Mike Leach on the hot seat?

JUL 22, 2015 4:02p ET

JUL 22, 2015 4:02p ET

After just a couple of seasons in Pullman, could it be time to pull the plug on the Mike Leach era at Washington State? It seems implausible, especially given the success he found with the team in 2013, but weirder things have happened.

ESPN's Ted Miller explains why Leach's seat could be a little bit warm at WSU. Miller gave Leach's hot-seat rating a three out of five, by far the highest number in the Pac-12 North. Below are Miller's comments:

"After leading Washington State to a bowl game in 2013 -- we won't mention how that bowl game went -- expectations were fairly high in 2014. So a 3-9 finish, which included losses in six of the final seven…