Suddenly, Washington’s offensive coordinator position is not the most notable college football vacancy in the state.
By now, you already know: after eight endlessly entertaining seasons at Washington State, Mike Leach is headed to the SEC — finally — to assume head coaching duties at Mississippi State. If he hasn’t already, Cougar AD Patrick Chun will imminently launch a national search for Leach’s successor.
Nearly 300 miles west of Pullman, Leach’s departure must be bittersweet for new UW head coach Jimmy Lake, who effectively dominated the Washington State air raid in six consecutive wins on staff.