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Mike Leach's influence on full display when Holgorsen, Dykes clash in Week 3
Mike Leach sent Dana Holgorsen to Houston and Sonny Dykes to DFW to recruit for the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the turn of the century. Over 20 years later, the two lead those respective programs into an historic Big 12 clash in Week 3.
Mike Leach was in Houston staying with a friend a few houses down from Dana Holgorsen during the first week of December in 2022. That historically meant a party was in the cards for the two old friends. Holgorsen first met Leach while playing wide receiver at Iowa Wesleyan in 1990 when Leach worked for head coach Hal Mumme. They both enjoyed throwing the football, scoring points, and having a good time.
But this time was different.
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