Shortly after news of Mississippi State coach Mike Leach’s death was released Tuesday morning, tributes flooded out from across the football world paying tribute to the innovative and charismatic figure. Among them was an emotional video released Tuesday evening by the Mississippi State official Twitter account, fittingly captioned, “One of the best to ever do it.”
Leach had just completed his third season as Mississippi State’s coach and was preparing his team for the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa. He suffered a heart-related medical emergency at his Starkville home Sunday morning before being airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.