Mississippi State shot manager Mike Leach was transported from his location to the University of Mississippi Medical Center successful Jackson successful an ambulance aft a "personal wellness issue" astatine his home, the schoolhouse announced.
Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett volition service arsenic the Bulldogs' interim caput manager until Leach is steadfast capable to instrumentality to the job.
"That is the grade of accusation that MSU has disposable regarding Coach Leach's condition, and the assemblage volition marque nary different remark astatine this clip different than to accidental that the thoughts and prayers of the assemblage are with Mike and Sharon and their family," the schoolhouse said successful a statement.
The infirmary successful Jackson is astir 125 miles distant from Leach's location successful Starkville.
Late successful the shot season, Leach said helium was dealing with an unspecified wellness contented that appeared to origin a persistent cough.
Mississippi State finished the 2022 assemblage shot regular play with an 8-4 wide grounds and capped it disconnected with a triumph implicit rival Ole Miss connected Thanksgiving.
From there, the Bulldogs earned a berth successful the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois, presently acceptable for Jan. 2 successful Tampa.
Leach is 19-17 successful 3 seasons arsenic Mississippi State caput manager and has taken the programme to 3 consecutive vessel crippled appearances.
The manager was hired by the schoolhouse pursuing his tenure astatine Washington State, wherever Leach went 55-47 from 2012 to 2019, and anterior to that was 84-43 erstwhile caput manager astatine Texas Tech from 2000 to 2009.
Known for his Air Raid offense, Leach is 158-107 successful 21 seasons arsenic a caput coach.
Mississippi State said it volition supply further updates connected Leach's wellness erstwhile they go available.
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