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Fresno State Hires Indiana OC Kalen DeBoer as its Head Coach

DeBoer had great success in his one year at Indiana, improving Indiana's offense despite having to play two quarterbacks.
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Fresno State Hires Indiana OC Kalen DeBoer as its Head Coach
Fresno State Hires Indiana OC Kalen DeBoer as its Head Coach

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Fresno State announced Tuesday afternoon that Indiana offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer has been hired to be its new head coach. 

DeBoer was Jeff Tedford's offensive coordinator for two years, but came to Indiana last year to join Tom Allen's staff. He was the highest-paid coordinator in Indiana football history, and he earned every dollar, making major improvements to the Indiana offense.

The Hoosiers moved up around 40 to 50 spots in the NCAA rankings in most offensive categories under DeBoer, and they did it even while bouncing back and forth between quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. and Peyton Ramsey.

At the moment, it is unclear whether DeBoer will stick around to coach Indiana's Jan. 2 bowl game against Tennessee at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. It's highly unlikely that he will, considering the trend in college coaching changes these days.

If DeBoer, who was also Indiana's quarterbacks coach, is not available, it's also unclear who will run Indiana's offense during the bowl game.

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Tom Brew has been the publisher of “Indiana Hoosiers on SI’’ since 2019. He has worked at some of America's finest newspapers as an award-winning reporter and editor for more than four decades, including the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times, Indianapolis Star and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He operates seven sites on the “On SI’’ network. Follow Tom on Twitter @tombrewsports.

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