CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Washington State coach Mike Leach will be getting back to his roots when his Cougars open their season at Wyoming on Saturday.
Leach is a Wyoming native, growing up in Cody just east of Yellowstone National Park where he developed an interest in coaching while playing sports at Cody High School.
"I started coaching baseball — Little League, Babe Ruth — from 15 to my sophomore year in college," Leach recalled this week. "That's where I discovered I liked coaching and a lot of that developed.'"
Leach enters his 17th season as a head football coach with a 122-81 career record, including a 38-38 mark in six seasons at Washington State.