College football Power 5 head coach fired, per report
Big news out of the Pac-12: Nick Rolovich is reportedly out as Washington State head coach.
John Canzano of The Oregonian reports, per a WSU source, Rolovich and other WSU assistants have been terminated for cause.
Nick Rolovich has been terminated by Washington State, per a university source.
Terminated for cause, along with the other unvaccinated WSU assistants.
— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) October 18, 2021
Rolovich’s status has been uncertain much of the 2021 season, as Washington state requires all secondary and higher education personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18. Rolovich was seeking a religious exemption to not get vaccinated.
Rolovich was in his second season at WSU. The Cougars are 4-3 this season. Rolovich is 33-33 as a head coach in his time at Hawaii (28-27) and Washington State (5-6).
WSU defeated Stanford 34-31 on Saturday.
FBS head coach openings:
– Washington State
– LSU
– USC
– Georgia Southern
– UConnIt is Oct. 18.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) October 18, 2021
