ESPN "Former Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson is set to transfer to Washington, he announced Tuesday on social media. Johnson rushed for 1,198 yards and 11 touchdowns in three seasons at Mississippi State, including 488 yards and three scores this past season. He..." January 04
ESPN "Rara Thomas, who led Mississippi State in receiving this season, said on Thursday that he will transfer to Georgia. The sophomore from Eufala, Alabama, caught 44 passes this season for 626 yards and seven touchdowns. He'll add depth to a unit at..." December 22
ESPN "Former Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was a luminary and a larger-than-life character in college football. On Tuesday, his impact was spelled out in detail as friends, coaches and players shared personal stories of Leach's humanity, his sense of humor and the deep curiosity..." December 20
The Score "Mississippi State and defensive coordinator Zach Arnett have finalized an agreement to make him the program's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Arnett is expected to receive a four-year contract, Thamel adds. The move comes after longtime..." December 14
ESPN "Perhaps the highest compliment about the most improbable college coaching career of this generation is that as time marches on, and new eras of homogenized football coaches emerge, explaining the Mike Leach coaching experience will sound like fiction. A former rugby player with no..." December 13
TMZ "Mississippi State will not pull out of its bowl game against Illinois despite Mike Leach's death ... the school's interim AD just said the Bulldogs will play in the postseason contest -- because, "We all know that's what Coach Leach would want." Bracky..." December 13
Clarion Ledger "College football has lost an icon. Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach — a sharp-witted on-field innovator whose Air Raid offense transcended the sport and created numerous coaching disciples across the nation — died Monday night at the University of..." December 13
Larry Brown Sports "Mike Leach was hospitalized on Sunday after he reportedly suffered a massive heart attack. Mississippi State first issued a statement revealing that Leach had a “personal health issue” at his home and was rushed to the hospital. On Monday, Ross Reily of the Mississippi..." December 12
Fox News "Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach was hospitalized with a "personal health issue" and the college football world offered their thoughts and prayers for him. "Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Mike Leach had a personal health issue at his..." December 12
Larry Brown Sports "Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized Sunday with an unspecified medical issue, the school announced. In a statement, Mississippi State said Leach had a “personal health issue” at home on Sunday and was taken by ambulance to the University of Mississippi..." December 11
SI "Mississippi State Bulldogs running back Dillon Johnson announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Wednesday, taking a shot at his head coach in the process. Johnson, a running back out of St. Joseph Catholic School (Greenville, Miss.), stated on Wednesday that Leach was..." December 08
Larry Brown Sports "Mississippi State was on the wrong end of some questionable calls in their blowout loss to Georgia last weekend, but the typically outspoken Mike Leach has not said anything publicly about the officiating. He has a very good reason for remaining quiet. During Wednesday’s SEC..." November 17
TMZ "Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland was found dead on Wednesday at a church ... cops tell TMZ Sports. A spokesperson for the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office says they discovered the offensive lineman's body after they were called out to..." October 21
ESPN "Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland has died, the school announced Wednesday. He was 19. The school said in a release that the university was "deeply saddened" by the news. "The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by..." October 19
Larry Brown Sports "Virtually every college football coach agrees that there are problems that need to be addressed within the new name, image and likeness rules. The disagreement starts when you begin proposing solutions. Mississippi State coach Mike Leach had a particularly bold idea to fix some of the..." October 05
Bleacher Report "Mike Leach is casting doubts on reports of Texas spending $280,000 on a recruiting trip highlighted by quarterback Arch Manning. “Have you ever been to or heard of rooms that can eat up that much of $280,000? I haven’t,” Leach said Thursday on his weekly radio show,..." September 23