Washington State Will Face BYU Without Their Head Coach, Several Assistants

James Snook-USA TODAY Sports BYU and Washington State square off in Pullman this Saturday. On paper, these are two teams heading in opposite directions. The BYU version of the Cougars have lost two straight to Boise State and Baylor in discouraging fashion, being dominated in the trenches and dropping from No. 10 in the polls to unranked. The Cougars of the Palouse are riding a three-game winning streak, having just defeated Stanford at home last weekend.

All was well at WAZZU, until Monday afternoon.

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee issued a mandate back in August, stating all state employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18, or face losing their jobs. Over 90 percent of…