Mississippi State player decides to transfer after Mike Leach's controversial tweet

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A tweet sent out by Mississippi State coach Mike Leach caused one of his players to transfer.

Leach, entering his first season at MSU, apologized last week after sending out a tweet with an image that depicted a woman knitting a noose for her husband with the caption, “After 2 weeks of quarantine with her husband, Gertrude decided to knit him a scarf.”

Several MSU players reacted negatively to the tweet, which was sent out Wednesday night and deleted by Leach on Thursday morning. One of those players was sophomore defensive tackle Fabien Lovett. Lovett responded simply by saying, “wtf.” He also retweeted Fox analyst Shannon Sharpe, who sent out a video with commentary very critical of Leach.

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Lovett shared Leach’s tweet with his father and also spoke with a few MSU coaches. By Friday, Lovett and his father decided it was best for Lovett to leave Mississippi State. Lovett’s father, Abdual Lovett, explained the decision making to the Clarion Ledger:

The father said he questioned Leach's ability to lead because he says "whatever whenever."

"I didn't feel comfortable with my son being down there with a guy like that from a leadership standpoint — that you can just throw anything out there," Abdual told the Clarion Ledger on Saturday. "I feel if he can do it, the kids are going to feel like they can do it."

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Looks like WSU lucked out when Leach left.