Coaches with a Mississippi connection didn’t wear ties in honor of the late Bulldogs’ coach
DALLAS – It’s been nearly two years since Mississippi State’s then-head coach Mike Leach suddenly and tragically passed away at 61 years old.
MSU coach Jeff Lebby, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and Auburn coach Hugh Freeze were without a tie as they took to the podium for their media day appearance. The trio of coaches honored Leach by following in his footsteps by choosing not to wear a tie since there’s no requirement to wear one, as Kiffin recalled.
“I asked , ‘Is there a rule written somewhere about the tie?’ And the commissioner said, ‘No, there’s not,” Kiffin said. “I said, ‘Just like on offense, Coach Briles challenged that you’re supposed to huddle and that was a pretty good move. So, why are we wearing ties?’ The commissioner took into account what we said, and he actually did not wear a tie two years ago after that. He was buying into it.
Here at Mississippi State On SI, we have made they case several times about Leach deserving a spot in the hall of fame.
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