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East Carolina Hires Ruffin McNeill

Less than two weeks after coming up short on the Texas Tech job, longtime assistant coach Ruffin McNeill has been hired to lead his alma mater -- East Carolina -- the school confirmed Friday. McNeill, 51, was introduced Friday morning as the Pirates' new head football coach. "There is no doubt about his ability to lead...

Turkey Legs to Go: Liberty Bowl Travel Guide, Kentucky vs. East Carolina

Turkey Legs to Go is FanHouse's complete travel guide for all of the 2008-2009 college bowl games. Here, we cover the Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tennessee), which pits Kentucky against East Carolina.Overview/Matchup: A strong finish by the East Carolina Purple Pirates -- including a Conference USA championship -- has them...

Football for the Easily Distracted: Minor Bowls in Three Sentences or Less, Part 2

Every bowl game is important to the teams involved but not all of them are important to the rest of us. Still, they all deserve at least some of our attention, so FanHouse is previewing all the minor bowls in three sentences or less. Part 1, which covered all the games played before Dec. 30, may be found here. In this...

ESPN's Lou Holtz Is Reporting That Skip Holtz Will Visit With Syracuse About Coaching Gig

Skip Holtz is kind of god-like in Greenville, N.C. After all, he has taken the East Carolina Pirates from "always-ran" to "false hope BCS team that made it to the GMAC Bowl."Of course, with that success comes, inevitably, other schools that play the role of suitor. And the latest news, as is incredulously being "broken" by...

East Carolina Overcomes Mid-Season Swoon, Beats Tulsa, Wins Conference USA Title

I tell you what -- "East Carolina is your conference champion" is not a phrase I really planned on hearing (or wanted to hear, for that matter) in 2008. However, after the Purple Pirates defeated Tulsa, 27-24, on a late field goal to win the Conference-USA championship and a Liberty Bowl berth, it's just a phrase everyone...

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05/16/12 Skip Holtz talks USF football Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL (NASCAR) Skip Holtz just finished his third spring session as the head coach at USF.
05/12/12 Holtz Doing Things the Right Way Source: The Ledger - Lakeland FL
Skip Holtz will tell you the good news surrounding the University of South Florida's football program is that the program is healthy.
He's not talking about the team's physical health, though.
04/22/12 Bulls' Starting Defense Shuts Down First-Team Offense Source: The Ledger - Lakeland FL
TAMPA | After the defense gave up 550 yards and seven touchdowns in last week's on-campus scrimmage last week in South Florida's Green and Gold bowl, it felt it had something to prove Saturday in the Bulls' spring football game at Raymond James Stadium.
Point made, at least for the first-team unit.
04/22/12 Holtz sees good foundation Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL And after a nervous afternoon, in which school officials wondered whether to cancel the event, there wasn't a trace of lightning or a drop of rain.
04/19/12 Holtz, Bulls hope they've learned from pain of last... Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL When the University of Arkansas fired Bobby Petrino last week, neck brace and all, University of South Florida football coach Skip Holtz's name emerged around Fayetteville.