From his offensive philosophy to his eccentric personality to his coaching tree, Mike Leach’s impact on college football runs deep. ByPatForde on the late coach’s legacy
. From there, he really began to transform the way offenses were constructed and plays were called.
This season is the 11th straight in which a Leach team has led the nation in pass attempts. His teams hold FBS records for most passes in a game ; most passes attempted and completed per game for a season ; and most passing first downs per game . There are many others who simply adopted elements of the Leach playbook without working for him. His concepts and routes are all over the sport now, at every level. It’s not a coincidence that in 1999, Leach’s season at Oklahoma, the FBS average for team pass attempts per game surpassed 30 for the first time; that number crested at 33.6 in 2007, as the Air Raid influence proliferated.
Leach’s stubbornness made him great but also held him back. Indifferent toward defense, disdainful of the running game and locked into recruiting players to fit his esoteric system, he rarely fielded complete teams.
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