Rolovich claimed in his lawsuit that WSU had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Washington's Law Against Discrimination, and that it had breached his contract and improperly

Former Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich lost his lawsuit against the school over his firing amid failing to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. According to The Athletic, Judge Thomas O.

Three years after Washington State University fired its head football coach, a federal court has said the university had the right to do so.

The decision from Judge Thomas Rice of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington comes three years after Rolovich was let go midway through the 2021 season. At the time, state employees were mandated to be vaccinated against coronavirus, a requirement later rescinded by the state.

Washington State University had “just cause” to fire head football coach Nick Rolovich for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine, a federal judge ruled Monday. Rolovich, ( pictured) who is Catholic, sued the public institution for discrimination after being terminated in 2021 in the middle of the football season.

Washington State was justified in firing Nick Rolovich as head football coach because of his refusal to comply with the state's COVID-19 vaccination requirements, a federal judge has ruled. Rolovich sued the university following his dismissal midway through the 2021 season.

Former Washington State coach Nick Rolovich has lost a lawsuit against the school which he filed after he was fired in 2021 over his refusal to comply with the state's COVID-19 vaccination requirements.