Just days after he was indefinitely suspended from the Washington State football team for violating unspecified team rules, star receiver Marquess Wilson announced Saturday he was leaving the Cougars.
In the process, Wilson also blasted first-year coach Mike Leach and his staff, accusing them of "abuse" while saying his suspension was "an attempt by the athletic department to cover up what is really happening in that locker room."
"I believe coaches have a chance to mold players, to shape men, to create greatness. However, the new regime of coaches has preferred to belittle, intimidate and humiliate us. This approach has obviously not been successful, and has put a dark shadow on this program."
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Washington State hired Leach late last year.
The coach had come off two years of spending time in Key West, doing TV work, and pursuing ongoing legal action related to his exit from Texas Tech, including lawsuits against the school, ESPN and former ESPN analyst Craig James.
Leach was fired by Texas Tech in December 2009 amid accusations disputed by Leach of mistreating James' son, Adam, who was a Texas Tech player at the time.