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Wednesday Headlines: Mike Leach Edition

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Early Tuesday morning, it was announced that Mississippi State football head coach Mike Leach had passed away late Monday night after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.

Leach spent 35 total years as a coach in college football, starting back in 1987 with the Cal Poly Mustangs. He made 10 stops, including a two-year stint at Kentucky as the offensive coordinator for UK great and former No. 1 overall pick Tim Couch.

Leach was 158-107 as a head coach, a two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year and one-time Big 12 Coach of the Year.