Kalen DeBoer will likely be University of Washington’s next head football coach.
UW athletic director Jen Cohen arrived in Fresno, California, Monday to attempt to finalize a deal with DeBoer, multiple sources confirmed to The Seattle Times.
A Milbank, S.D. native, DeBoer has gone 12-6 in two seasons as the head coach at Fresno State — including an impressive 9-3 run this fall. That record includes a stunning 40-37 upset of No. 14 UCLA on Sept. 18 and a narrow 31-24 loss at No. 11 Oregon on Sept. 4. He signed a five-year, $7 million contract in 2019.
DeBoer has previous head coaching experience at the University of Sioux Falls — his alma mater — where he went 67-3 and won three NAIA championships in five seasons, from 2005 to 2009. (Seattle Times)
