Former Hawaii coach June Jones says that he was unable to convince Washington State coach Nick Rolovich to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rolovich and Jones are close after Rolovich played for Jones at Hawaii and took over as the team's coach following Jones' retirement. Rolovich is in his second season as Washington State's coach and all state of Washington employees are required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18.
Jones told USA Today that Rolovich is unvaccinated despite his best efforts to persuade him to get the vaccine. He told the newspaper that Rolovich has applied for a religious exemption.