BREAKING NEWS: 11:55a.m. - Sources tell FOX 34 Texas Tech has fired Mike Leach as head football coach.
Before the hearing this morning, Mike Leach's personal attorney, Ted Liggett, received a letter from Texas Tech signed by President Guy Bailey terminating Leach's employment effective immediately.
According to the letter, Leach is in violation of Article Four of his contract. That's the performance clause, which deals with the health and welfare of players.
Liggett tells FOX 34 Leach will be filing a lawsuit against the University "soon."
Mel's take: I cannot tell you how appalled I am by this decision. Since this is my blog I feel the only thing I can say right now is that this is such Bullshit! and I hope Leach does retaliate, even if it is at the expense of my school.
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Firing an unorthodox, risk-taking, self-proclaimed pirate coach (and lawyer) before the hearing seems like a pretty bold, and moronic, move by Texas Tech. Looks like someone didn't want to pay the $800,000 due to Leach should he still be the head coach at Texas Tech on December 31, 2009. I imagine it's going to cost Tech, and their alumni, a bit more to resolve all of this. Stupids.
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