Jared Kaster

Biography

Jared Kaster was added to tje coaching staff on Jan. 3, 2025 as an Assistant Coach, Offensive Line. In 2024, Washington State jumped out to a historic start, winning eight of its first nine games of the season and climbing inside of the top 20 in the AP Poll. It marked the first time since 2018 that the Cougars started a season 8-1 or better and the lone loss during that stretch came to College Football Playoff qualifier Boise State on the road. Kaster and Washington State claimed multiple non-conference wins over Power-4 conference teams, defeating Texas Tech and Washington in consecutive weeks. The Cougars entered bowl season with the No. 11 scoring offense in the country in 2024 with 36.8 points per game. Kaster spent the 2023 season at Austin Peay, serving as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. Following the 2023 campaign, Kaster briefly served as the offensive line coach at UTEP, before joining Coach Dickert’s staff. During the 2023 season, Kaster helped the Governors to their second-straight conference title, and first in the United Athletic Conference. He helped guide an offense averaged 34.1 points per game, ninth in the FCS and first in the UAC, while its 427 yards per game of total offense ranked second in the conference. Austin Peay's passing efficiency (162.2) ranked third in the country and first in the conference. During his one season at Austin Peay, the Governors produced six all-conference players on offense, including three offensive linemen: