Jeff Tedford is headed back to the Bulldogs.
Fresno State is arranging a news conference for Friday to introduce the alum as its next football coach, sources told The Bee on Wednesday – the former Bulldogs quarterback bringing to the job the Valley ties that Athletic Director Jim Bartko considers vital to the position as well as a solid track record that includes a resuscitation of a flat-lining football program.
The Bulldogs, 1-9 and 0-6 in the Mountain West, are at the moment just that.
Fresno State, which fired coach Tim DeRuyter on Oct. 23 with a 30-30 career record and a 4-16 mark since playing in the 2014 conference championship game, has two games remaining this season and is ranked at or near the bottom of the Mountain West and the nation in a majority of key areas on offense and defense.