Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach suffered a large coronary heart assault on Sunday in Starkville and sources advised the Clarion Ledger that the scenario is dire.
The longtime soccer coach was transferred to the College of Mississippi Medical Middle in Jackson.
Leach, 61, didn’t obtain medical consideration for between 10 and quarter-hour earlier than EMTs arrived and delivered shocks to his coronary heart with a defibrillator to revive regular coronary heart rhythm, in line with the Clarion Ledger. As soon as he was stabilized at Oktibbeha County Hospital he was transferred to Jackson by helicopter. Leach might have suffered seizures with doable mind harm, the paper reported.
Mississippi State stated in a press release late Monday morning that Leach “stays in vital situation.”
The faculty soccer group has been praying for the coach’s well being.
“Mike Leach wants a miracle, of us. Proceed to hope,” Robbie Faulk, who covers the Bulldogs for 247 Sports activities, tweeted Sunday.
Faculty president Mark E. Keenum and interim athletic director Bracky Brett stated defensive coordinator Zach Arnett is “answerable for the MSU soccer group” with Leach hospitalized.
“Coach Leach is a fighter, and he's battling,” Sid Salter, chief communications officer at Mississippi State, advised WLBT in Jackson.
After the common season, Leach advised ESPN he had battled pneumonia all through the season, however was feeling higher.
Leach is well-known for his comedic press conferences and is likely one of the most recognizable faces and voices in school soccer.
The offensive innovator, who's in his third season with Mississippi State, has beforehand 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 yr secured his first win in opposition to arch rival Ole Miss, a 24-22 upset of the then-No. 20 Rebels on the street.
The Bulldogs are scheduled to face Illinois within the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Fla.
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