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Alex Grinch appears to be on the fast track

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Alex Grinch did an incredible job improving WSU’s defense last year and is already starting to get some buzz as one of the hot assistants in the Pac-12. After four different coordinators from the conference got head coaching jobs last year, ESPN’s Kevin Gemmell put together a list of the potential next ones to be receiving promotions. WSU’s defensive wizard made the list of six Pac-12 coordinators to watch for this year.

This is what ESPN had to say about Grinch.

The one-year turnaround with the Cougars' defense was staggering. Under Grinch's watch, they shaved nearly 11 points per game off their scoring defense (38.