Remembering Mike Leach

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Washington State AD Pat Chun optimistic about football’s future after Mike Leach’s move to Mississippi State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

With the majority of the football team still elsewhere on winter break, and the streets of Pullman relatively quiet, Pat Chun stood at a podium inside the Cougar Football Complex on Thursday and set out the parameters for a coaching search.

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After eight seasons, Mike Leach leaving Washington State to coach at Mississippi State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 9, 2020

Mike Leach’s flirtation with the SEC – something that began two years ago when Leach was in line to take the job at Tennessee – finally culminated early Thursday afternoon, when the Washington State coach was officially hired to coach Mississippi State.

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Since Mike Leach’s arrival on the Palouse, Washington State has gone “all in” on the Air Raid offense

Thu., Aug. 29, 2019

Connor Halliday was there at the beginning.

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41-40 Cody (3 OT). As Washington State coach Mike Leach returns home to Wyoming, one memory stands out from the rest

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 30, 2018

The 1976 Wyoming AA State high school football championship was played on a frosty Saturday in Cody, on Nov. 13, between Leach’s Cody Broncs and the Laramie Plainsmen.

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Video and Q&A: Washington State coach Mike Leach at Pac-12 Media Day

UPDATED: Wed., July 25, 2018

Leach broached a variety of subjects, including the handling of Tyler Hilinski’s death, the Cougars’ impending QB competition and recent rule changes in the NCAA.

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Washington State’s Mike Leach on the great candy corn debate: ‘I think it’s just awful’

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 31, 2017

There’s a reason that seasonal treats are only seasonal, Mike Leach believes, and when it comes to candy corn, the Washington State coach thinks the popular Halloween confection belongs in the same category as mint juleps and fruitcake.

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WSU’s Mike Leach keeps ‘em entertained at Pac-12 Media Days

Fri., July 31, 2015

Washington State coach Mike Leach was the main event during the second day of Pac-12 Media Days.

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Mike Leach a good fit at WSU with “just do your best” mantra

Thu., Aug. 30, 2012

PULLMAN – The conference table is covered with lunch fixings – meat, side dishes, dinner rolls. Help yourself, Mike Leach says, sipping his coffee, depth charts and notes and printouts scattered before him. On this mid-August day, with Washington State’s football team knee-deep in training camp, it’s hard to say how long Leach has been in his office – “a glorified hallway, really,” he calls it – but it’s obvious he’s made this space in the Bohler athletic complex his temporary home.

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Extraordinary life led Leach to Pullman

Sun., Dec. 11, 2011

PULLMAN – Mike Leach is the Saab of modern football coaches. He’s anything but ordinary.

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Leach wows ’em at Washington State

Wed., Dec. 7, 2011

PULLMAN – The band played, the fans cheered, the cameras clicked. Mike Leach stood on the dais in the Compton Union Building’s Senior Ballroom on Tuesday afternoon, taking it all in.

Washington State AD Pat Chun optimistic about football’s future after Mike Leach’s move to Mississippi State

After eight seasons, Mike Leach leaving Washington State to coach at Mississippi State

Since Mike Leach’s arrival on the Palouse, Washington State has gone “all in” on the Air Raid offense

41-40 Cody (3 OT). As Washington State coach Mike Leach returns home to Wyoming, one memory stands out from the rest

Video and Q&A: Washington State coach Mike Leach at Pac-12 Media Day

Washington State’s Mike Leach on the great candy corn debate: ‘I think it’s just awful’

WSU’s Mike Leach keeps ‘em entertained at Pac-12 Media Days

Mike Leach a good fit at WSU with “just do your best” mantra

Extraordinary life led Leach to Pullman

Leach wows ’em at Washington State

Since Mike Leach’s arrival on the Palouse, Washington State has gone “all in” on the Air Raid offense

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