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Michael Charles Leach (March 9, 1961 – December 12, 2022) was an American college football coach who primarily coached at the NCAA Division I FBS level. Nicknamed "The Pirate", he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the NCAA record-setting air raid offense.
Mike Leach record at Texas Tech. Leach was hired as the Red Raiders coach on Dec. 9, 1999, after his success with Oklahoma in the Big 12. Leach led Texas Tech to three nine-win seasons in 2002 ...
Texas Tech became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in 1996 when the Southwest Conference disbanded. During his ninth season as head coach, Mike Leach led Texas Tech to the program's first division championship in 2008. After Leach was fired at the end of the 2009 season, Ruffin McNeill was named interim head coach ...
At Texas Tech, visionary football coach Mike Leach revolutionized offense in the Big 12. He died Monday evening at age 61. RIP to coach Mike Leach, perhaps the most influential figure in Big 12 ...
Mike Leach is gone at 61, and between his humor and his coaching, he changed Texas Tech and football. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
In American football, the air raid offense is an offensive scheme popularized by such coaches as Earnest Wilson, Hal Mumme, Mike Leach, Sonny Dykes, and Tony Franklin during their respective tenures at Iowa Wesleyan University, Valdosta State, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, and Washington State.
Texas Tech's offensive line coach, Clay McGuire, did stints at WSU from 2012-2017 and 2022-23. One of the Red Raiders' best receivers, Josh Kelly, broke out as a Cougar last fall.
USC coach Lincoln Riley was among those paying tribute to Mike Leach, who died Monday night. Leach's vast coaching tree included Riley and many others. 'You changed my life': Lincoln Riley, others ...