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Air Raid evolution: Pioneering offense passes test of time
2 years ago - Aug 24, 2022, 1:22 PM
Mike Leach settles into a leather chair in his office overlooking Mississippi State's practice field after a routine spring session with his team and is asked to give a status report on the Air Raid offense, which has been carving up major-college defenses for the last 25 years. As is often the case with Leach, his assessment of the pioneering, pass-centric scheme he helped hone into a record-breaking tour de force is a bit over the top but not without merit. ''Well, three of the last four teams that won the Super Bowl have run it so I guess it's doing pretty good,'' the 61-year-old head coach said.