Tim DeRuyter was removed as head coach of the Fresno State football team, Athletic Director Jim Bartko said at a press conference Sunday.
“The president and I both felt that on the field [DeRuyter] has not lived up to the standard that the Valley needs,” Bartko said.
Offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau has been named the interim head coach.
Discussion between Bartko and Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro concerning DeRuyter’s future at Fresno State did not start until last Monday shortly after the team’s loss to San Diego State.
DeRuyter was hired in 2012, the same year Fresno State joined the Mountain West Conference.