As a Washington State Cougar I can say we have nothing but wonderful memories of this amazing man and coach! And the relationship with Gardner Minshew was the best ever!

Swing your sword!! Man, I'm going to miss Coach Leach. I'm an Aggie who went to Texas Tech for my engineering doctorate. Met him in early mornings in the Jones AT&T parking lot. He remembered my name, and always asked about my research every time I saw him. He was the head coach of the football team and I was a lowly doctoral student who wasn't even a Red Raider and he remembered things about me. That's the character of the man...

I made it all the way until he handed out the game ball at the end before the tears came running down again. Really going to miss you, coach.

Man, I lost it when he spiked that football in the locker room. Coach Leach looked so humble, and those kids were fired up! RIP CML.

TTU alumn here, RIP Coach! Wreck ‘Em forever! Wishing yall the best in steps forward at MS State also, irreplaceable! TTU is apparently playing yall’s arch rival Ole Miss in our upcoming bowl game hope we beat em as a fitting tribute.

💔💔 as an Aggie it was an honor to get absolutely owned by Mike leach for 20 years

Man , I’m gonna call my kids and tell them all how much I love them right now !

Huge LSU fan here and he was by far my favorite college football coach. He was pure gold. Must see TV. A legend amongst legends. RIP Coach. 🤝

As a Texas Tech grad, I can confidently say that my alma mater, Wazzu, and Mississippi State are eternally linked in that we are the only places in the world who have been blessed to have this man lead our football team. Swing your sword!

As a Red Raider Alum I am absolutely heartbroken. We will never see another like him again. God Bless and Keep this Pirate

There will never be another coach like him. Great coach and an even better man.

The best accolade a Coach can get is that His players love Him. Our young Men clearly loved and do love Him. Coach , you will be missed.

I’m not crying, you’re crying 😢

As a Bama fan... I'm hurting for the Leach Family, the Miss St family, and the college football world. Coach Leach was an innovator, and a true pioneer. You could feel how great of a human he was by how he treated everyone he met. This man cared. Stephen Smith said it best. This is a man that you loved even if you didn't know him. We all cheered on his success. RIP Coach. You are missed.

TTU here. Nothing but love for coach Leach. He had an amazing impact on people wherever he found himself. My deepest condolences to his family. We stand heartbroken with you. MS, you are amazing. Coach would want you to keep your guns up. So very sorry for your loss.

As a Arkansas Razorback fan I couldn’t believe the news when I heard it, he was a legendary coach and offensive genius, and seemed like a good guy. RIP Leach

I’m really going to miss Coach Leach. I hope that we continue to hire unique individuals that do what they know in their heart is right without worrying about the expert opinions. He was one of a kind and made football fun.

Bama fan here, Coach Leach was one of a kind, a great Coach, his demenor and his personality and love for his players was so genuine, The SEC lost a great Coach and my prayers go out to his wife, family and the MSU comunity and fan base, this is such a tragic loss.

I wasn’t a cougs fan. I wasn’t a Mississippi state fan. But god damnit I was a MASSIVE MIKE LEACH FAN. Legend without question that’ll never be forgotten. #MIKELEACHFOREVER

Georgia fan here, and I have always respected and loved Mike Leach and who he was as a coach and person. Sad day for College Football and anyone who appreciated this man. RIP Coach 🙏

Beautiful tribute. Mississippi State, you'll forever have a place in this Red Raider's heart. Rest in peach Coach Leach. You are missed.

LSU fan. Son of a Texas Tech employee. The football world needs more Mike Leach’s in it. Always admired a man who thinks outside the box like him. RIP Coach

Man I don't normally get that emotional when famous people pass away but this one got me. What a legend of a coach but even more so the likeable character he was.

I always looked forward to Mike Leach interviews. They were often more memorable than anything that came before of after them. From the MSU up north.. RIP coach, you will be missed!

As a Georgia fan, it hurts to see a school who shares the same mascot as us lose someone that helped their program and I’ll be rooting for them against Illinois, RIP Mike Leach

Godspeed Coach Mike Leach. You were a national treasure.

I still can't believe he is gone,it shows us all how quickly life can end,live life to the fullest,he sure as hell did RIP COACH!!

Arkansas Razorback, my condolences and prayers 🙏 go out to not only Coach Mike Leach, but to Mississippi State, a rival, but yet in something this tragic, I pray everybody in the SEC always remembers, family, our faith in God, comes before football. My heartfelt prayers and sympathy to his family, Bulldog nation, and to all facing hardship this Christmas season, let us look and trust Jesus Christ to comfort all in need.

Prayers for the Leach family. What a great innovator and character coach he will be remembered as.

die hard ole miss fan here... just wanted to say leach was the most fun for us to play on thanksgiving in a long time... im very sad for your team... im very sad for his family... keep your heads up and keep moving forward.... RIP mike leach... what a cool dude!

he was one of a kind, what a legend

Respect from an LSU guy.. I watched coach’s press conferences every week and I’ve watched several of your games this year. I’ll be watching y’all on Jan 2, y’all punch the ticket for your coach! Geaux Bulldogs!!!

This is just a Sad Story. His personality in the SEC has been great. I hope they make exception and he gets put College Football Hall of Fame.

Ohio State here. I love Mike Leach. Hell of a guy. Rest easy. God bless his family.

There's a little bit of Mike Leach in ALL of us that's why we all resonated w his way of being. He inspired all of us to be our true authentic selves regardless of what anyone else thought For that we're all eternally indebted RIP u beautiful soul

So glad he went out with a win in the egg bowl.

I always looked forward to seeing a new soundbite from Coach Leach online, but my personal favorite was the one where he was giving wedding advice. The guy was absolutely hilarious! RIP Pirate 🏴‍☠️

What a beautiful piece… I am so envious of the people who got to meet Coach Leach… What a Marvelous human being he was… What an eternal legacy he has… I cannot express enough my sincerest condolences to the Leach family, the players who were able to play for him and the students and communities associated with the Universities he coached at… To see the celebration of this man by such diverse types of people shows the depth and breadth of his impact which was Amazing! I shall miss him ❤

2 years ago I didn’t even watch college football but would search for his press conferences for the unique humor he would bring. He was truly one of a kind. I didn’t know the guy but it shook me when I heard of his passing. God bless the family that got to live with this amazing one of a kind man.

A great coach and a great man. A real human being.

God bless Mike Leach and his family. We were lucky to have him for three years as he was truly one of the greats.

This made me cry. I went to Texas Tech and I wish the school did right by him before his passing. Keep swinging your sword forever, coach!

One of a kind. I sure wish we could have had him longer at State. God bless coach Leach and his family.

Thank you coach, for all you are,all the laughs, & the lives you touched. You are an inspiration, you will be missed & NEVER FORGOTTEN

University of Washington fan here. Paying respects to the great coach Mike Leach, and this wonderful video.

Penn State fan but always been a Mike Leach fan… sad he went out this way.. but legendary coach Rip!

Good guy always loved his interviews.

Rest in peace coach🙏🙏!

Can’t believe it💔 Thank you for being apart of the HailState Family!

What an incredible coach and human being! May he Rest In Peace. I am sending my continued prayers to his entire family. God bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️🏴‍☠️

I’ve never really followed him , but when I found out he was in the hospital I started seeing all the videos . He seemed like a great man and the players loved him. Wish I had followed him sooner

Colorado fan here. This dude was one of the guys who changed the way the conference played offense and defense, and he always gave Pac12 teams such a problem, especially Oregon and USC, during his time in the Pac12. Buffs Nation stands with Mississippi State fans and the Leach family during this difficult time. He left a big shadow on the CFB world with his passing. Rest easy, coach. You've earned it. #SkoBuffs

Beautifully done. Will miss you, Coach.

His coaching was the most culturally exciting coaching in the SEC that I've experience in my years. RIP Mike

Mississippi State always had something special. Their rowdy fanbase, the cowbells, the Don’t Stop Believin’ tradition and of course Mike Leach. My heart reaches out to the fanbase, students, and the campus itself

Prayers and love for a college football legend!

Texas grad and life-long CFB fan. I have enjoyed Mike Leach since he was at Tech (even though he cost us a BCS appearance) and trolling aggy on the reg. I had read message board rumors that he was going to retire after the bowl game this year and I thought "This guy could be the John Madden of CFB". What a tragedy.

He was a nice guy and respected by those he coached. Always fun to listen to his interviews.

I agree with Stephen A. 100%. I hoped and wished Coach Leach would win and have success at every stop of his head coaching career, he will be missed.

Coach’s press conferences were always candid and real! I loved them and they always entertained and he never shied away from the controversial topics.

RIP Coach Leach, man was one of a kind!!!

TCU fan. Coach Leach was missed when he was no longer with Texas Tech. I've rooted for him at both Washington State and Mississippi State. Rest in Peace.

I am a life long Razorback fan, but I have always loved Coach Leach.

Coach Leach love the relationships he had with others. And he loved the reaction from people. One of a kind guy that was so curious of life. Like a child but I mean that in a very good way.

A Rare public figure indeed, My personal favorite by a very long way. To take people from Underdogs to Contenders in his unique way everywhere he went is amazing. It is an honor as a WSU fan to be influenced by him for life. We will miss you greatly Mike, Thank you for being you.

From a Razorback, Rest in Peace good sir. You earned your rest beautifully. My heart is with Texas Tech, WSU, and Mississippi state fans.

As a Georgia fan I got to watch him start to turn around MS and man leach was truly one of a kind from one bulldog to another im sorry for your loss truly but may leach live forever❤️❤️❤️

I’m a Purdue fan and when I heard the news of his passing I was immediately in shock. Miss State isn’t it the Big Ten and it shows how he impacted college football as a whole. You will be missed💔

I’m a Bama football fan, but always been a coach Mike Leach fan. “He was 1 of 1” That’s the best way to describe him. Rest Easy Coach, you were Loved by an entire fan base called College Football.

Crazy seems like yesterday when he arrived at Starkville.. Time has gone by so fast…enjoyed every second of him being our coach never took it for granted knew it wouldn’t be forever. Rip ❤

This video just popped up on my timeline and it moved me to tears because I loved his interviews and his his passion for the game and his quest to make his players better. I'm an Arkansas Razorbacks fan and I looked forward to seeing our teams battle. Now when these two team goes against each other, I will hold up my Arkansas Razorbacks flag and my Mike Leach/Mississippi State flag and pay tribute to one damn good coach! He will be missed! 😢💙

What a huge loss for his family, his team, the University & all of us Ms State Bulldog fans. Coach Leach was one of a kind. We’ll miss him as a Coach, as a Bulldog, & as a man. God be with his family during these hard days. 🙏🏼

I am an Ole Miss fan, buy I have always been a Mike Leach fan. And I was never more glad to have him in the SEC, even if he was coaching our in-state rival. I used to watch his practice reports and pressers when he was at Texas Tech and Washington State. Always a chance to get a real Mike Leach nugget in each one. And I really appreciate how he and Lane Kiffin got rid of the childish stuff in the rivalry itself. You play hard and you congratulate the winner, and that's it. They were friends on and off the field. I still can't believe that he's gone.

as a Tar Heel.. alum.. I’ve been more touched about this loss than I would expected. Coach was unique and inspired. God speed Coach. You changed College football. Hail State. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️❤️

The man should be considered for HoF for his record of taking lower-end teams and making them winners.

I'm a Florida fan, but man I miss this guy so much. The situation is such a travesty and I can't believe it happened. He was an awesome person and a great contributor to college football

Good man. I'll miss him

I really can't believe he has passed, I just can't believe it. 61 is way too young and he had so much left to live for. I pray for his family the most and all of the people he has personally formed relationships with over his magnificent and most interesting life. Any players that got a chance to play for him are truly some of the most fortunate people to have done so for a myriad of reasons. I guess I just always thought that we would be fortunate enough to have Mike Leach coaching well into his 70s and always being that guy that brought pure joy to us all every Saturday but that's not going to happen anymore and that is really hard to process on many levels. If anybody saw how LK reacted to his passing then you got a good glimpse of just how impactful of a man Mike Leach was in this beautiful world we take for granted. What a awesome man and a awesome coach. His personality and the joy he gave us is just too ineffable to explain. He always made me smile and laugh and as a former highschool football player really made me want to play for him. Gah if only I ever had that opportunity! I never met em but I sure did love em and I always will. I don't know what all treasure Mike Leach was looking for but I do know he would've found the most prized if he had just looked in the mirror.

RIP Mike. As a fan of weird history & nerd clusters myself, I feel as though the world definitely needs more of you. Sorry to see you go. Thanks for being once in a lifetime

Man Coach Leach was one of a kind. I remember when he was OC at OU he was such a mastermind when it came to football. MSU lost a great coach. RIP Coach.

Man we have lost some legends in sports this year my personal favorite coach, Rest easy, what a great career and better man.

What a treasure. Wish he was my Coach. 🙏

Great Tribute! Life is short. Life is precious. Live it graciously, live it to the fullest.

Gone, but never forgotten!!! RIP Coach Leach

one of my favorite coaches ever. rest in paradise

Dam my eyes be sweating

Man. I feel like I knew this guy despite never meeting him. RIP Coach.

My daughter goes to this fine institution and even though she wasn't ardent follower of the school's football program (not much of a college football fan anyway), she was sad about Coach Leach's passing, she said he was a nice guy.

Sending tons of love and prayers to MSU, the players, the fans, the staff, and the Leach family. Such a tragic event and I can’t imagine how you all must feel. I’m a bama fan until I die but the SEC is hard nosed important football, however deep down we all share a passion and we all have the same goal therefore we all love each other. We “hate” the Tennessee’s the auburns the lsu’s and all but we don’t, we all have much respect and love for each other and you all know it. I hope they have a great season for him, you’re all in my thoughts and I just can’t imagine how difficult it must be. Mike Leach was a living legend, now he’s a legend. Huge character, extremely intelligent and unique, awesome coach and a man’s man.

Im only a new college football fan so its sad that I am only appreciating how much of a legend this guy is after he’s gone. RIP coach!

Condolences to his family... From Arkansas.

I have always loved this guy. A say it as it is ... straight shooter. He was and will always be a role model to standing up for good values, hard work and determination without the fluff; the action speaks louder than words. Thank you for all your great moments.

I will forever miss you Coach Leach. RIP Legend

Props to Miss State for the great tribute. Mike's Bulldogs whipped our tail down in Tucson this fall and he killed us over the years with his air raid offense as the coach for the Cougs, a program that was a bottom feeder and hadn't been to a bowl game in 10 years until Leach came around. You can see how his players really had love for him and loved to play for him. A Coach who truly cared for his players and staff and who will always be known for going on his epic tangents.

Outstanding individual

I miss you coach. State misses you badly this year.

The biggest takeaway from the passing of Coach Leach is that Life is Short and no matter who you are or where you're from...we all will face eternity one day; Are you Prepared to do so?

Fighting Irish here, RIP coach 🙏

From a buckeye we never got to play you but I can confirm you are one of the greatest coach in football history

RIP Coach