Washington State football coach Mike Leach “has a very good shot at being offered” the head coaching job at Tennessee, according to a story by footballscoop.com.
The story published Saturday morning when Leach was preparing the Cougars for the Apple Cup, a game they must win to claim the Pac-12 North title and a spot in the Dec. 1 conference championship game.
“The expectation from those we’ve spoken with is that Leach would accept the position if offered,” the footballscoop.com story states. “We can further add that sources tell FootballScoop Washington State officials have had internal discussions about their plans should Leach move on (in addition to Tennessee, Leach could be wind up being a target at other SEC schools as well).