Yet another football program will have to fill a head coaching vacancy after Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach was fired today after being accused of mistreating an injured player.
Leach has always been known to have an unorthodox style of coaching, but if what he's being accused of is true then I'm at a loss for words.
According to the family of sophomore receiver Adam James, Leach had James stay in a small electrical closet during practice.
Since Leach has yet to make a statement denying the allegation, I have to accept that it's true.
What I'm wondering is what good would come out of leaving a player with a concussion in a small closet? It doesn't make sense to me.
Some old school guys will question whether or not we're getting a little to sensitive to the way coached treat their players. Coaches like Bear Bryant used very tough tactics to build up their players. However, stuffing a player into a dark closet seems unnecessary. Like I've said before, it's football, not the Marines.
Texas Tech had a little bit of a drop off from last season's success, but they were still a solid team. I'm thinking that Texas Tech wanted Leach out anyway and this was just a good excuse for doing so.
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