Jan. 18, 2011
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State has retained three assistant football coaches from last year's staff, head coach Rocky Long announced Tuesday. The three coaches - LeCharls McDaniel, Brian Sipe and Tony White - helped the 2010 Aztecs finish with a 9-4 record, the school's most wins in a season since 1977, and their first bowl game victory since 1969.
"I am excited to keep LeCharls, Brian and Tony," Long said. "All three of these coaches were instrumental in the progress we have made the last two years and will help us keep continuity as we move forward. They will do a great job developing our student-athletes, on and off the field."
Entering his seventh year of his third stint at SDSU, McDaniel coached one of the best receiver tandems in the nation last year, helping seniors Vincent Brown and DeMarco Sampson each earn first-team all-Mountain West Conference honors. Brown caught 69 passes for 1,352 yards and 10 touchdowns, while Sampson had 67 catches for 1,220 yards and eight scores. The duo ranked sixth (104.00 ypg) and 10th (93.85 ypg), respectively, in the nation in yards per game.
As quarterbacks coach, Sipe helped San Diego State rank 12th in the country with 295.38 yards per game and first in yards per completion (15.74, (min. 170 attempts)). Under Sipe, a three-year starting quarterback with the Aztecs from 1969-71 and 1980 NFL MVP with the Cleveland Browns, Ryan Lindley ranked seventh in the nation with 294.62 yards per game, while throwing for 28 touchdowns. A junior, Lindley was named a second-team all-MWC pick.
White coached the SDSU cornerbacks for the second straight year in 2010, helping two garner all-conference accolades. Sophomore Leon McFadden was a first-team selection and senior Jose Perez was an honorable mention pick. McFadden tied for 18th in the country with 1.08 passes defended per game, while Perez ranked in a tie for 52nd (0.92 pdpg).
Long, the second-winningest coach ever in the MWC, was named the 18th head coach in SDSU football history on Jan. 12.