Roderick John Long Jr. (born January 27, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at his alma mater and previously held the head coaching position from 1998–2008 for the same University of New Mexico. Prior to being rehired as defensive coordinator, Long was the head football coach at San Diego State University. He played professionally with BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Detroit Wheels of World Football League (WFL).