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Mike Leach prefers rolling, not running, to punish his Cougars

PULLMAN — Mike Leach has always been an adversary of sprint-based punishment. Here’s how the Washington State coach sees it.

“The traditional thing is ‘run sprints,’ ” Leach said Wednesday afternoon following a practice at Martin Stadium. “But you’re trying to save their legs because you need their legs and the energy in their legs for tomorrow, the next day, the next day, the game and so it goes. And so legs aren’t really a resource I’m interested in tapping.”

But lungs are fair game.

Not particularly pleased with the “sustained focus” his offense showed near the end of practice No.