Mike Leach left his mark on the game with his 'Air Raid' offense and as one of the great personalities in college football. USC Trojans coach Lincoln Riley, who began his coaching career under Leach at Texas Tech spoke about his former mentor's legacy.

The former Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State coach is one step closer to college football immortality.

The one onstage is stamped with MIKE LEACH, and just hours after Mississippi State University announced that its 61-year-old football coach had died of complications of a heart condition, Leach’s bar stool has become a shrine of sorts. Staffers have been told it is not to be moved. Occasionally, patrons bring it drinks.

North Texas head coach Eric Morris had a fun story to tell in a recent interview about his mentor and former coach, Mike Leach. Morris played for Leach as a wide receiver from 2004 to 2008 at Texas Tech before serving as his assistant after graduation.