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.

South Dakota State quarterback Chase Mason does not want to play for Washington State. He brutally rejected the idea with one simple word on social media—

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.

South Dakota State football announced that it had added Brian Bergstrom to the team's staff as defensive coordinator.

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,

WDAY+ will be live on Friday, January 10 at 10 a.m. for SDSU's press conference introducing new head football coach Dan Jackson.

The trio of hires mark the first for Dan Jackson, who was named the 22nd head coach in South Dakota State football program history on Dec. 31.

South Dakota State’s new football coach will be publicly introduced Friday morning in Brookings. Dan Jackson was hired on December 31. The university will introduce him via an introductory press conference Friday morning at 10 a.