As Tim DeRuyter made his way to the front of the Josephine Theater for Monday’s news conference, the backside of his khakis was free from scorch marks.
In other words, no visible sign of the proverbial hot seat DeRuyter occupies as Fresno State kicks off the 2016 season.
A Google search for “Tim DeRuyter hot seat” brings some 2,700 results, only a couple authored by the handsome devil whose words you’re currently clinging to. There are many kindred spirits, both here in the Valley and at all points of cyberspace, eager to place the man in a temperature-controlled chaise.