Final FBS Head Coaching Vacancy Filled By National Title-Winning Coach

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The final vacancy in the head coaching ranks of FBS for the 2025 season has been officially filled.

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According to ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel, Washington State has agreed to a deal with South Dakota State head coach Jimmy Rogers to become their new head coach.

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Rogers will sign a five-year deal worth an average of $1.57 million per year with the Cougars.

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"Per ESPN sources, the deal for Jimmy Rogers to become the next coach at Washington State has been finalized.

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Rogers is set to make an average of $1.57 million per year over the course of the five-year deal, per ESPN sources," Thamel wrote.

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Rogers took over as head coach of the Jackrabbits in 2023 following the resignation of legendary head coach John Stiegelmeier, who led the team to their first-ever national championship in 2022.

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Rogers immediately picked up where Stiegelmeier left off, going 15-0 in his first-ever year as a head coach and winning an FCS national title.

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The 2024 season was another strong year for Rogers as his team went 10-2 in the regular season, won a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title, and reached the semifinal of the FCS playoffs before losing to rival North Dakota State.

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Rogers has spent all but two years of his college career at South Dakota State. He played four years under Stiegelmeier as a linebacker before becoming the school's graduate assistant in 2010.

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He left for just years to become a graduate assistant at Florida State but returned in 2013 and steadily climbed the coaching ladder before being appointed head coach.

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Rogers replaces Jake Dickert, who left the program 10 days ago to become the new head coach at Wake Forest. Dickert had gone 8-4 this past season and had led the program to the Holiday Bowl. His final record with the program was 23-20.

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Fans on social media certainly love the hire of Rogers. Just about everyone in the comments is applauding Washington State for securing such a promising coach:

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"I like this hire for Wazzu," one user replied.

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"Good hire. Paying him like a program funding at a non P4 level. Any success he’s gone," another noted.

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"I like this hire for Wazzu," a third wrote.

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How would you grade Washington State's hire of Jimmy Rogers?

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