Mike Leach leaves Washington State for Mississippi State

[JonLP24]

Consider it the end of the Air Raid era at Washington State.

Mike Leach’s flirtation with the SEC – which began two years ago when Leach was in line to take the vacant job at Tennessee – finally became reality early Thursday afternoon, when the Washington State coach was officially hired to coach Mississippi State.

The Spokesman-Review confirmed a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Pete Thamel stating Leach and Mississippi State had agreed on a deal just one day after it was reported the two parties met at the coach’s vacation home in Key West, Florida.

Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen tweeted a picture of Leach signing a contract at 11:15 a.m. PT, writing “The deal is done. See you back at StarkVegas at Bryan Field at 3:15 p.m. with @Coach_Leach! #HailState”

The school officially announced Leach’s hire in a news release before noon and confirmed the school would announce its new coach at a 9 a.m. PST news conference Friday at the Leo Seal Jr. Hall Football Complex. The news conference will be streamed live via the SEC Network.

Seattle Times
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[Sewa]

1. Goodbye won't miss ya

As a WSU football fan I’m glad he’s gone. He would never take the blame for games lost because of his bad decision. He always blamed the players. Hope they try to get Alex Grinch as head coach.