The Bulldogs unveiled a special helmet design, which features a pirate flag on the side, on Monday morning. Leach, who was nicknamed "The Pirate," died Dec. 12 from a heart condition. He was 61.

Everyone expected Mississippi State to honor their departed head coach, ... The Bulldogs will wear a special helmet design featuring a pirate flag bearing Leach's initials, ...

Mississippi State Bulldogs wide receiver Lideatrick Griffin. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Mississippi State's pirate flag helmet was the perfect tribute to Mike Leach ...

That is a stadium that literally has a pirate ship in one of the end-zone concourses as an accessory. No. 22 Mississippi State (8-4) plays Illinois (8-4) at noon ET on Monday. Published Jan 2, 2023 ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla. - The Mississippi State Bulldogs wore some special helmets in honor of late head coach Mike Leach during the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa. The helmet showed a pirate flag in honor of ...

Mississippi State swapped a Bulldogs logo for a pirate flag on one side of their helmets in honor of Leach, the swashbuckling coach who was fascinated with maritime history.

Mississippi State rival Ole Miss also had a pirate-themed tribute for Leach in their bowl game last week. Leach died last month due to complications related to a heart condition. He was 61.

TAMPA, Fla. – The ReliaQuest Bowl kicked off at Raymond James Stadium on Monday with tributes to late Mississippi State coach Mike Leach everywhere.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. - The Mississippi State Bulldogs wore some special helmets in honor of late head coach Mike Leach during the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa. The helmet showed a pirate flag in honor of ...