
A former head coach at Fresno State (2012-16), he’s had defensive coordinator jobs at Ohio (1995-98), Navy (1999-2000), Ohio (2002-04), Nevada (2005-06), Air Force (2007-09), Texas A&M (2010-11) and has been at Cal since 2017.
DeRuyter’s defenses: Cal opponents averaged just 14.9 points in the final seven weeks, and the Bears lost 10-7 to TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl. Cal was third in total defense and scoring defense in the Pac-12.
