Mike Leach reportedly leaves Washington State for Mississippi State

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Yahoo Sports has reported and ESPN has confirmed that Washington State University football coach Mike Leach has agreed to be the new head coach at Mississippi State.

Leach went 55-47 in his eight seasons in Pullman and took the Cougars to a school-record five consecutive bowl games over the past five seasons.

After a school-record 11-win season and a No. 10 national ranking in 2018, the Cougars went 6-7 in 2019, capped by a 31-21 loss to Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.

Leach’s 43 wins since 2015 marks the most for a WSU coach during a five-year span. The Cougars have led the FBS in passing offense four times in the past seven seasons.

Leach will succeed Joe Moorhead, who was fired last week after going 14-12 in two seasons with the Bulldogs. (ESPN, Seattle Times)

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