Mississippi State University will host a memorial service in honor of former head football coach Mike Leach on Tuesday.
The service, which will be open to the public and can be streamed on both the SEC Network and WatchESPN.com, will be held inside Humphrey Coliseum at 1 p.m. CT. Free parking is available.
𝘔𝘚𝘜 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘵 1 𝘱.𝘮. 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮.#HailState🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/VJk8bICr9K
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) December 20, 2022
Leach, 61, passed away last Monday night at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson after complications stemming from a heart condition. He was widely considered one of the most successful coaches in the history of college football.
Prior to his time in Starkville, where he led the Bulldogs to three consecutive bowl game appearances from 2020-2022, Leach served as head coach at Texas Tech (2000-2009) and Washington State (2012-2019). The two-time national coach of the year had an overall record of 158-107, missed the postseason just twice in 21 years, and broke program records at all three schools.