Fresno State football coaching search 2024: Candidates, hot board, names to watch by Bulldogs experts

The 2024 college football season begins in just over a month, but the Fresno State Bulldogs find themselves in an unenviable position after Jeff Tedford announced that he would step down because of health concerns. It's the second time that Tedford has left Fresno State because of his health, coaching the squad from 2017 to 2019 and then returning to coach the squad again in 2022 and 2023. Tedford led the program to nine wins or more in four of his five seasons with the Bulldogs and will now hand the reins to Tim Skipper, who was the associate head coach and linebackers coach as well as a former Fresno State linebacker.

Athletics director Garrett Klassy will evaluate Skipper and several other candidates to be the Fresno State football coach long-term. If you love the Bulldogs, or just want to know who will be calling the shots for Fresno State in the future, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at BarkBoard.com, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Fresno State .

BarkBoard's team of Fresno State updates are providing on-the-ground updates on every development in the post Jeff Tedford-era, including insights from Jackson Moore, who has covered Fresno State athletics for more than 10 years. Get all the inside scoop on the football coaching situation and VIP intel on Fresno State football, basketball and more.

And right now, BarkBoard is offering 30% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up . The team at BarkBoard already has a list out of several potential candidates and there are some surprising names on it. Head to BarkBoard now to see them all .

Top Fresno State coach candidates

One name the BarkBoard staff has identified as a potential target if Skipper doesn't keep the job long term is Arizona State offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo. He has never coached at Fresno State, but he's a Tedford disciple, coaching with him at California for two seasons and serving as his quarterbacks coach in his lone season in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Arroyo was a former quarterback at San Jose State, where he threw for 4,672 yards and 28 touchdowns during his career. He went on to serve as an assistant at his alma mater and had stints at Cal, Southern Miss, Oklahoma State and Oregon before accepting the head coaching job at UNLV. He was fired after going 7-23 in three seasons in Las Vegas, but joined the Arizona State staff as offensive coordinator this offseason. See more candidates at BarkBoard .

How to get insider Fresno State coaching staff search updates

The rest of the list includes intriguing options from within and outside the program, including a former NFL quarterback who could be a big splash. You can only see who they are at BarkBoard .

Who are the top names in the Fresno State coaching search, and which surprising former NFL quarterback could be in the mix? Go to BarkBoard.com to see their Fresno State coaching hot board and more, all from a team of reporters with decades of experience covering the Bulldogs , and find out.

And reminder, BarkBoard is offering 30% off an annual VIP membership as a coaching search special, so subscribe now before it's too late .

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