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Non-AQ Report: MAC Coaches are Garnering Attention

Miami-Ohio has long been known as the cradle of coaches, but that moniker could easily be applied to the Mid-American Conference as a whole. In the past two seasons, the MAC has sent five coaches to major programs. Last season, Turner Gill left Buffalo for Kansas and Butch Jones went from Central Michigan to Cincinnati....

East Carolina Becomes Offensive Power

As spring practice came to a close, East Carolina offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley wasn't shy about his feelings toward his offense. For nearly five weeks, Riley and the rest of the offensive staff had been installing the spread system the same staff used at Texas Tech, and thus far the resulting product didn't look...

Tuberville Axes Most of Leach's Coaching Staff at Texas Tech

New Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville (right) is quickly putting together his new staff and only a few will be holdovers from the Mike Leach regime. Coaches who not be asked back include interim head coach/defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill, inside wide receivers coach Lincoln Riley, cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell,...

No Leach, No Problem as McNeill Leads Texas Tech to Victory

Texas Tech interim coach Ruffin McNeill called it the most difficult week of his life as he watched his boss be suspended and later fired. But Saturday easily became the best night of his life as McNeill led the Red Raiders to a bold 41-31 Mike Leach-like win over the Michigan State in the Valero Alamo Bowl at the...

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04/25/12 ECU crowded at quarterback Source: Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville NC Normally, when a record-setting quarterback graduates from a college program, there are one or two players waiting in the wings to take over.
04/23/12 Spring football: East Carolina has a crowded situation... Source: Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville NC Normally, when a record-setting quarterback graduates from a college program, there are one or two players waiting in the wings to take over.
04/14/12 Spring game doesn't answer ECU QB question Source: The Sun Journal - New Bern NC Mum's still the word regarding East Carolina's quarterback situation, and it might just remain that way until the fall.
04/14/12 Offense, defense to collide in spring game Source: The Daily Reflector - Greenville NC Today's annual Purple-Gold football game at East Carolina should be teeming with traits of a third-year coaching staff.
04/14/12 East Carolina still looking for a quarterback Source: Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem NC East Carolina's four-man race for the starting quarterback's job isn't close to a resolution, and spring practice will end today with the question of who will replace Dominique Davis lingering into the summer.