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Fresno State football Q&A: defensive coordinator Nick Toth

- The Fresno Bee

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 | 11:11 PM

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With a change in scheme, the Fresno State Bulldogs went from one of the worst defensive football teams in the bowl subdivision to one of the best, particularly when it came to takeaways.

Just one year after ranking in a tie for 119th and last with only nine turnovers gained, they were fifth last season with 35. Playing a defense brought in by coach Tim DeRuyter and taught by defensive coordinator Nick Toth, line coach Pete Germano, and secondary coaches Tim McDonald and Jordan Peterson, the Bulldogs also took significant strides up the rankings in passing, total and scoring defense.

... Toth wants the Bulldogs better, and to be building. He talked about that and more in this Q&A leading into today's first day of spring practice, the first of 15 for the Bulldogs.

Read the complete Q&A with defensive coordinator Nick Toth.


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