Washington State head football coach Nick Rolovich has been fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the university announced Monday.

Both the university and the state of Washington have implemented vaccine mandates.

The deadline to receive a COVID-19 vaccine for state, health care and school employees in Washington was Monday. .

Rolovich had previously said he would seek a religious exemption to the state's vaccine mandate, which he apparently was not granted.

Governor Jay Inslee announced the state's vaccine mandate the following month, shortly after Washington State University had announced its own mandate

Defensive tackles coach Ricky Logo, assistant head coach and cornerback coach John Richardson, co-offensive coordinate and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann and offensive line coach Mark Weber were also fired, CBS Sports report