Mike Leach, the most successful coach in Texas Tech football history, was fired Wednesday after being accused of punishing receiver Adam James for not playing through a concussion.
The summary firing of Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach Wednesday for allegedly punishing a concussed player by isolating him in an equipment room for hours shows that even today’s highly-paid collegiate coaches can expect swift justice if they overstep their bounds with players.
Leach is the winningest coach in the history of Texas Tech and succeeded in bringing a measure of glamor to the football program in Lubbock, Texas, through a blitzkrieg offense that routinely leads Division I college football in passing. The Red Raiders have qualified for a bowl in each of Leach’s 10 seasons and have won five of the past seven.
According to reports, Texas Tech handed the termination letter to Mike Leach’s attorney moments before both were due to appear in court on the matter.
Although details of the investigation are thin, it’s presumed that the Texas Tech found the allegations proven, with the school stating that Leach was “terminated with cause effective immediately.”
Leach’s attorney said he planned to file a lawsuit on Leach’s behalf against the school soon as the dismissal was “without merit.”
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I am glad to see Texas Tech step up and fire coach Leach. I thought Gestapo tactics and imprisonment were done away with long ago and not in College sports !!!
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