Here’s an odd report to consider: Rocky Long is said to be shopping himself for defensive coordinator jobs, including the one at Syracuse.
Yahoo’s Pete Thamel shared the report on Monday and said Long is visiting Syracuse, where Dino Babers has a vacancy.
Sources: San Diego State head coach Rocky Long has been shopping himself for college defensive coordinator jobs. That includes Syracuse, where he's visiting today. Dino Babers has an open DC job.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 6, 2020
The question you have to ask is: why would Long want to take a career demotion? He’s been the head coach at San Diego State since 2011, going 81-38 and winning double-digit games four times. He just led the Aztecs to a 10-3 season, including a New Mexico Bowl win.
Long may be:
– Looking for more money out of San Diego State
– A new gig because he thinks he is being pushed out for Brady Hoke
– Or the chance to reduce his workload since he’s 70 years old
Long added Hoke to his staff this season, so a situation where Hoke becomes their new head coach would make sense. Hoke was SDSU’s head coach in 2009-2010 prior to Long taking over.
It’s not very often you see a successful college head coach willingly look to drop down to a coordinator position, which is why this report is intriguing.
