Leach has amassed an overall winning record of 62-37 since he began coaching the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, and is often revered as one of the best offensive coaches in the NCAA.

After the Saturday game where number 12 ranked Texas Longhorns outscored Tech in a 59-43 offense heavy game, Leach made several comments to the media about bad calls made by the officiating team.

He speculated that the officials might have favored Texas because the head official lives in Austin, and may have wanted the Longhorns to appear in the BCS bowl to help generate revenue.

The comments came after two touchdowns were invalidated even though replay footage clearly showed that the scores were good.

The Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe explained that the “Big 12 policy prohibits coaches from commenting publicly about game officials, so Leach’s actions leave him open to reprimand, fines or worse.”

“Coach Leach’s public statements called into question the integrity and competence of game officials and the Conference’s officiating program,” Beebe explained to the New York Times. “Accordingly the seriousness of this violation warrants a public reprimand and the largest fine issued to date by the Conference.”

The fine in fact doubles the previous amount issued against Kansas coach Mark Mangino last year.

In a press conference Monday Leach defended his statements saying, "There's a certain amount being taken out of context but the full context of what I said, yeah. I think it speaks for itself."