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Mississippi State fired Zach Arnett on Monday after less than one season as head coach, just under a year since he took over the Bulldogs after the tragic passing of Mike Leach from a heart issue. Mississippi State announced Arnett's dismissal on its athletics website. Mississippi State has games remaining against Southern Mississippi and rival Mississippi. The contract length was the maximum allowed under Mississippi state law. Mississippi State had scored just 23 combined points over its previous three contests, one of which was a 7-3 victory at Arkansas.

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That marked the 10th straight season in which at least two Big Ten teams ranked in the top 10 in total defense. The last time the Big Ten had two teams rank in the top 15 in total offense was 2014. Washington ranked second, USC third, UCLA fourth and Oregon sixth nationally in total offense just last season. The arrivals of Harrell and Longo suggest Big Ten teams might start throwing the ball more often. “I definitely think football as a whole has kind of shifted to that spread offense, West Coast offense type of deal from Coach Leach,” Williams said.

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☆ The Coach Who Molded TCU’s Championship Aspirations—Without Coaching There
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Laine Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

First-year coach Sonny Dykes and four-year starting quarterback Max Duggan are deservedly getting the credit for putting Texas Christian one win away from its first college football title since the 1930s. Yet no one person has molded this Horned Frogs team quite as much as one man who never coached there: the late Mike Leach. Leach, the innovative coach credited with introducing the pass-heavy “Air Raid” scheme to football, died last month of a heart attack at age 61. Long before he arrived at Mississippi State, his final team, he influenced a generation of coaches who went on to change all levels of the game.

☆ CFB roundup: No. 16 Tulane stuns No. 10 USC in Cotton Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

16 Tulane scored 16 points in the final 4:07 to notch a dramatic 46-45 victory over No. 10 Southern California to win the Cotton Bowl on Monday at Arlington, Texas. Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams did all he could for USC (11-3), completing 37 of 52 passes for 462 yards and five touchdowns. He completed 8 of 21 passes for 95 yards, one touchdown and one interception and rushed for 47 yards on 10 attempts. Bulldogs quarterback Will Rogers completed 29 of 44 passes for 261 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

☆ Final farewell: From Sidney Poitier to Pope Emeritus Benedict a look back at the influential figures who died in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +55 min

Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.

☆ Mississippi State names Zach Arnett as the team’s next head football coach after death of Mike Leach
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Mississippi State University has hired Zach Arnett as the team’s next head football coach following the death of Mike Leach on Monday. Hired in 2020, Arnett served as the team’s defensive coordinator for the last three seasons. “Our football program has dealt with a stunning blow at the untimely passing of Coach Mike Leach,” Mississippi State president Mark E. Keenum said on Thursday. Jonathan Mailhes/Cal Sport Media via AP ImagesArnett said that he and the Mississippi State footbal team were “committed to continuing to build on the foundation Coach Leach laid and continue to honor his legacy.”Previously, Mississippi State said it would play in its scheduled bowl game on January 2 against Illinois. Leach was nicknamed “The Pirate.”Prior to arriving in Starkville, Mississippi, Arnett spent nine seasons as a defensive coach at San Diego State University.

☆ Mike Leach: Mississippi State head football coach has died at 61 from heart condition complications
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach died Monday night from heart condition complications, the university announced on Tuesday. “Mike was a giving and attentive husband, father and grandfather,” the Leach family said in a statement via the school. We are supported and uplifted by the outpouring of love and prayers from family, friends, Mississippi State University, the hospital staff, and football fans around the world. Leach compiled a 158-107 overall record in 21 seasons – 10 at Texas Tech, eight at Washington State and three at Mississippi State. Texas Tech said in a statement, “Texas Tech Athletics joins the countless others across the game of football who mourn the passing of Mike Leach.”“Coach Leach will be forever remembered as one of the most innovative offensive minds in college football history.

☆ Video: Mississippi State head football Mike Leach coach dead at 61
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Mississippi State football player is dead at 18
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Claire Cardona | Claire Cardona Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In Texas. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Mississippi State University student and offensive lineman died Wednesday, the school said in a statement. Samuel Westmoreland of Tupelo, Mississippi, was a freshman majoring in industrial technology, the school said in a statement. Head football coach Mike Leach and athletics director John Cohen said they were heartbroken. Westmoreland was a graduate of Tupelo High School, where he played football. In a statement the Tupelo School District shared Wednesday on Twitter, the high school's football coach said Westmoreland was a leader who was voted a team captain his senior year.

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