From head coach on down, Washington State is going to look a lot like South Dakota State 2.0 in 2025. When Jimmy Rogers got the gig as the Cougs' new head coach
When Jimmy Rogers got hired as Washington State's head coach back in late December, he brought with him an armada of players and coaches from his former team at
South Dakota State quarterback Chase Mason does not want to play for Washington State. He brutally rejected the idea with one simple word on social media—
A day before Noem goes before the U.S. Senate for confirmation hearings regarding her appointment as Director of Homeland Security, she used Tuesday's speech to highlight victories achieved and to come in South Dakota,
Rogers, Washington State’s new head football coach, has hired over a dozen assistant coaches and staff members from South Dakota State and added others with connections to his colleagues or the Pacific Northwest in the three weeks since athletic director Anne McCoy officially hired him.
Noem, Thune prepare for new roles in Washington as South Dakota awaits a new governor and early 2026 election intrigue.
Senior safety Cale Reeder and freshman defensive lineman Fernando Lecuona will become the eighth and nine Jackrabbits to follow new coach Jimmy Rogers to Pullman.
The Cougars landed three former SDSU players on Sunday – linebacker/cornerback Caleb Francl, defensive lineman Max Baloun and safety Matthew Durrance – which makes four former Jackrabbits who have publicly announced they’re becoming Cougs, joining running back Angel Johnson, who committed on Saturday.
BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State plays North Dakota after Kalen Garry scored 27 points in South Dakota State’s 87-80 loss to the Omaha Mavericks.
Rogers is hiring Jesse Bobbit as the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to The Spokesman-Review on Friday, bringing over his former South Dakota State DC of two years. Bobbit was also a GA with the Cougars from 2020-21.
South Dakota visits the North Dakota Fighting Hawks after Grace Larkins scored 45 points in the Coyotes’ 71-66 win against the Omaha Mavericks