PULLMAN, Wash. — 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, upholding Rolovich's termination for refusing to comply with the university’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

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,

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

A federal judge ruled Monday that Washington State University was justified in firing former Nick Rolovich for failing to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The decision from Judge Thomas Rice of the U.