South Dakota State football coach Jimmy Rogers resigned Saturday after accepting the head coaching position at Washington State.
Rogers posted a 27-3 record in two seasons as Jackrabbit head coach, including leading SDSU to a 15-0 record and its second consecutive national championship during his inaugural campaign in 2023. Honored with the Eddie Robinson Award as the top coach in the Football Championship Subdivision in 2023, Rogers helped guide the Jackrabbits to a 29-game winning streak between the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
During the recently completed 2024 season, SDSU earned a share of its third consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference title and reached the semifinals of the FCS playoffs for the fifth consecutive year before finishing with a 12-3 record.
A Jackrabbit standout from 2006-09, Rogers joined the SDSU football coaching staff as linebackers coach in 2013. He was elevated to co-defensive coordinator in 2019 and became sole defensive coordinator in 2022.
At Washington State, Rogers will inherit a program that ended the 2024 season with an 8-5 overall record and a berth in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl.