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Jan. 22—PULLMAN — Jimmy Rogers isn’t done flipping recruits to his new school.
Washington State landed five high school commits on Wednesday, three of whom were previously committed to Rogers at South Dakota State.
They are linebacker Sullivan Schlimgen, athlete Erimus Wright, kicker/punter Adlai Lounsbury, and offensive linemen Trevor Bindel and Dylan Hildebrand. The last two are Rogers’ first prep recruits who were not previously committed to SDSU.
That makes 14 high school recruits for Rogers, who has also welcomed 20 players from the transfer portal, including 16 from South Dakota State.
Scholarship limits are changing in college football beginning this season, increasing from 85 to a maximum of 105, but the Cougars’ new additions help fill the voids left by the 37 players from last year’s team who are departing via the portal.
If there’s one position group at which WSU has improved most , it might be the secondary, particularly safeties. The Cougars are experiencing nearly a full makeover at that spot. Incoming are SDSU transfers Tucker Large, Cale Reeder and Matthew Durrance, all of whom are veterans. Cornerback Colby Humphrey, another veteran, also makes for a promising addition to WSU’s secondary.
Gone are former WSU safeties Adrian Wilson (transferred to Arizona State), and graduates Tanner Moku, Tyson Durant and Jackson Lataimua (portal), all of whom showed flashes but struggled for the most part. Combined with former defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding’s schemes, it’s one reason the Cougars finished the season allowing 270.5 passing yards per game, No. 124 of 133 FBS teams nationwide.
Now that the transfer portal has closed again for WSU — set to close on Dec. 28, it reopened for 30 days on Dec. 19 after former coach Jake Dickert exited the program, following NCAA rules — the only players the Cougars…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2025-01-23 04:59:00
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