Report: Fresno State extends coach Tim DeRuyter through 2018 season

In his first two seasons as the coach at Fresno State, Tim DeRuyter has a record of 20-6 . (Gregory Bull/AP) Fresh off his second straight Mountain West

Zac Ellis | Jan 20, 2014

Report: Fresno State extends coach Tim DeRuyter through 2018 season /

In his first two seasons as the coach at Fresno State, Tim DeRuyter has a record of 20-6 . (Gregory Bull/AP)

Fresh off his second straight Mountain West title, Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter has signed a five-year extension with the Bulldogs, CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman reports. DeRuyter's new deal runs through the 2018 season.

DeRuyter has led a remarkable turnaround at Fresno State in his two seasons on the West Coast. The Bulldogs were coming off a 4-9 season when DeRuyter took over the program before the 2012 campaign. Since then, Fresno State has gone 20-6, including a 14-2 mark in the Mountain West.

The Bulldogs fell short of a 12-win season in 2013 with a 45-20 loss to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl.

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Published Jan 20, 2014

ZAC ELLIS

Zac Ellis joined SI.com in 2011 and has covered college football and basketball since 2012. In addition to features and columns, he is SI’s primary Heisman Trophy analyst.