College Football Hall of Fame Reverses Course on Mike Leach—What Sparked the Dramatic Change?

Leach, who passed away in December 2022, finished his career with a 158-106 record. In order to make the College Football Hall of Fame, coaches must have at least 100 career games on their résumé as well as a winning percentage of .600 or better. 

Unfortunately for Leach, he missed the cut due to a winning percentage of .596. As you’d imagine, the college football world doesn’t agree with that decision. 

“Coach Leach, in my mind, and I believe in most of the people in this room’s mind, is a no-doubt Hall of Fame,” USC coach Lincoln Riley previously said. “He impacted our game more in the last 50 years than a lot of other people. Not only with his legacy but also with his football acumen. His air raid offense is the dominant offense when you look at high school football, its elements in college football, and all the way translating into the NFL. We all know Y-cross, we all know that six is four verticals. We all understand that rocket laser where tailback screens rocket to the right, laser to the left.”

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