South Dakota State has filled its final coordinator role after hiring Isaiah Jackson to lead the special teams units, head coach Dan Jackson announced Saturday.

BROOKINGS — When Jimmy Rogers stepped down as South Dakota State football coach to take the job at Washington State, Dan Jackson was in Albuquerque, looking for a place to live as he prepared to begin his new job as the defensive coordinator at the University of New Mexico.

Washington State hired Jimmy Rogers of South Dakota State as its new head coach, the school announced Saturday. Rogers accepted a five-year deal, according to Washington State. Rogers, 37, went

Friday morning was a homecoming in Club 71 in Dana J Dykhouse Stadium for Dan Jackson, who was introduced as South Dakota State football’s 22nd head coach in program history. A graphic with Jackson’s face and the message “Welcome Home” was projected on every TV inside Club 71.

Dan Jackson played his college football for SDSU from 2003-2005. He joined the Jackrabbit coaching staff as a graduate assistant in 2012. That began a run of various coaching positions with SDSU including corner backs coach,