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Texas Tech Fires Mike Leach: Coaches Everywhere Look in the Mirror

Article By on 30th December, 2009

... Red Raiders wide receiver Adam James, Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach has been fired.

The firing comes one day before Leach was due an $800,000 bonus and only 10 months since he signed a 5-year, $12.7 million contract extension.

Leach's firing comes just a few weeks after the resignation of fellow Big 12 coach Mark Mangino at Kansas, who was under fire for mistreating players. Like Mangino, who won the Big 12 Coach of the Year award in 2007, Leach won the award in 2008.

The firing of Leach raises many questions. Are many big-time college coaches going too far in their treatment of players in an effort to win?

Are athletic directors using player allegations as an easy way to justify cause in getting rid of high-priced coa...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - College Football




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