Washington State, Texas Tech honor late HC Mike Leach

Washington State and Texas Tech duked it out Saturday night, but before swords clashed on the field, the common factor between the two teams was honored.

The Cougars and Red Raiders wore custom pirate flag decals on their helmets during the game, an homage to their former head coach Mike “The Pirate” Leach, who passed away in 2022.

WSU posted a photo on X prior to the game displaying the decals with the message “Swing your Sword,” a common motto of Leach’s.