Fresno St. to honor Carr

Derek Carr and Jeff Tedford make their returns to Bulldog Stadium on Saturday as the Fresno State Bulldogs football team hosts Incarnate Word.

Kickoff is set for 7:06 p.m.

Carr, who plays quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, will walk down the ramp one more time to see his No. 4 jersey retired on Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium. The ceremony will take place during halftime.

Tedford will walk down the ramp as head coach of his alma mater for the first time on Saturday night. Tedford played quarterback for Fresno State in 1981-82 and was an assistant coach at Fresno State in 1987-88 and 1992-97.

Commemorative No. 4 Derek Carr t-shirts, provided by Valley Children’s Healthcare will be waiting on every patrons’ seat on Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.

David Carr, the last Bulldog football player to have his number retired (Sept. 1, 2007), will be in attendance on Saturday to see brother Derek’s number retired.

Chason Virgil was named the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback by Coach Tedford on Aug. 27.

Fresno State has faced 12 FCS opponents since 2000 and defeated all 12.

The ’Dogs have won their last 10 season openers that were played at home in Bulldog Stadium. Their last loss came in 1996, a 30-27 overtime loss to Oregon.

True freshman running back Ronnie Rivers is pegged No. 1 on the Bulldogs depth chart. If Rivers makes the start, he will be the ninth true freshman running back at Fresno State to see a start since 1980.