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

The Fresno State Bulldogs were dealt a shocking blow when head coach Jeff Tedford announced that he'd step down for health reasons. Tedford coached at Fresno State from 2017 to 2019 before stepping down due to his health and then returned to lead the Bulldogs to 19 total wins in 2022 and 2023. However, now he'll hand the reins over to associate head coach/linebackers coach Tim Skipper, who was on Tedford's staff during his most recent two-year stint at Fresno State. Fresno State will open its season with defending College Football Playoff champions Michigan on Aug. 31 and Skipper will have roughly six weeks to prepare for what could be a season-long job interview. However, new athletics director Garrett Klassy will also have to consider other Fresno State football coaching candidates throughout the year with football serving as a pillar of the department.

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. The 44-year-old played quarterback collegiately at San Jose State, throwing for 4,672 yards and 28 touchdowns in his career. He'd then go on to coach at San Jose State, Prairie View A&M and Wyoming before joining Tedford's staff at California in 2011 and 2012.

Arroyo also sandwiched stops at Southern Miss, Oklahoma State and Oregon around a stint working with Tedford again for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before eventually accepting the head coaching job at UNLV. He accepted a job with Arizona State this offseason after going 7-23 in three seasons leading the Rebels. With Tedford likely still involved with the program from afar, Arroyo's name has already popped up as a potential Fresno State football head coaching candidate. See more candidates at BarkBoard .

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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.

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