Luke Falk came to Pullman as a walk-on quarterback.

Now he wants to come back as a walk-on head coach.

The former record-setting Washington State quarterback unilaterally announced his candidacy to fill WSU’s head-coaching vacancy Sunday afternoon via social media.

The job opened recently when Jimmy Rogers, not quite a year into his tenure in Pullman, pulled up stakes and accepted the job at Iowa State.

The abrupt departure, after the usual pledges of deep commitment, was part of what piqued Falk’s interest. Like so many fans, Falk has been vexed by the use of WSU as a coach’s springboard to more lucrative positions.

So, if fealty to the Crimson and Grey is a factor in vetting, well, Falk’s ‘ya boy.

“This program doesn’t need another coach shopping for the next job,” Falk wrote in an

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