Former WSU football coach Nick Rolovich lost his lawsuit against the university that stemmed from his firing for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Three years after Washington State University fired its head football coach, a federal court has said the university had the right to do so.

The decision from Judge Thomas Rice of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington comes three years after Rolovich was let go midway through the 2021 season. At the time, state employees were mandated to be vaccinated against coronavirus, a requirement later rescinded by the state.

Washington State University had “just cause” to fire head football coach Nick Rolovich for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine, a federal judge ruled Monday. Rolovich, ( pictured) who is Catholic, sued the public institution for discrimination after being terminated in 2021 in the middle of the football season.

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The lawsuit stemmed from WSU’s termination of Rolovich in December 2021 after he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and his request for a religious exemption was denied. Rolovich claimed the university violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,

Former Washington State University (WSU) head football coach Nicholas Rolovich has lost his lawsuit against the university. On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ruled in favor of WSU,