▁the ▁team ' s ▁video ▁coordin ator ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁promoted ▁to ▁a ▁full - time ▁assistant , ▁co aching ▁the ▁team ' s ▁saf eties , ▁kick ers , ▁pun ters ▁and ▁long ▁sn app ers ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Gonz ales ▁joined ▁Rock y ▁Long ' s ▁staff ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁co ached ▁the ▁saf eties ▁for ▁six ▁seasons , ▁before ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁coach ▁the ▁saf eties . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Gonz ales ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Herm ▁Edwards ' ▁first ▁staff ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Gonz ales ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁Lob o ' s ▁new ▁head ▁coach , ▁replacing ▁Bob ▁Dav ie . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Gonz ales , ▁an ▁Al bu quer que , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁native , ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁administration ▁and ▁general ▁management , ▁and ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁physical ▁education ▁and ▁recre ation . ▁He ▁and