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Personal Health Issue Sends Mike Leach to the Hospital

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Mike Leach
Dr. Michael Huang | KSR

Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach was transported to the hospital early Sunday after he suffered a “personal health issue” at his home.

In a statement from the university, the health issue led to a decision to transfer Coach Leach to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson by ambulance. Those were the only details they could share at this time.

Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett has been granted authority to lead the Mississippi State football program in Leach’s absence.

Mike Leach just concluded his third season in Starkville with his best team yet. The Bulldogs finished an 8-4 season with a win in the Egg Bowl, his first rivalry victory over Ole Miss. No. 22 Mississippi State will play Illinois in the ReliaQuest Bowl (a.k.a. Tampa’s Outback Bowl).

The Associated Press reports the 61-year-old head coach acknowledged he was dealing with some unspecified health issues late in the season that were causing a persistent cough.

The Air Raid aficionado spent two years in Lexington, serving as Kentucky‘s offensive coordinator through the first two years of the Hal Mumme regime. He is 0-2 at Kroger Field as the Bulldogs’ head coach.

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2025-09-15