Mississippi State coach Mike Leach has not been the coach at Texas Tech since 2009, when the Red Raiders fired him and said he mistreated Adam James, a player who had suffered a concussion.
Texas Tech fired him for cause—negating much of a five-year, $12.7 million contract signed in February 2009, despite Leach disputing the account.
More than a decade later, as the two schools are preparing to meet on Tuesday in the Liberty Bowl, Leach still feels as if he's owed some of that money.
“You know, great school,” Leach said Saturday. “I’ve got great memories there.