald Trump, San Diego State's football coach is in an empire state of mind. Only without the artistic riffs or weird hair. San Diego State, Rocky Long tells me, can become football's next TCU or Boise State. Which is to say, San Diego State can rise into...

San Diego State Not Waiting 'Long' to Replace Brady Hoke

SAN DIEGO -- Weep not for San Diego State. Brady Hoke is Michigan's gain, as we'll explain later, but athletic director Jim Sterk has moved quickly to blunt the loss of the coach who three weeks ago guided SDSU to its first bowl victory since 1969. Hoke's defensive coordinator, Rocky Long (right), will be announced...

How Push Led to Shove in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In a game of inches, none may mean more to Mike Locksley than the ones he didn't take Sept. 20. The first-year New Mexico coach was all but out the door following a heated altercation with wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald, when, he said, he "sort of lost it." Those inches may wind up costing him...

New Mexico Coach Mike Locksley Acknowledges Altercation With Assistant

New Mexico coach Mike Locksley released a statement Monday acknowledging an altercation with wide receivers coach Jonathan "J.B." Gerald. Locksley allegedly punched him in the face during a team meeting last Sunday. ESPN says that a police report indicates that during the meeting Locksley grabbed Gerald by the collar, and...

Background on Rocky Long

Rocky Long (born January 27, 1950) is the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs college football team, and was promoted on January 12, 2011 from defensive coordinator to replace Brady Hoke.

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