You wanted change. You’re getting it. The coaching staff guiding Fresno State’s football fortunes in 2016 will bear little resemblance to the one that steered the Bulldogs into last season’s 3-9 ditch.
There will be a new offensive coordinator (Eric Kiesau), a new defensive coordinator (Lorenzo Ward – I’m told there’s a handshake agreement that will be finalized next week) and several new position coaches. Among them, according to sources, are offensive line coach Mark Weber (who coached at Fresno State in 2004-05) and tight ends coach Joe Bernardi (the Bulldogs’ starting center from from 2007-10).
The program has not undergone such a housecleaning since 2011, with one obvious difference: The name atop the masthead, Tim DeRuyter, stays the same.