Mississippi St rallies to win ReliaQuest Bowl, honors Leach
1 year, 11 months ago

Mississippi St rallies to win ReliaQuest Bowl, honors Leach

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TAMPA, Fla. — Massimo Biscardi made a 27-yard tiebreaking field goal with four seconds left, Marcus Banks returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown on the game’s last play and No. 24 Mississippi State rallied to beat Illinois 19-10 on Monday in the ReliaQuest Bowl in the Bulldogs’ first game since coach Mike Leach’s death. “Emotional game, obviously.” Banks’ score came on Illinois’ fifth lateral following a completed pass after the Fighting Ilini got the ball at their own 29. Leach’s nickname was “The Pirate.” UP NEXT Mississippi State: Opens the 2023 regular-season on Sept. 2 against Southeastern Louisiana.

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Mike Leach is still part of Mississippi State, but there’s no sob story in Starkville
1 year, 5 months ago

Mike Leach is still part of Mississippi State, but there’s no sob story in Starkville

New York Times  

— Drive up to Mississippi expecting a sob story, one of a football program crushed by grief and trying to rebuild in the honor and image of the iconic coach gone too soon. 3: “We had a bowl game to win.” Mississippi State was 8-4 and in the midst of something of a breakthrough season in Leach’s third year. “I …

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
2 years ago

Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Gruff, pioneering and unfiltered, Mississippi State’s Mike Leach was one of the most influential football coaches of this or any generation. Thank you for sharing in the joy of our beloved husband and father’s life.” In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington …

Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death
2 years ago

Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death

Associated Press  

24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. “Our players are excited about going to the ReliaQuest Bowl and they will play in honor of Coach Leach,” Mississippi State interim athletic director Bracky Brett told The Associated Press. Brett said he would defer any questions on the search for new …

Mike Leach dead: The Mississippi State coach’s Air Raid offense transformed college football.
2 years ago

Mike Leach dead: The Mississippi State coach’s Air Raid offense transformed college football.

Slate  

Most of the coaches who stand out as singular entities in the big sweep of college football got there because they won, won, and won. As author S.C. Gwynne chronicles in The Perfect Pass, a tome of the system that Mumme once told me I should read, the Air Raid was a radical shift when Mumme and Leach developed it …

Pioneering college football coach Mike Leach dies at 61
2 years ago

Pioneering college football coach Mike Leach dies at 61

LA Times  

Mike Leach, the gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the passing game with the Air Raid offense, died Monday night following complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State said Tuesday. Riley made the most of the opportunity to soak up essential traits of Leach’s Air Raid offense, fast-tracking his ascent as a young college football coaching …

Appreciation: ‘Call anytime.’ Football great Mike Leach always seemed eager to learn from others
2 years ago

Appreciation: ‘Call anytime.’ Football great Mike Leach always seemed eager to learn from others

LA Times  

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach looks across the field during a game against Georgia on Nov. 14. Sports Pioneering college football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 Mississippi State says football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition at the age of 61. Today, with the official announcement that Leach died following complications from a heart …

Mississippi St. forces 4 turnovers to roll No. 17 Texas A&M
2 years, 2 months ago

Mississippi St. forces 4 turnovers to roll No. 17 Texas A&M

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Decamerion Richardson scooped up Emmanuel Forbes’ critical third-quarter field goal block and returned it 50 yards for the touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 21-3 lead. Leading 14-0 just before halftime, the Bulldogs’ defense came through again as Nathaniel Watson forced Aggies quarterback Max Johnson to …

Rogers, Mississippi State rally past No. 16 Auburn 43-34
3 years, 1 month ago

Rogers, Mississippi State rally past No. 16 Auburn 43-34

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think the biggest thing is that we didn’t get discouraged by the first half, which should have been easy to do,” Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said. But, as the defense struggled to slow Mississippi State’s passing attack after halftime, the Tigers were held to …

Rogers leads Mississippi State to 26-22 win over No. 15 A&M
3 years, 2 months ago

Rogers leads Mississippi State to 26-22 win over No. 15 A&M

Associated Press  

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Desperate for a boost after consecutive close losses, Mississippi State found a huge one by knocking off the 15th-ranked Texas A&M on Saturday night. Will Rogers threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns and Nathan Pickering sacked Zach Calzada in the end zone late for a safety in Mississippi State’s 26-22 victory. “It’s always good to …

Corral, Ole Miss jump out early, beat Mississippi St. 31-24
4 years ago

Corral, Ole Miss jump out early, beat Mississippi St. 31-24

Associated Press  

— Matt Corral threw for two touchdowns as Ole Miss raced to a 14-0 first quarter lead and held off a late Mississippi State surge Saturday to defeat the Bulldogs 31-24 in the Egg Bowl rivalry. Corral was 24 of 36 passing for 385 yards with touchdowns of 81 yards to Braylon Sanders and 48 yards to Dontario Drummond as …

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