PULLMAN — Less than a calendar year later, Washington State is in the same place.

Coach Jimmy Rogers accepted the same job at Iowa State on Friday evening, becoming the second straight Cougar coach to leave the program before an upcoming bowl game. In his one and only season at WSU, Rogers went 6-6, which catapulted him to the helm of the Cyclones’ program.

That leaves the Cougs with all sorts of problems — which players will follow Rogers, which coaches will do the same, and how will they fill those gaps? — but this above all.

Who will coach WSU next?

With that in mind, here are five potential candidates to replace Rogers. Keep in mind: Without a full-time athletic director in place, the WSU brass leading the charge on this hire will likely be president Elizabeth Cantwell and interim

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