{"id":155684,"date":"2022-12-12T16:57:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T16:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mike-leach-suffers-heart-attack-situation-dire-for-mississippi-state-coach\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T16:57:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T16:57:58","slug":"mike-leach-suffers-heart-attack-situation-dire-for-mississippi-state-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mike-leach-suffers-heart-attack-situation-dire-for-mississippi-state-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Leach suffers heart attack, situation dire for Mississippi State coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach had a massive heart attack on Sunday in Starkville and was transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he is still being cared for on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to multiple sources, Leach, 61, collapsed at his home in Starkville, but did not receive medical attention for between 10 to 15 minutes. EMTs used a defibrillator machine and delivered multiple shocks to restore normal heart rhythm.<\/p>\n

After he was stabilized at Oktibbeha County Hospital, he was transported by helicopter to UMMC.<\/p>\n

Sources said two of four his children are already in Jackson with the other two en route.<\/p>\n

It appears, according to sources, that Leach may have seizures with the possibility of brain damage. Sources said the situation is dire.<\/p>\n

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Leach is in his third season with the Bulldogs and guided Mississippi State to a 24-22 victory over Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl on Nov. 24. He is 19-17 in three seasons with the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett is “in charge of the MSU football team” until Leach’s return, school president Mark E. Keenum and interim athletic director Bracky Brett said.<\/p>\n

After the regular season, Leach told ESPN he had battled pneumonia throughout the season but was feeling better.<\/p>\n

Sid Salter, chief communication officer at Mississippi State, told WLBT that any rumors suggesting the death of Leach “should be ignored.”<\/p>\n

“Coach Leach is a fighter, and he is battling,” Salter told the TV station.<\/p>\n

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The Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 SEC) will face Illinois (8-4, 5-4 Big 10) in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 (11 am, ESPN) in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n

Prior to coming to Mississippi State, Leach was the head coach at Washington State from 2012 to 2019. He compiled a 55-47 record in Pullman. The Cougars went 6-7 in 2019 after an 11-2 season in 2018, which marked the most wins in program history in former Brandon High School standout Gardner Minshew was his quarterback.<\/p>\n