Great article in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-cougar-football/wsu-coach-mike-leach-is-a-longtime-admirer-of-kyle-whittingham-utahs-coach/
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“… his dad, Fred, was the defensive coordinator and one of the most steely, intimidating guys on Earth,” Leach said. “You’d walk on campus and LaVell Edwards would say hi to everybody and Fred, Fred just scared you.”
Leach and Whittingham never met in Provo because, as Leach put it, “I was kind of in a bit different world (than Whittingham).”
“Kyle was busy being an All-American linebacker and leading the nation in tackles, while I was trying to make sure that I did well enough on my courses to go to law school,” Leach said.