After a horrible 2-10 season ....
The Aztecs might go Bowling this Year >>>??
San Diego St. Made some fantastic Hires
Bringing in HC Brady Hoke, OC Al Borges and DC Rocky Long ....
Hoke amazingly turned around Ball St...
a usual MAC Basement dweller ...
Al Borges last was the OC at Auburn 2004-2007, Auburn led the SEC in scoring in 04 and 05... Borges has also been the OC at Oregon,CAL and UCLA...Finalist for the Broyles award in 97 and 988....
Rocky Long is a defensive mastermind ...Producing a very good and aggressive Defense at New Mexico for the last 11 years
15 Starters(8/7) and 49 Letterman return this year
So. QB Ryan Lindley had a decent RFR season throwing for 2653 yards with 16 TD's and 9 Ints ...
RB Atiyyah Henderson has avg over 4.0 YPC the last 2 years ...also had 36 catches LY
WR Vincent Brown led the aztecs with 64-631 5 TD's LY..
WR Roberto Wallace has some good size at 6-4 ..
31-405 1TD LY
\TE Matthew Kawlok caught 21 Balls ly for 11.0 YPR
The O-Line had good numbers considering how bad SD St. was last year ...only giving up 21 sacks ...
While they lose their LG and RT
5 players return with starting experience ....
The Defense was a Joke for the Last 2 years allowing 34.4 and 37.2 PPG ...
Giving up 5.3 and 5.1 YPC..
Recording only 15, 13 sacks
Look for a Big Change
Under Rocky Long who will switch the D to his trademark 3-3-5 this year .....
Blitzing 2+ players on most downs
Remember Long's defenses at NM never allowed more than 3.7 YPC in 11 years ...
DE BJ Williams is back 2nd tm MWC ...74 Tackles 10.5 of them for a loss
DE Jonathan Soto and 300LB DT Ernie Lawson also return
SR LB's Luke Laolagi (99 Tackles) and JR Andrew Preston (82) tackles both return ..
The Secondary is very green but the numbers can only get better after 67.0% , 65.9% ...257,213....