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Washington State coach Nick Rolovich, four assistants fired for cause over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/washington-state-coach-nick-rolovich-four-assistants-fired-for-cause-over-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/ ^ | 10/18/2021

Posted on 10/18/2021 6:02:07 PM PDT by llevrok

Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has been fired for cause after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine and being noncompliant with both state and university policies, the university announced Monday evening. Rolovich sought, and appears to have been denied, a religious exemption from those mandates, which required employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 if they wished to continue working.

Four Washington State assistant coaches have also been terminated: Ricky Logo (defensive tackles), John Richardson (assistant head coach, cornerbacks), Craig Stutzmann (co-offensive coordinator, quarterbacks) and Mark Weber (offensive line).

Defensive coordinator Jake Dickert will serve as the team's interim coach.

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KEYWORDS: coach; contract; covid; craigstutzmann; education; football; jakedickert; johnrichardson; mandate; markweber; nickrolovich; principles; rickylogo; sports; vaccine; washington; washingtonstate; wsu
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To: dfwgator

Previous coach was Mike Leach - a Trump guy - who was smart and got out of Washington and is now at Mississippi State. The Reich in Washington will not tolerate anyone opposing their dictates.

He’s lucky to get out and get a possible lawsuit to boot. He’ll get a job in the south or Midwest where there’s still some decency. The WSU team will be a disaster - the offensive coordinator was fired as well, and he was very important to the team’s recent uptick. Hopefully, this will end up taking down their program and administration. Let them wallow in the crap they’ve created. I had an old prof who would always say “everyone creates their own Hell.” They’ve just done that and they’ll never recover from it. There aren’t many serious recruits who will want to sign up with Woke Fascism.


41 posted on 10/18/2021 7:50:48 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (Make Orwell Fiction Again)
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To: PilotDave
The team has the power to reverse this...

What makes you think this?

42 posted on 10/18/2021 8:01:34 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Bookmark


43 posted on 10/18/2021 8:06:44 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

Leach pretty much has swallowed his tongue since coming to the SEC.


44 posted on 10/18/2021 8:10:20 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

It’s only his second year. Lot’s of offensive skill position players will go to Miss State to play for Leach. He throws the ball, A LOT, so it’s also a good fit for offensive linemen hoping to play in the NFL where pass protection is at a premium.


45 posted on 10/18/2021 8:20:34 PM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: ducttape45
he way the article read is he was a “state employee.”

Technically, yes. This is a state university.

46 posted on 10/18/2021 8:34:19 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: FLT-bird
Courts have repeatedly upheld the religious exemption.

I keep thinking that too. "Reasonable Accommodation" is the term used had his religious exemption been granted.

I he wore a turban like a Sikh or Burka, he would be given reasonable accommodation based on religion. Had he a physical handicap, he would be given reasonable accommodation.

The Governor set the criteria so high to be granted the exemption, it was impossible to qualify. You had to show that you NEVER had a vaccine in your life due to religious beliefs.

This is nothing more than a purge of those who do not believe like the progressives.

47 posted on 10/18/2021 8:40:03 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: Theoria

May God Bless these brave men!


48 posted on 10/18/2021 8:41:16 PM PDT by Theophilus (Coercion Is Not Consent)
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To: ducttape45

Inslee is not capable of thinking twice. Or once. He’s a certified moron.


49 posted on 10/18/2021 8:53:48 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: WASCWatch

You just don’t know what you get from week-to-week, they beat NC State and Texas A&M, lose to Memphis and, I really was hoping they’d put up more of a fight against Bama.


50 posted on 10/18/2021 9:07:20 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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51 posted on 10/19/2021 1:54:34 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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We what need is a Cancel Economy that provides for the arbitrarily canceled. Or we financially eviscerate those Canceling.


52 posted on 10/19/2021 2:16:46 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: dfwgator
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GaTech versus Cumberland.

53 posted on 10/19/2021 2:24:09 AM PDT by jamaksin ( )
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To: HypatiaTaught; Travis McGee

54 posted on 10/19/2021 2:46:45 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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