PULLMAN, Wash. — At the end of the first meeting of Washington State’s Insurgent Warfare and Football Strategy class a Q&A session opened up. There were a few general questions, and then one student near the front of the class raised his hand and directed one toward co-teacher — and, also, head football coach — Mike Leach about the future of football, specifically regarding artificial intelligence.



Most in the classroom were general students, not well-acquainted with Leach beyond what they see in the video clips aired after games or on Twitter. They did not know well the regularity with which Leach might take hold of such a question and speak nonstop for upward of an hour, ending up at a place that has absolutely nothing to do with artificial intelligence or football.



To the casual observer, it might seem unconventional at best and chaotic at worst. At times, that can be Leach.



He strings together thoughts, jumping from one topic...