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Cougars Finalize Defensive Coaching Staff

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich announced the hiring of four defensive assistant coaches to the Cougar Football coaching staff Wednesday.

Mark Banker will coach the safeties, A.J. Cooper will coach the defensive ends, Ricky Logo will coach the defensive tackles and John Richardson will coach the cornerbacks and be the recruiting coordinator. Banker and Logo both coached with Rolovich at Hawai'i while Cooper and Richardson both coached at Wyoming with newly hired Cougar Defensive Coordinator Jake Dickert.

Mark Banker, Safeties
"Mark is a great addition to our staff, he's a former defensive coordinator, has coached in the NFL and is familiar with the Pac-12 from his teams at USC, Stanford and Oregon State," Rolovich said.