Pete Nakos of On3 was the first to report that Texas Tech is set to fire defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter (the link is behind a paywall).

Texas Tech is set to fire defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter, a source tells @On3sports. https://t.co/Piw8LxIDh6 pic.twitter.com/qZAzookPQ0

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) December 1, 2024

Red Raider Sports’ Ben Golan confirmed the news through a Texas Tech press release close to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday and also affirmed that Texas Tech would not retain the services of secondary coach Marcel Yates:

Following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season, in which Texas Tech beat West Virginia 52-15, news broke that veteran defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter is being let go from his position and will not return for the 2025 season.

In addition, secondary coach Marcel Yates will also not be retained. The two came over from Oregon after the 2021 season and have been part of McGuire’s staff in Lubbock for the past three years.

Quote from head coach Joey McGuire via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s Don Williams:

“I appreciate the work Coach DeRuyter and Coach Yates have provided our program the past three seasons,” McGuire said. “This was a difficult but necessary decision as we continue to elevate this program to competing annually at the highest levels of college football.”