Mike Leach Passing Through Seattle

Things might be heating up in the coaching search at the University of Washington. We do know that Fresno State head football coach Pat Hill interviewed for the position. Now Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach flew to Seattle for his interview. Leach's agent Gary O'Hagan would not confirm that Leach spoke to U-Dub. O'Hagan told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal "I don't know anything about that," O'Hagan said. "I'm not going to comment on that." In other words, he knows nothing and didn't know when he knew it.

Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers didn't deny nor confirm that Leach interviewed with UW either.

But Alaska Airlines did confirm that Mike Leach came through town. The Seattle Post-Intellligencer got in touch with a Alaska Airlines employee privy to passenger lists who spilled the beans saying that Leach and his wife flew in Monday afternoon and left Tuesday around noon.

Texas Tech realizes it needs to up the ante and make Mike Leach very happy. Throwing large amounts of money and job security would help. Gerald Myers told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that he is preparing to offer Leach an extension and a raise.

Rumors are flying all over the Northwest that Jim Mora will be offered the job. Mora is the head coach in waiting with the Seattle Seahawks. If true than Mora has a chance to choose which bad football team in Seattle will he coach.

Brian Kelly has told UW thanks but no thanks and will stay at Cincinnati.

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