NEW ORLEANS - New Mexico offensive coordinator Bob Toledo is taking over at Tulane.

Bob Toledo talks at a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., in this Jan. 18, 2006 photo. New Mexico offensive coordinator Bob Toledo is taking over at Tulane, The Associated Press has learned. Two people familiar with the decision, who asked not to be identified because a formal announcement was pending, said Monday Dec. 11, 2006 that Toledo _ a former head coach at UCLA _ had been hired by the Green Wave. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Jim Thompson)

Lobos coach Rocky Long confirmed the hiring Monday, and said he wasn't surprised to be losing the former UCLA coach after one season.

"I knew that was a possibility. When I coaxed him out of retirement, I told him if we had some success here he'd probably get a chance to be a head coach again," Long said.

Long said Toledo will continue to coach the Lobos' offense through the Dec. 23 New Mexico Bowl against San Jose State. The Lobos went 6-6 this season.

Tulane scheduled a news conference for 7:30 p.m. (EST) on Monday to introduce its new coach.

Toledo will take over for Chris Scelfo, who was fired after Tulane finished 4-8 this season.

Toledo coached at UCLA from 1996-2002, compiling a 49-32 record that included a school-record 20-game winning streak and two Pac-10 championships. Despite his successes, he was fired in 2002 by Dan Guerrero, then in his first year as UCLA's athletic director, who said he felt the program wasn't heading in the right direction after a 7-5 season.

Scelfo spent eight seasons at Tulane and went 37-57. He also guided the Green Wave through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when the team was displaced, played 11 games in 11 different cities and finished 2-9.

Long said he probably won't fill Toledo's job until after the season.

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AP Sports Writer Pete Herrera in Albuquerque, N.M., contributed to this report.