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Hoping to eliminate distractions, Mike Leach introduces social media ban for Washington State player
Hoping to eliminate distractions, Mike Leach introduces social media ban for Washington State playersTEMPE, Ariz. – Washington State football players, usually avid social media users, have been noticeably quiet on Twitter and Instagram since their 38-13 loss to Utah two weeks ago.
It’s not a coincidence.
After the Cougars’ 25-point loss in Salt Lake City, coach Mike Leach put the kibosh on his players’ social media accounts, banning them from using Twitter, Instagram and other platforms for the remainder of the 2019 season.
Leach didn’t bring up his social media ban at any point during practices or press conferences leading up to Saturday’s 38-34 loss at Arizona State, but the Pac-12 Networks made note of it in their pregame show, and the WSU coach affirmed it afterward.
“I think we entertain too many distractions,” Leach said, “and if I had it to do over again, I would’ve done it when we started camp. But no, I think we entertain too many distractions. I think we’re a little too distracted right now, but I think there is a team-wide determination to be less distracted.”
Read more: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/oct/12/hoping-to-eliminate-distractions-mike-leach-introd/
(Spokane Spokesman-Review)