Mike Leach has been a Power 5 football head coach since 2000, with stops at Texas Tech, Washington State, and most recently Mississippi State—and he was one of a kind.

His personality and innovation made him an icon in College Football for the past two decades, and it won’t be the same without him.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I go through why the College Football loss is so heavily mourning the tragic loss of Mike Leach.

The show ends on an optimistic and more standard note, with Deion Sanders having landed his first notable commitment from the high school ranks.

I explain why Dylan Edwards could be the first in a line of successful recruits to make their way to Colorado.

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• McLaughlin: Should Pac-12 Expand with Two Teams or Four?

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• McLaughlin: Deion Sanders Helping the Pac-12 Compete

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• McLaughlin: Is the Pac-12 Meeting Recruiting Expectations?

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• McLaughlin: ASU, CU among Pac-12 Winners on Signing Day

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• McLaughlin: Why 5-star Nyckoles Harbor a Priority for Ducks

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• McLaughlin: The Case for the Pac-12 Staying at 10 Teams

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• McLaughlin: Analyzing OSU’s Favorable 2023 Football Slate

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• McLaughlin: Deion Sanders Set to Make Signing Day Splash?

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• McLaughlin: Analyzing Utah’s Tough 2023 Football Schedule

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• McLaughlin: The Case for Air Force Joining the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: The Case for Boise State Joining the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: What Co-DC Chris Hampton Brings to Ducks

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• McLaughlin: Fresno State’s Case for Joining the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: Is Oregon Adding Enough Defensive Talent?

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• McLaughlin: Coach Prime Not Reason for Axed Week 0 Game

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• McLaughlin: ‘Outside the Box’ Pac-12 Expansion Options

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• McLaughlin: CU Recruiting Heading into Feb Signing Day

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• McLaughlin: UW, OSU Deserve Top Pac-12 Grades in 2022

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• McLaughlin: What Cam Rising Brings Back to Utah & Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: The Argument for Adding UNLV to the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: Potential Amazon-Pac-12 Partnership Problems

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• McLaughlin: Does USC Need a New Defensive Coordinator?

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• McLaughlin: Has Cam Rising Played His Last Game for Utah?

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• McLaughlin: Tracking Dan Lanning’s Vision for Oregon

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• McLaughlin Mailbag: DJ Uiagalelei, UW’s ASU Loss & More

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• McLaughlin: How the Utes Can Win Their First Rose Bowl

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• McLaughlin: Why Bruins Need to Beat Pitt in Sun Bowl

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• McLaughlin: Keys for Huskies to Beat Texas in Alamo Bowl

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• McLaughlin: What QB DJ Uiagalelei means for Oregon State

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• McLaughlin: NIL Helping Make Pac-12 More Competitive

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Spencer McLaughlin

Spencer McLaughlin contributes videos to SuperWest Sports and is the host of "Locked on Pac-12."

Latest posts by Spencer McLaughlin (see all)

• McLaughlin: Should Pac-12 Expand with Two Teams or Four?

  Spencer discusses the merits of each possibility and looks at the top expansion candidates - February 7, 2023

• McLaughlin: Deion Sanders Helping the Pac-12 Compete

  Spencer also makes the case for Nevada joining the Conference as an expansion candidate - February 6, 2023

• McLaughlin: Is the Pac-12 Meeting Recruiting Expectations?

  Spencer is joined by 'Locked On Utes' host JT Wistrcill to discuss how each program fared - February 3, 2023