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Forget the Air Raid, Mike Leach has learned to love the run game

Twenty years ago as an offensive coordinator at Valdosta State running Hal Mumme's Air Raid offense, Washington State coach Mike Leach never imagined that he'd someday be running an offense that ran the ball more than one-third of its downs.

Even today, he's surprised when he hears the number: 36.4 percent of his plays have been rushing.

Little by little the Air Raid offense is beginning to fly a bit lower and find more production on the ground.