Washington State expected to remove interim tag from head coach Jake Dickert

Washington State is expected to make it official — Jake Dickert will be the man to lead its football program moving forward. On3’s Matt Zenitz was the first to report the news.

The 38-year-old coach took over after Nick Rolovich was removed from his post due to a vaccine mandate. Hired by Rolovich to be his defensive coordinator, Dickert steadied the ship through turbulent times.

Since taking over for Rolovich in October, the Cougars are 3-2 under Dickert’s watch. The experience was capped off by a gigantic victory over rival Washington — defeating them 40-13 to win the Apple Cup.

Washington State believed Nick Rolovich was the man that was going to lead them to glory. Everything happens for a reason, and now Jake Dickert has been chosen for the responsibility.

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While Jake Dickert is young, he isn’t without experience. Prior to getting his shot to call defense for Rolovich, Dickert cut his teeth at multiple different schools year-in and year-out.

In 2007, Dickert began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Afterwards, he became an assistant at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. Then, after stops at schools such as Southeast Missouri State, Augustana, and South Dakota State, Dickert worked his way up to a defensive coordinator position at the University of Wyoming.

After three seasons on Craig Bohl’s staff at Wyoming, the aforementioned Rolovich brought Dickert along with him to Washington State. As they say, the rest is history.

Instead of laying down and letting the gravity of the situation end their season, Dickert rallied the Cougars to a 3-2 record. In his time, their only losses were close, hard-fought contests against ranked BYU and Oregon.

Still on the docket for Dickert is a bowl game, and a chance to end their season on a high note following the controversy Washington State overcame. It’s hard not to be impressed with the job Jake Dickert has done, and he’ll get the chance to replicate it for years to come.