KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News SourceMcElwain Out. DeRuyter In as Fresno St. Football Coach?

Jim McElwain, Alabama's Offensive Coordinator, and the guy that has been the focus of much of the talk regarding Fresno State's coaching vacancy, will not be the next man in charge of the Bulldogs. The former Fresno State assistant has been hired at Colorado State. Why didn't he end up in Fresno? Well, if reports that CSU is paying him $1.5 million a year are accurate, that tells you all you need to know.

Emerging now as the front runner is Texas A&M interim Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator, Tim DeRuyter. Reports are saying he will have a second interview with Fresno State. DeRuyter is all about defense. Before Texas A&M he was D–Coordinator at Air Force. Before that Co D–Coordinator at Nevada. The job before that could be the key one, Defensive Coordinator at Ohio. The same school that Fresno State Athletic Director, Thomas Boeh came from. Deruyter had two stints there, with Navy in between. He began his career as an assistant at Air Force. The same school he played at