Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin remembered Mike Leach on Tuesday, releasing a statement following news of Leach's passing. Kiffin said he 'can't imagine college football without him.'
Kiffin, who also coached against Leach when both were in charge of programs in the Pac-12, released a statement Tuesday remembering"The Pirate."
Head coach Mike Leach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs before the game against the Auburn Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium on Nov. 5, 2022. "I truly loved Coach Leach and every minute I shared with him," Kiffin said in a statement."I have been able to work with several of his former players and coaches, and they have told me so many stories about the impact he had on their lives. Going back to our years together in the Pac-12, I have always felt tremendous respect and admiration for coach, his unique personality and his innovative mind, and I can’t imagine college football without him.
Mike Leach of the Bulldogs and Lane Kiffin of the Rebels talk before the game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Nov. 24, 2022, in Oxford, Mississippi.
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