{"id":109315,"date":"2020-01-14T08:48:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=109315"},"modified":"2020-01-14T08:48:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:48:22","slug":"rolo-leaves-for-wash-st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/14\/rolo-leaves-for-wash-st\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Rolovich leaves UH<\/abbr> for Washington St."},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa head football coach Nick Rolovich<\/strong> has informed UH<\/abbr> officials that he has accepted the head coach position at Washington State University.<\/p>\n

Rolovich returned to lead his alma mater at the end of 2015, succeeding Norm Chow.<\/p>\n

“Nick called me tonight to inform me that he accepted the Washington State job. Our football team is in a better place because of Nick, and we wish him all the best. Our search for our next head coach begins immediately,” UH<\/abbr> Mānoa Athletics Director David Matlin<\/strong> said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Rolovich ends his time at UH<\/abbr> 28-27 in his career as Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> head coach, including a 15-17 record in the Mountain West. He also led Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to a division title and its first appearance in the Mountain West Conference Championship this past season. The Rainbow Warriors went to three Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Bowls, winning two, during his four years at UH<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

The Washington State job opened when former Cougars coach Mike Leach left the school to accept the head coaching position at Mississippi State.<\/p>\n

Applicants for the position are encouraged to apply through the UH<\/abbr> employment portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After four years of leading the UH<\/abbr> football team, Nick Rolovich heads to the Pacific Northwest to Washington State University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,83,9,550],"class_list":["post-109315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-football","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t