College Football Nation Mourns the Loss of Legendary Coach Mike Leach

By Matt Trammell, Dec 13, 2022

STARKVILLE, MS – School officials for Mississippi State on Tuesday morning that Head Football Coach Mike Leach has passed away from a fatal heart attack.

As previously reported, on Dec. 12, Coach Leach was taken to the hospital and was put on life support following the cardiac event. For the original story see: Miss. State Head Coach Mike Leach in Critical Condition after Significant Cardiac Event

News of Coach Leach's death shook the world as he was one of the most beloved coaches in college football history.

Coach Leach's tie to West Texas was his decade spent as the head football coach at Texas Tech University. There he perfected the air raid offense that has shaped the college football game to what it is now.