In his introductory news conference on Thursday, Rogers laid out a vision for a program that recruits the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest, an offense that attacks the width of the field and runs the ball, a defense that rotates its linemen and a team that will build on the spirit of the players already in the building.

The WSU Cougars and South Dakota State's Jimmy Roberts have agreed in principle to a five-year contract, the school announced Saturday.

Perhaps new WSU football coach Jimmy Rogers actually believes the Cougars can win a national title. Realistic or not, it's the only acceptable mentality.

Jimmy Rogers played his college football at SDSU, before beginning a long stretch of coaching for the Jackrabbits. Rogers was the head coach for two years, until December 28th when he became the new coach at Washington State.