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But in November 2008 he was put on indefinite leave, and resigned the next day, from his coaching position at West Texas A&M for allegedly asking one of his players for a pill to help him deal with pain in his wrist from past injuries.<ref>{{cite web|author=Schad, Joe|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3684240|title=West Texas A&M quarterbacks coach Ryan Leaf takes leave of absence|publisher=ESPN|date=2008-11-05|accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref>
In October 2009 he went to work in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] as business-development manager for a travel company.<ref name="leafCanada102009">{{cite news|author=Stewart, Monte|title=Ryan Leaf trying for fresh start in Canada|url=http://billingsgazette.com/sports/football/professional/article_b35e6546-b8e0-11de-9fed-001cc4c002e0.html|accessdate=November 23, 2010|publisher=The Canadian Press|date=October 14, 2009}} Also published by ''The Waterloo Gazette'' as "NFL draft bust Leaf starts anew".</ref><ref name="Globe and Mail">{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ryan-leaf-starting-over-in-bc/article1322614/|author=Sekeres, Matthew|title= Leaf starting over in B.C. |work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 14, 2009|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20091015074239/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/ryan-leaf-starting-over-in-bc/article1322614/|archivedate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
In December 2010, he signed a contract with [[Pullman, Washington]]-based Crimson Oak Publishing to write no fewer than three [[memoir]]s. Crimson Oak describes its mission as publishing books with themes of "hope, possibility, and determination."<ref>{{cite news|author=Associated Press|title=Former QB Ryan Leaf signs deal to write 3 books |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2013725250_apfboleafbookdeal.html|date=December 20, 2010|work=The Seattle Times|accessdate=February 9, 2013}}</ref> Crimson Oak released Leaf's first book ''596 Switch: The Improbable Journey From The Palouse to Pasadena'' in October 2011. The book focuses on the [[1997 Washington State Cougars football team|1997 Washington State football team]] that made the [[1998 Rose Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Geranios|first=Nicholas K.|title=Former WSU QB writes about Rose Bowl season|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2016507233_apfbcryanleafbook.html|work=The Seattle Times|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=February 9, 2013|date=October 14, 2011}}</ref>
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