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Jan. 6—PULLMAN — Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers isn’t done bringing over players from South Dakota State.
That became clear Monday, when WSU added two SDSU transfers: Senior safety Cale Reeder and freshman defensive lineman Fernando Lecuona, both of whom were announced by the Cougars’ program. They make up the eighth and ninth Jackrabbits Rogers has turned Cougs.
They join running back Angel Johnson, defensive lineman Max Baloun, safety Matthew Durrance and cornerback/linebacker Caleb Francl, all of whom have made announcements. The Cougars are also adding running back Kirby Vorhees, safety Tucker Large and linebacker Carsten Reynolds, a source confirmed to The Spokesman-Review on Monday, though those players have not gone public with their decisions yet.
All of Rogers’ nine transfers are from his old school of SDSU. He has secured one high school commitment, which came from three-star linebacker Isaiah Hung, who was previously committed to the Jackrabbits under Rogers.
On the coaching front, Rogers has also brought over two assistants from SDSU, offensive coordinator Danny Freund and defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit. The Cougs have also hired defensive tackles coach Everette Thompson, plus offensive line coaches Taylor Lucas and Mike Iupati.
Reeder, a veteran with one more year to play, missed nearly all of the 2024 season with an injury he suffered in the Jackrabbits’ season-opener against Oklahoma State, taking a medical redshirt season. Before that, he started the final 14 games of SDSU’s 2023 national championship season, registering 58 tackles, fifth-most on the team.
With 1,814 snaps under his belt across four seasons, Reeder’s main asset seems to be his experience. He may not have played FBS football before, but he’s helped SDSU earn an FCS national title, and he’s played a lot of snaps doing it. He…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2025-01-07 03:01:00
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