The Fresno State Bulldogs officially announced via social media that at least three coaches from the Jeff Tedford staff will be retained by Kalen DeBoer.

The list includes offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, wide receivers coach Kirby Moore and offensive line assistant Roman Sapolu.

BarkBoard.com has reported previously to VIP Subscribers that there would be only four on-field assistants retained. Defensive Backs Coach J.D. Williams is also expected to be announced on the staff at a later date.

Eight of Fresno State's 10 assistant spots have been filled according to reports, but only the three aforementioned coaches have been officially announced by the Bulldogs. The remaining position coaches will be announced one-by-one in a series of social media posts by Fresno State.

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Ryan Grubb - Offensive Coordinator

The coach who was most expected to be retained by DeBoer was Ryan Grubb - the two were both originally hired under Tedford in 2017 from Eastern Michigan. There, DeBoer and Grubb coached in the same respective offensive coordinator and offensive line coach roles as they did with the Bulldogs in 2017 and 2018.

Grubb also coached alongside DeBoer at the University of Sioux Falls. This will be the fourth stint that DeBoer and Grubb have worked together and the second time at Fresno State.

"There's obviously a special connection there, and part of it is your ability to do a really good job together," Grubb said in a video posted by Fresno State football on Twitter. "I think that the fact that Kalen and I have gravitated back to each other a couple times is that we're very like-minded in that we're loyal and excited about where we're at."

Grubb was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2019 by Tedford after DeBoer’s departure for Indiana. Grubb will remain as the offensive coordinator under head coach DeBoer.

Coaching Resume

2020: Fresno State – offensive coordinator / further assignments TBA

2019: Fresno State – offensive coordinator/offensive line/associate head coach

2017-18: Fresno State – offensive line/run game coordinator

2014-16: Eastern Michigan – offensive line

2010-13: University of Sioux Falls – offensive coordinator

2007-09: University of Sioux Falls – offensive line/run game coordinator

2005-06: South Dakota State – wide receivers/running backs

2003-04: Kingsley-Pierson H.S. (Iowa) – offensive coordinator

Kirby Moore - Wide Receivers Assistant Coach

Kirby Moore has been retained as Fresno State’s wide receivers coach. Moore has held the position since Jeff Tedford’s initial 2017 staff.

Moore oversaw Bulldog wide receiver KeeSean Johnson’s progression into an NFL Draft pick in 2017 and 2018. He was also the Mountain West’s top recruiter in 2019 according to 247Sports, credited as the primary recruiter in landing four-star WR Jalen Cropper’s commitment along with three-star recruits Keric Wheartfall, Jamal Glaspie and Josh Kelly.

As a 2009 high school graduate, Moore has been selected multiple times as 247Sports’ top 30 coaches under 30 years of age.

Coaching Resume

2017-: Fresno State – wide receivers coach

2015-16: Washington – offensive graduate assistant

2014: College of Idaho – wide receivers coach

Roman Sapolu - Offensive Line Assistant Coach

Sapolu was hired onto the Fresno State staff in 2019, as an assistant on the offensive line as Grubb took on offensive coordinator duties.

Sapolu will remain on DeBoer’s 2020 staff as the offensive line assistant coach.

Sapolu was a center for Oregon State before beginning his coaching career. His father is Jesse Sapolu, a four-time Super Bowl winner as an offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1997.

Coaching Resume

2019-: Fresno State – offensive line assistant

2018: Idaho State – offensive line

2015-17: Nebraska – offensive line graduate assistant

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