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Ex-Washington State coach Nick Rolovich speaks out on why he didn't comply with state's vaccine mandate

Former Washington State coach Nick Rolovich is finally speaking out about his reasoning for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 and the "ugly conversations" he says occurred with school administrators that led up to his firing.

Rolovich, in his first public comments since his firing, told DailyWire+ in an interview Friday that "lack of answers, lack of dialogue" about the effects of the vaccine, as well as his beliefs as a Catholic, led him to not comply with Gov. Jay Inslee's mandate for Washington state employees.

Washington State fired Rolovich and four other assistant coaches last October for failing to comply with a state mandate to receive the vaccine.