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A new rule change has made Mike Leach suddenly eligible for the Hall of Fame ... and Sonny Dykes -- one of his former assistants -- tells TMZ Sports he sure hopes "The Pirate" will now soon be dubbed an HOFer.
The regulation reviser came last month, when the College Football Hall of Fame decided to reduce the career win percentage required for eligibility from 60% to 59.5%.
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