The National Football Foundation announced Thursday the eligibility criteria that will open a door to make Mike Ritchie a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Leach is the late coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, which won a .596 victory, which is just the old standard for coaches to have to win 60% of the game.

The new rule qualifies at .595, which will also allow former Oklahoma, LSU and Kansas coach Les Miles to extend a new life, who scored a .597 win percentage after 34 LSU wins as NCAA Iffactions and Jackie Sherrill earned .595 records in 26 seasons with Pittippi, PittiSipp, Mississipp.

Among active coaches, West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez accounts for .596. This change will take effect starting from the 2027 NFF Hall of Fame vote.

Leach's mentor Hal Mumme created the offense of air strikes that was spread throughout the football game, a great common sense decision for a coach who won where no one else had ever done.

"That's the only sanity," Mom told ESPN. "Why are there 60% magic numbers? I mean, not everyone can coach at Notre Dame or Texas. Throw the rules away and vote with excellent results."

Mom said that coaches should be judged based on their performance, not arbitrary cutoffs. And, he said, Leach's influence is much greater than his record.

"Mike Leach played a role in changing the way football plays and made the fans and players more enjoyable," Moom said. "He plays a big role in this and he should be in the Hall of Fame."

All other eligibility requirements for coaches remain the same: the coach must be head coaching for at least 10 seasons and must coach at least 100 games and be eligible to consider immediately after three seasons after retirement or at least 70 seasons. Active coaches qualify for 75.

“NFF is committed to maintaining the integrity and reputation of the NFF University Football Hall of Fame,” said Steve Hatchell, NFF President and CEO. “This adjustment reflects a thoughtful conversation with leaders throughout the sport and allows us to better understand coaches who contribute to the game beyond a narrow statistical threshold.”