Leach rips P12 over USC calls, player safety
Washington State HC Mike Leach accused the Pac-12 of favoring USC and blasted the conference's commitment to player safety in a series of heated text messages with conference officials last month.
We're hearing about this now because the documents were obtained by Yahoo Sports via a public records request. They came in the wake of a controversial noncall for targeting by USC LB Porter Gustin on Cougars QB Gardner Minshew in Wazzu's 39-36 loss in Los Angeles last month. "Don't... [make] me sit through some sanctimonious speech or demonstration on player safety or targeting if you are going to continue to alibi what happened last Friday," Leach wrote. Much of Leach's anger was directed at Pac-12 general counsel and senior vice president of business affairs Woodie Dixon, writing: "Woodie is a total coward and is afraid of USC. I look forward to telling him in person."
Washington State HC Mike Leach accused the Pac-12 of favoring USC and blasted the conference's commitment to player safety in a series of heated text messages with conference officials last month.
We're hearing about this now because the documents were obtained by Yahoo Sports via a public records request. They came in the wake of a controversial noncall for targeting by USC LB Porter Gustin on Cougars QB Gardner Minshew in Wazzu's 39-36 loss in Los Angeles last month. "Don't... [make] me sit through some sanctimonious speech or demonstration on player safety or targeting if you are going to continue to alibi what happened last Friday," Leach wrote. Much of Leach's anger was directed at Pac-12 general counsel and senior vice president of business affairs Woodie Dixon, writing: "Woodie is a total coward and is afraid of USC. I look forward to telling him in person."