Schools and universities are getting serious about the health and safety of their employees and students. According to Monday evening reports, Washington State University has fired the football program’s head coach in Nick Rolovich along with other unvaccinated football assistants.

The status of Rolovich’s future at Washington State has been uncertain for much of the year due to a vaccine mandate in Washington. The state requires all secondary and higher education personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18. Rolovich had been seeking an exemption.

In his two years at Washington State, Rolovich accumulated an overall record of 5-6 (4-5 in Pac-12 play). Washington State has started the 2021 season with a 4-3 record. The most recent win was this past Saturday in a 34-31 home win over Stanford.

Before coming to Washington State, Rolovich was the head coach of Hawaii from 2016 to 2019. During that time, Rolovich accumulated an overall record of 28-27 with a 15-17 record in Mountain West Conference play.

Washington State will host BYU this upcoming Saturday.