Sources: Fresno State's Kalen DeBoer to become head football coach at Washington

ByKYLE BONAGURA AND ADAM RITTENBERG
November 29, 2021, 5:39 PM

Fresno State coach Kalen DeBoer is set to become the head coach at Washington, sources told ESPN on Monday.

DeBoer will replace Jimmy Lake, who was fired Nov. 14, after serving just 13 games as head coach over two seasons. He will head to Seattle after spending just two seasons at Fresno State, where he compiled a 12-6 record, including a 9-3 mark this season.

Prior to becoming the head coach at Fresno State, DeBoer spent the 2019 season as the offensive coordinator at Indiana, which followed a two-year stint as the offensive coordinator under Jeff Tedford at Fresno State.

DeBoer was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year three times during a five-year run as the head coach at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, where he had a 67-3 record.

Fresno State had a team meeting scheduled for 2:30 p.m. PT, during which the players were expected to be informed of the move.