The College Football Hall of Fame has officially announced Mike Leach’s induction, ending much speculation about his eligibility.

Given his inventive contributions to the game, Mike Leach is still regarded as one of the most respected and significant head coaches in the annals of contemporary college football history. It would seem that the late coach would be a shoe-in for the College Football Hall of Fame.

However, Leach will not be eligible for the Hall of Fame, according to the president of the National Football Foundation.

NFF president Steve Hatchell told The Mercury News, “It’s tough if you don’t qualify under one of the criteria.” “Every argument in favor of looking past a person’s exclusion from the Hall of Fame has been made. However, you have to eventually declare, “These are the rules.”

Leach, who passed away unexpectedly in the latter part of 2022, is recognized for having contributed to the spread of the Air Raid offense, an aggressive, pass-oriented tactic that has had a significant impact on football in the 21st century in both college and the NFL.

However, the following criteria appears to keep Leach out of the Hall of Fame: a contender “must have been a head coach for a minimum of 10 years and coached at least 100 games with a.600 winning percentage.”

Leach satisfies two of the three requirements, having coached more than 100 games and more than ten years.

However, during that period, he had a career record of 158 wins against 107 losses, or a.596 winning percentage, which is just.004 percent short of what he needs to be in order to be considered for the Hall of Fame.

Furthermore, the Hall is set in its ways.

Hatchell continued, “Mike was great to the Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundation.” “What you say doesn’t matter once you get wiggly on the criteria, though.”