Sacramento State is hiring Arizona assistant head coach and Northern California native Alonzo Carter as the next head football coach, multiple sources told CBS Sacramento. 

Sources confirmed the hire Sunday, with the school officially announcing the move on Monday. 

"We are thrilled to welcome Alonzo Carter as our next head football coach," Sacramento State's athletics director Mark Orr said in a statement. "Coach Carter is a proven leader who has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to developing student-athletes on and off the field. 

Carter also served as the Wildcats' running backs coach since joining the program in 2024. 

Prior to Arizona, Carter spent seven seasons with San Jose State, serving as the running backs coach and assistant head coach. 

According to Carter's profile with Arizona, he was the head coach at Berkeley High and McClymonds High in Oakland and Contra Costa College, where he won two bowl games. 

Carter also toured with musician MC Hammer.

Sacramento State has not announced Carter as the Hornets' next head coach.

Carter will be taking over for Brennan Marion, who left the program after one season to become the offensive coordinator for Colorado.