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.

Between the shock of Jimmy Rogers' departure and the hiring of Kirby Moore to take over, there have been plenty of distractions for the Cougs.

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.

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.

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.

It happened with Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, who starred for the Cougs last year before upgrading to a school that temporarily had him in the Heisman conversation. It happened with Jake Dickert, who led WSU to an 8-5 season last year before bolting for Wake Forest. And now it's the case with Rogers.

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.