Washington State coach Nick Rolovich has been fired with cause after not meeting the state's deadline to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, per John Canzano of The Oregonian. Rolovich had applied for a religious exemption to not get vaccinated, which was denied in time for Monday's deadline.
Rolovich and all other unvaccinated Washington State assistants have been terminated for cause.
WSU athletic director Pat Chun will meet with players from the football team to break the news, per The Seattle Times's Scott Hanson. Jason Puckett, a Seattle talk show host for local radio station 950 KJR, also confirmed that there is a mandatory meeting at 8:30 p.