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A 20-year coaching veteran, Yates served as defensive coordinator at Boise State (2014-15) and Arizona (2016-19) before a one-year stint at Cal last season, where he worked with new Oregon defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter.
Cal Football: Keith Heyward Happy to Be Here, and the Bears Are Happy to Have Him
Cal s new outside linebackers coach has twice before worked with Justin Wilcox
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Feb 8, 2021
On a Zoom call with reporters last week, new Cal outside linebackers coach Keith Heyward was facetiously asked whether he’d just be swapping houses with former Cal defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter.
After all, the two have exchanged work addresses Heyward coming to Berkeley from Oregon, DeRuyter moving to Eugene from Cal.
Heyward said finding a house is not part of his job description.
“My wife, Cameo, she’s the boss of he house. I just go there to sleep,” said Heyward, who has two school-age daughters, Kendyl and Kamryn. “(Cameo) will do all the arranging, picking where we will live and what school the girls go to and so forth.”
Oregon Ducks 2021 recruiting class grades by position: Will 5-star defensive lineman J.T. Tuimoloau join the flock?
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
Posted Feb 06, 2021
Consensus five-star defensive lineman J.T. Tuimoloau announces a top 5 of Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and Washington December 16, 2020. (Courtesy of J.T. Tuimoloau and 247Sports)
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And what a narrative-changing pledge that commitment would be.
Simply put, over the past few years - even with five-star defensive lineman Kayvon Thibodeaux - Oregon’s defensive line recruiting success has lagged behind the rest of the roster.
Further, defensive line coach Joe Salave’a has struggled a bit on the recruiting trail and doesn’t get credit for three biggest defensive line “gets” of his tenure - Thibodeaux (Keith Heyward, Mario Cristobal), Keanu Williams (credited a group effort, Don Johnson Jr.) and class of 2022 defensive end Gracen Halton (Jim Mastro).
Several former Bears are looking to new horizons, including defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter, who is swapping spots with Oregon’s Co-DC Keith Heyward. Offensive lineman Jake Curhdan and cornerback Camryn Bynum, recently departed Cal players, will show out at the Reese’s Senior Bowl this weekend with hopes of catching the eye of NFL scouts. On the main stage, Aaron Rodgers faces a potential crossroads stick with his longtime franchise, or blaze a new trail for himself following the Packers’ heartbreaking NFC loss to the Buccaneers.