Tributes to Mike Leach continue to pour in from all across college football. If you missed the news this morning, the 61-year-old Mississippi State head coach passed away last night after suffering a reported heart attack at his home on Sunday.
Leach’s innovation on the field was matched only by his personality off it. Beginning at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and Kentucky, Leach and his mentor Hal Mumme revolutionized college football with the Air Raid offense, which took flight with Tim Couch at the controls. With Mumme as his head coach and Leach as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Couch set school records, led the Cats to their first win over Alabama in 75 years, was named a Heisman finalist, and became the No.