SHOCK CLAIM: College Devised a Secret Vaccine Plot to Force Out a Christian Coach

Tré Goins-Phillips : Jun 24, 2025
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"It's quite clear they thought that it tarnished Washington State's 'brand'—that's their word—to have a devoted Christian that stood by his beliefs and didn't take the COVID-19 vaccine. The only thing that tarnished their brand really was their refusal to live up to religious liberty, which is what this country is all about." -Becket attorney Joe Davis

[Faithwire.com] One college-level football coach's claim of a clandestine plot to fire him might sound like the beginning of a movie, but, for Nick Rolovich, it was allegedly his lived experience. (Image: Unsplash-Mika Baumeister)

In fact, the purported internal plan was so inculcated at Washington State University, it was dubbed the "Rolo strategy," according to Becket attorney Joe Davis, who is representing Rolovich in his legal quest against university officials he believes violated his constitutional rights to religious freedom.

"They were implementing something that they called internally the 'Rolo strategy,'" Davis told CBN News of high-level executives at WSU. "[T]hey questioned [Rolovich's] character because of his religious beliefs, they used words that aren't appropriate on family programming to describe his religious beliefs. This is really shocking stuff that should never happen in this country."

At the center of the case, Rolovich argues, is the almighty dollar. The coach—alongside his attorneys at Becket—is appealing to the Ninth Circuit after a federal district court ruled in WSU's favor in January.

The Catholic coach led the WSU Cougars for nearly two full seasons before he ran into what proved to be an insurmountable hurdle—one reportedly placed in front of him by college higher-ups who feared financially painful retaliation from hefty donors if Rolovich was granted an exemption to the then-nascent COVID-19 shots... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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