The coach didn’t receive medical attention for between 10 and 15 minutes before EMTs arrived and delivered shocks to his heart with a defibrillator to restore normal heart rhythm.
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School president Mark E. Keenum and interim athletic director Bracky Brett said defensive coordinator Zach Arnett is “in charge of the MSU football team” with Leach hospitalized. “Coach Leach is a fighter, and he is battling,” Sid Salter, chief communications officer at Mississippi State, told WLBT in Jackson. throughout the season, but was feeling better.
Leach is well known for his comedic press conferences and is one of the most recognizable faces and voices in college football. The offensive innovator, who is in his third season with Mississippi State, has previously coached Texas Tech from 2000-09 and Washington State from 2012-19. Leach led Texas Tech to its third ever 11-win season in 2008 and Washington State to its first ever 11-win season in 2018. Leach is 19-17 in his three seasons with the Bulldogs and this year secured his first win against arch rival Ole Miss, a 24-22 upset of the then-No. 20 Rebels on the road.
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