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Listen: Mike Leach Exclusive on "The John Cohen Podcast"
January 28, 2020 | Football
by Bill Martin, Senior Associate Athletic Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – New Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach joins "The John Cohen Podcast" this week to discuss his coaching journey to Starkville. The exclusive episode can be heard now on Apple Podcast and on SoundCloud.
Leach, a two-time National Coach of the Year and the architect of the record-setting "Air Raid" offense, enters his 19th season as a head coach. He has compiled a 139-90 (.607) career record, guided his squads to 16 bowl games and produced seven seasons of at least nine victories.
Leach's rigorous offseason strength and conditioning program is already underway in Starkville and been well-received.
Among the many intriguing topics on the podcast, Leach and Cohen discuss:
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STARKVILLE – New Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach joins "The John Cohen Podcast" this week to discuss his coaching journey to Starkville. The exclusive episode can be heard now on Apple Podcast and on SoundCloud.
Leach, a two-time National Coach of the Year and the architect of the record-setting "Air Raid" offense, enters his 19th season as a head coach. He has compiled a 139-90 (.607) career record, guided his squads to 16 bowl games and produced seven seasons of at least nine victories.
Leach's rigorous offseason strength and conditioning program is already underway in Starkville and been well-received.
Among the many intriguing topics on the podcast, Leach and Cohen discuss:
- his coaching origins in Cody, Wyoming, as a 15-year-old with the game of baseball
- watching some of football's greatest players as a student at BYU
- leaving Daphne, Alabama, to coach and learn football at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo making $3,000 a year
- on his acting experience
- the revolution of the "Air Raid" offense at Iowa Wesleyan College
- bringing success to Texas Tech and Washington State
For more information on Mississippi State Athletics, follow us on Twitter (@HailState), Facebook (/HailState), Instagram (HailState) and on the Bulldogs' official athletics site HailState.com.
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