Amazing. I think I heard he is the only major college coach who never played college football. He is an attorney by education but never let that stand in the way of career success. I followed him at Texas Tech, Wash St, and his last stop, Miss St. He was one of the major developers of "Air Raid" offenses, and as is easy to see his philosophy affected virtually all corners of the game.
He had some great press conferences including his rant about players' "fat little girlfriends" distracting them, and the "Battle of the Pac 12 Mascots".
If they are not in the link above they are on youtube.
I was very sad to hear of his sudden passing. I couldn't help thinking the Pirate had no idea what was coming. A few days ago, he had no idea he would be being eulogized now. That gives me pause.