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No handouts, no favorites: Inside Jimmy Rogers’ competitive culture at WSU

October 29, 2025

By Jamey Vinnick, CougFan: “This is not the YMCA.” Jimmy Rogers was direct. When it comes to playing time at Washington State, Rogers doesn’t care how you arrived at a certain spot or what your background as a recruit is. If you produce, you play. If you don’t, you don’t.  And in Rogers’ program, not all roles are going to be created equal.

Take the roles freshmen have earned, for example. Of Wazzu’s freshman class from the 2025 cycle, 10 have already made at least one appearance, continuing Rogers’ belief from South Dakota State of getting as many youngsters action as possible. The latest were safety Brody Miller and DT Connor Sullivan.

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