Fresno State names Jeff Tedford head coach

Fresno State will announce Jeff Tedford as its head football coach on Friday.

Fresno State will hold a news conference to introduce the alum as its next football coach, athletics director Jim Bartko announced on Thursday.

Tedford played quarterback at Fresno State in the 1980s and was an assistant from 1992-97.

The Bulldogs, 1-9 and 0-6 in the Mountain West Conference, fired Tim DeRuyter on Oct. 23.

After taking over a one-win team at Cal following the 2001 season, Tedford quickly built the Bears into a contender. Cal finished the 2004 season ranked ninth in the country. Tedford had an 82-57 record in 11 seasons at Cal and was fired after going 3-9 in 2012.

DeRuyter was fired last month following a 1-7 start in his fifth season. He won Mountain West titles in each of his first two seasons but struggled after star quarterback Derek Carr left for the NFL.