California will hire former Fresno State head coach Tim DeRuyter to serve as its defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports out Monday.
Sources: #Cal expected to hire Tim DeRuyter as new defensive coordinator: https://t.co/PLYPDqqGRL
— Ryan Gorcey (@RyanGorcey) January 23, 2017
SOURCE: Former #FresnoState HC Tim DeRuyter is expected to become the new DC at #Cal.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 23, 2017
DeRuyter, of course, was the Bulldogs’ head coach through mid-October, where he was let go after starting with a 1-7 record. Prior to that, he led Fresno State to the 2013 Mountain West championship and shares of the MW West Division crown in 2012 and ’14. (And then Derek Carr graduated.)
A longtime defensive coordinator, DeRuyter previously served in that same post at Ohio, Navy, Nevada, Air Force and Texas A&M.
Gorley writes DeRuyter will be asked to transition the Bears from a 4-3 to a 3-4 alignment, a task he’s successfully completed in the past. He would take over a defense that finished last season ranking 122nd in yards per play allowed and second-to-last in scoring.
