WSU interim coach Jesse Bobbit will follow former coach Jimmy Rogers to Iowa State, but first he will lead the Cougars in the Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Utah State.

Last winter, when coach Jimmy Rogers left South Dakota State for WSU, he wasn’t doing so with the intent of getting the Iowa State job.

Jesse Bobbit may be staying at Washington State as interim coach for the Cougars' upcoming bowl game, but then, he will make his way to Ames, Iowa. Bobbit is set to follow former coach Jimmy Rogers to Iowa State,

With the news of Jimmy Rodgers leaving, the Cougars are in need of a new head coach for the second time in two years. This asks the question: who is the right person to lead the Cougs?  This the second straight year where the Cougars are looking for a new head coach.

A couple days before coach Jimmy Rogers turned Washington State’s football program upside down, deciding to leave for the same job at Iowa State on Friday after just one season with the Cougars, whispers bounced around the Cougar Football Complex.

At Washington State and across the college football ecosystem, it's transfer portal season. For the second straight year, the Cougars are in the same position, getting ready for a bowl game without a head coach in place.

WSU head coach Jimmy Rogers released a statement following the announcement that he took a head coaching job at Iowa State.

New Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers is bringing longtime collaborator Jesse Bobbitt to Ames, naming him defensive coordinator after WSU’s bowl game.

Heck, Jimmy Rogers was well on his way to doing all the right things, too, with a top 20 defense, a 5-1 record at Gesa Field and a season good enough to earn the Washington State football program its ninth bowl game berth in the last 10 full seasons and lay a foundation for a team that could compete for championships in the new Pac-12.