The weirdest story of college football’s bowl season got weirder and weirder – then Texas Tech ended it, firing controversial coach Mike Leach (with whom the school has had its share of run-ins before) Wednesday, just three days before his team takes on Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl.

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There are new developments in the story of a top NCAA coach who allegedly locked a player in a closet as punishment for not participating in practice while injured.

Now Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach is responding, through his lawyer, as well as appealing his suspension. And the player’s father, ESPN college football analyst Craig James, has responded publicly – on ESPN.

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Texas Tech has suspended their head football coach, Mike Leach, from their upcoming bowl game against Michigan State for allegedly locking a player in an electrical closet. That player just so happens to be Adam James, son of ESPN college football analyst Craig James.

Twitter has really arrived now – not only did Cincinnati head football coach Brian Kelly use it to confirm an upcoming interview with Notre Dame about potentially becoming their next coach, but most news outlets didn’t even really think it was that big of a deal that he broke the news that way.