WSU extends Leach contract

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Washington State University and head football coach Mike Leach have agreed in principle to a one-year contract extension that will keep him on the Cougar sideline through the 2023 season. 

The 2018 season saw Leach guide Washington State to an 11-2 record, a No. 10 final ranking in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, and a victory in the Valero Alamo Bowl over Iowa State. The 11 wins in 2018 set a single-season school record, and he is the first Cougar head coach to lead Washington State to four straight bowl games. 

Additionally, Leach was named the American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, the first in WSU history. 

In his seven seasons leading the Cougars, Leach has amassed 49 victories, which ranks third in program history. He has guided the Cougars to five bowl games in the past six years, also a first for a Cougar coach, and over the past four seasons WSU has the second-most conference wins of any program in the Pac-12.  (WSU Athletics)

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