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Report: Veteran CFB Coach Stepping Down After Remarkable 10-Win Season in 2023

In the wake of one of the best football seasons in its history, New Mexico State is bidding its coach farewell.

Aggies coach Jerry Kill is stepping down, according to a Saturday afternoon report from Pete Thamel of ESPN. Kill, 62, was in his second season with the program.

In 2023, New Mexico State put together a highly successful first year in Conference USA. The Aggies went 10–5, highlighted by a stunning 31–10 victory at Auburn on Nov. 18; it was the program's first 10-win season since 1960.

Kill previously coached at Division II Saginaw Valley State, D-II Emporia State, Southern IllinoisNorthern IllinoisMinnesota and TCU. He led the Salukis to five FCS playoff berths and the Huskies and Golden Gophers to three bowl games apiece.

Per Thamel, former UNLV boss Tony Sanchez will replace Kill. Sanchez went 20–40 in five years with the Rebels from 2015 to ’19. He served as the Aggies’ wide receivers coach under Kill.

Kill could potentially move into an off-field role with Vanderbilt, according to a report from 247Sports‘s Matt Zenitz.

The Aggies, who went 7–6 in Kill’s first year in 2022, ended their season on Dec. 16 with a 37–10 loss to Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl.

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