There have a been number of coaches that have passed through Pullman as assistants that found big success down the road that you may not even be aware of. Here is a look of 5 such coaches that have Cougar ties. I think you’ll be surprised at some of the names.
1.James Franklin HC Penn State
Franklin was a graduate assistant at WSU under Mike Price in 1998 before later becoming the head coach at both Vanderbilt and Penn State. Franklin has compiled at 38-27 record at the two schools and is considered one of the rising stars in the college coaching ranks.