UPDATED: WSU hires Jimmy Rogers of South Dakota State as head football coach

Washington State announced the hire of Jimmy Rogers as its next head football coach Saturday.

Rogers was South Dakota State’s head coach the last two years, leading the Jackrabbits to the 2023 Football Championship Subdivision national championship. He won the Eddie Robinson Award, reserved for the best coach at the FCS level, in 2023 in his first year at the helm. The Jackrabbits lost in the FCS semifinals this season.

Rogers went 27–3 in two seasons as SDSU's head coach, including 6-1 in the FCS playoffs.

He was the defensive coordinator for the Jackrabbits’ 2022 national championship team.

The 37-year-old coach has spent nearly his entire adult life at South Dakota State, his alma mater where he played linebacker and began his coaching career.

Rogers will succeed former WSU coach Jake Dickert, who accepted the head coach position at Wake Forest after leading WSU to a 23-20 record over the past three and a half seasons.

"My family and I are thrilled for the opportunity to join the Washington State University community and lead Cougar football," Rogers said in a news release. "WSU has a rich and storied football tradition, and we are eager to embark on the next chapter. When Ol' Crimson flies at College GameDay and other sites across the country, it is immediately recognizable because of the brand that Washington State University represents. We are privileged to now represent this brand and are committed to lifting WSU to new heights in this new and exciting landscape of college football."