Washington State coach Mike Leach’s opinion of Craig James hasn’t changed much. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

New Washington State head coach Mike Leach took time out to attend a Dallas Cowboys practice this week and while he was there to presumably look at football, he took the time to enjoy himself at the expense of former ESPN college football analyst Craig James.

Leach was asked about James’ defeat in the U.S. Senate race last month. James only received four percent of the vote in the Republican primary in Texas.

“Well, I think the results were about what everybody expected. I share the same opinion that 97 percent of the others do,” said Leach told the Dallas Morning News.

The Dallas Morning News had a poll in March asking “Who would you vote for senator: Craig James or Mike Leach?” Leach received almost 96 percent of the votes.

Leach still is looking for a settlement after being fired by Texas Tech. An appeals court ruled that Texas Tech was immune from Leach’s claim of breach of contract, but Leach can claim non-monetary compensation.

“Well, I’m trying to collect my money, absolutely,” Leach said. “If you work all this year and at the end you don’t get paid, you’ll probably try to get your money I would think.”

Former ESPN Analyst turned Texas Senate hopeful, Craig James, is polling at just four percent of the vote in the state’s Republican primary, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The Chronicle pulls their number from a survey produced by Public Policy Polling. The poll also found that just 30 percent of Texas voters were able to identify who James is. Among those who did identify him, just 11 percent have a positive view of the former SMU star.

29 percent of those polled from his alma mater had a negative view of James, while 23 percent viewed him positively. Alternatively, those who were polled at Texas Tech, where James was believed to have been a partial cause for the firing of former head coach Mike Leach, viewed James negatively 26 percent of the time.

James announced his intention to leave his position as a college football analyst at ESPN in mid-December.

ESPN college football analyst Craig James is planning to compete for the Republican nomination in Texas  in the upcoming U.S. Senate primary, Gromer Jeffers of the Dallas Morning News tweeted.

The 50-year-old native Texan launched “Texans for a Better America,” a group designed at restoring American ideals. In January he had told reporters that he would potentially be interested in a change from broadcasting to politics.

James previously played collegiately for SMU, and professionally for the New England Patriots, and the Washington Federals of the USFL. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1986.

James most recently gained attention for his peculiar college football voting in the Associated Press ballot in which he ranked 11-1 Boise State 23^rd overall.