Could Nebraska’s Tony White be a candidate at San Diego State?
On Monday, it was announced that San Diego State head coach Brady Hoke has decided to hang up the headset at the end of the season.
The 65-year-old Hoke will retire after a 40+ year coaching career that dates back to being a defensive coordinator at Yorktown High School in Indiana in 1981. Hoke, during his career, made head coaching stops at Ball State, San Diego State, and of course Michigan from 2011 through 2014. He’s collected a career record of 104-90 including a 39-30 record at San Diego State over two stints and a total of six seasons with the Aztecs.
With the San Diego State job opening up, it will become one of the more intriguing Group of Five opportunities this offseason, alongside fellow Mountain West Conference rival, Boise State.
All-time, the San Diego State program has had considerable success over its 55 seasons with a record of 359-283-8. They’ve won nine conference championships and have appeared in bowl games in 12 of their last 13 seasons. At 3-7 this season, the Aztecs are expected to miss a bowl game.
While Washington Huskies’ offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb has quickly become a potential favorite to land the job, another name that could draw interest from San Diego State is Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White.
The 44-year-old White spent nearly a decade with San Diego State from 2009 through 2017 under head coaches Brady Hoke and Rocky Long.
After leaving San Diego State in 2017, White has gone on to be a rising defensive mind in the sport, spending time at Arizona State, Syracuse, and now Nebraska as each program’s defensive coordinator.
In his first season with the Huskers, White has led the Huskers to a top-20 scoring defense nationally, allowing just 18.2 points and 306.9 yards per game.
With the news of Hokes’s retirement just over a day old, no reports have yet connected White to the San Diego State job but don’t be surprised if the Huskers’ defensive coordinator’s name pops up for the San Diego State opening or other potential head coaching opportunities this upcoming offseason.
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