Washington State gives Mike Leach contract extension

Washington State football Coach Mike Leach, fresh off the team’s best season in more than a decade, had his contract extended for another year and now is signed through the 2020 season.

Athletic Director Bill Moos also announced that defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and defensive line coach Joe Salave’a have signed multi-year contracts to remain part of Leach’s staff.

Leach guided the Cougars to a 9-4 record this season, including a victory in the Sun Bowl, Washington State’s first bowl win since the 2003 campaign. The Cougars’ nine wins were the most since 2003.

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Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott says he didn’t know his driver’s license had been suspended when he caused a fender bender last weekend.

Speaking to reporters in Arizona, where the Buckeyes will play in the Fiesta Bowl on Friday, Elliott says his father is working on getting his license reinstated.

The junior was cited for three misdemeanors after he lost control of his father’s Chevrolet Camaro on wet pavement and struck another vehicle Sunday. A passenger in the other car told police she was sore but not badly hurt. Elliott says it was a “scary situation.”