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Florida announces that Gators will honor Mike Leach during Las Vegas Bowl
By Keith Farner
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Florida will honor Mississippi State coach Mike Leach on Saturday during the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon State.
The Gators will wear a helmet sticker that spells out “Mike” with a cowbell in place of the i. The Gators follow Miami-Ohio, which also had a helmet sticker of a pirate flag during Friday’s Bahamas Bowl to honor Leach, who died on Monday. There will be likely be similar tributes to Leach throughout bowl season, especially by SEC teams.
“Today we’re honoring Mike Leach. Our hearts are with his family, friends and the (Mississippi State) community,” the Gators shared on social media.
Today we’re honoring Mike Leach.
Our hearts are with his family, friends and the @HailStateFB community. pic.twitter.com/1fCm7qlMPH
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 17, 2022
Mississippi State will host a public memorial service to honor Leach at 1 p.m. local time in Starkville on Tuesday inside Humphrey Coliseum.
The memorial service will be streamed live on SEC Network and in the ESPN app.
Leach passed away at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, following complications from a heart condition. He was 61.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
