Fresno State will pay football coach Jeff Tedford an annual base salary of $1.58 million through 2021 in a contract that includes a host of performance bonuses that hold a potential value that is well above that of former Bulldogs coach Tim DeRuyter and other coaches in the Mountain West Conference.
“We knew Jeff was probably the most highly successful coach coming into the Mountain West and I know Boise State’s coach (Bryan Harsin) is very good, Mike Bobo (Colorado State) is making more than him, Rocky Long (San Diego State) is a great coach,” athletics director Jim Bartko said.