San Diego State coach Chuck Long didn't tell players he'd been fired
SAN DIEGO - Chuck Long coached San Diego State to a rare victory on Saturday night while keeping it a secret that he'd been fired hours earlier.
While disappointed for himself, Long didn't want to spoil the moment for his players, who surprised UNLV 42-21 to finish 2-10.
"I have good focus," Long, a former assistant coach at Oklahoma , said on Monday, a day after the school announced his firing. "I knew I had t...
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