The Mississippi State Bulldogs have hired former Washington State Cougars head coach Mike Leach to the same position in Starkville. Leach is legendary for his press conferences, his air raid offense, and his ability to develop quarterbacks.
Leach is 139-90 in his career and will be coaching in the SEC, as a head coach, for the first time in 2020. Leach was able to turn historically struggling programs in Texas Tech and Washington State into consistent winning schools. Will Leach be able to achieve the same success at Mississippi State?
Here’s how SEC football Twitter reacted to Leach’s hiring:
Mike Leach to Mississippi State!!! pic.twitter.com/fWPrnrkl8y
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) January 9, 2020
I, for one, am very excited to see Mike Leach and Lane Kiffin in Mississippi at the same time. Can you imagine the Egg Bowl coverage?! Electric.
— Kayce Smith (@KayceSmith) January 9, 2020
Weekly SEC pressers are going to be incredible:
• Kiffin
• Leach
• Saban
• O
• Jimbo
• Muschamp
• Kirby— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) January 9, 2020
This won’t be Mike Leach’s first rodeo in the SEC. He was Kentucky’s OC in 1997-98 and talked to Arkansas last month about its head job. He was close to landing the Tennessee head job in 2018 before AD John Currie was fired. Phillip Fulmer replaced Currie and hired Jeremy Pruitt.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) January 9, 2020
It’s not good news for the struggling PAC-12:
And like that, both Washington schools will have new HCs next season. Leach was 3rd longest-tenured coach in the Pac-12 behind Shaw (2011) and Whittingham (dawn of time)
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) January 9, 2020
Washington State’s Mike Leach, one of nation’s most innovative offensive minds, will be Mississippi State’s coach, sources told @Stadium. Leach coached 18 years at Texas Tech & WSU. The Cougs’ have had nation’s top passing offense 3 of past 5 years & never ranked out of Top 10
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) January 9, 2020
Miss State hiring Leach to counter Kiffin to Ole Miss is born out of the same mentality that keeps roadside fireworks stands in business. Neigbor got the Silversonic Warhead and Copperhead Mortars? Let’s get the Rain of Fire and Phantom Strike.
— Tom Hart (@tom_hart) January 9, 2020
Welcome to the state old pirate and friend!! @Coach_Leach @SEC #swingursword #eggbowl https://t.co/4r4hUsOoC9
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) January 9, 2020
If people were offended by Orgeron's hot mic remarks after upsetting Bama, just imagine what Mike Leach will say.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 9, 2020
Mike Leach to Mississippi State.
Not sure how he'll fare in the SEC, but I will say this: If his teams are as good as his wedding advice, MSU will be a juggernaut.pic.twitter.com/3FFPklthkn
— Not Jerry Tipton (@NotJerryTipton) January 9, 2020
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