{"id":96300,"date":"2025-12-16T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/96300\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:00:37","slug":"arizona-rb-coach-to-be-named-sacramento-state-head-coach-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/96300\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona RB coach to be named Sacramento State head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento State is set to hire Arizona running backs coach Alonzo Carter, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carter, Delaware State head coach DeSean Jackson and former Stanford coach Troy Taylor were finalists for the Sacramento State vacancy. Taylor coached at Sacramento State from 2019-22.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carter would succeed Brennan Marion, who was recently named offensive coordinator at Colorado after one season at Sacramento State. Marion led the FCS program for a season after a breakout stint at UNLV, where he used the “go-go offense.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carter is a compelling hire considering his deep connections to the Bay Area and FBS coaching experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carter is in his second season as Arizona’s running backs coach. He recruited Washington Commanders rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt from New Mexico to Arizona before the running back was ruled\u00a0ineligible by the NCAA after the season opener.<\/a>\u00a0Carter also recruited former San Jose State and Arizona running back Quali Conley, who led the Wildcats in rushing last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Arizona assistant coach Alonzo Carter speaks to reporters on media day at Davis Sports Center, July 29.<\/p>\n

Grace Trejo, Arizona Daily Star<\/p>\n

This season, Arizona running backs Ismail Mahdi and Quincy Craig earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors. The Wildcats have 1,805 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns this season \u2014 15 from the trio of Mahdi, Craig and Kedrick Reescano, who has nine touchdowns this season. Reescano is in his second season at Arizona after starting his career at Ole Miss.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carter, an Oakland, California native, has been coaching alongside Arizona head coach Brent Brennan since they were at San Jose State in 2017.<\/p>\n

Before San Jose State, Carter was a head coach for 18 years at Berkeley High School and McClymonds High School in the Bay Area and held a 129-69-3 all-time record.<\/p>\n

Carter became head coach at Contra Costa College, a junior college in Northern California, where he coached Davonte Sapp-Lynch, a Tucson Sugar Skulls running back and younger brother of former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch. Carter was inducted into the Contra Costa College Athletics Hall of Fame last year.<\/p>\n

Prior to his coaching career, Carter was a backup dancer to hip-hop artist M.C. Hammer. His pre-coaching career was a\u00a0feature story on ESPN’s College GameDay<\/a>\u00a0leading up to Arizona’s win over Colorado in Boulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to replacing Carter, the Wildcats will also need to hire a new general manager after Gaizka Crowley<\/a> accepted a similar position at Arkansas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No. 17 Arizona (9-3) faces SMU (8-4) for the 46th Holiday Bowl at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Friday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m. on Fox.<\/p>\n

Contact Justin Spears, the Star’s Arizona football beat reporter, at jspears@tucson.com<\/a>. On X(Twitter): @JustinESports<\/p>\n

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