BERKELEY, CA – OCTOBER 13: Head coach Mike Leach of the Washington State Cougars looks on while his team warms up during pregame warm ups prior to playing the California Golden Bears in an NCAA football game at California Memorial Stadium on October 13, 2017 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

A week after taking a hit on the road in Pac-12 play, Washington State fell to No. 15 in the polls. This weekend, the Cougars will look to bounce back with a home game against Colorado, giving head coach Mike Leach plenty to focus on with his Cougars still very much in the thick of a competitive Pac-12 North Divison race. As much as Leach will continue to focus on the objective of the week, there will always be a part of him still looking to stick it to his previous employer, Texas Tech.

Leach has long been battling Texas Tech to receive the pay he says he is entitled to after Texas Tech unceremoniously parted with the head coach amid a bit of controversy in Lubbock. Believing he was wrongfully terminated, Leach has made it a mission to get the money owed to him on his contract from Texas Tech in 2009. Never one to back down from a fight, Leach has now formally endorsed a rally scheduled to be held to support his legal battle with Texas Tech by a group of supporters in Lubbock, Texas.

This Saturday morning, outside of Texas Tech’s home stadium of Jones AT&T Stadium as the Red Raiders prepare for an early kickoff against suddenly dangerous Iowa State, a group of Leach supporters (should we call them Leachers?) will gather to show support for the former Red Raiders head coach. Leach hopes you will show up for the cause.

It is worth noting Leach will not be on hand for the event, as he will be home in Pullman preparing Washington State for their night game against Colorado. Leach made that clear once presented with a question about his support for the rally on his Twitter feed. Leach also noted the event was being organized by some friends of his.

Leach was fired in December 2009 when he was accused of mistreating former Texas Tech player Adam James, the son of former ESPN analysts Craig James. A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Leach was denied by the Texas Supreme Court in 2012 with the explanation that Texas Tech had sovereign immunity as a state institution.

The Mike Leach-Texas Tech rivalry may be one of the best ongoing feuds out there today.

About Kevin McGuire

Contributor to Athlon Sports and The Comeback. Previously contributed to NBCSports.com. Host of the Locked On Nittany Lions Podcast. FWAA member and Philadelphia-area resident.