Long steps down as football coach at Fremont Ross after 10 seasons

Fremont Ross football coach Chad Long has stepped down after 10 seasons.

Long, who had a 48-59 record over the last decade, led the Little Giants to six postseason appearances.

The school announced that Long was stepping away from the role on social media posts on Tuesday.

The Little Giants went 6-5 this season and earned a spot in the Division II playoffs. Fremont Ross lost 69-38 to Olmsted Falls in the opening round.

Long had several players make the Division II all-district team. Marquez Williams was named defensive player of the year and Kole Myers earned lineman of the year honors.

Fremont Ross was the preseason favorite to claim the program's first league championship since the Little Giants won the Greater Buckeye Conference title in 2006. Long led Ross to a 3-1 league record a