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News Nuggets, 09.01.03
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Compiled from staff reports
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TV
capsules for Labor Day C-USA games
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08.31.03: College
football scores of interest... .. Sunday TV Capsules for C-USA
Teams... .. Construction alters access to Nippert Stadium... ..
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08.30.03: Holtz
in full worry mode... .. Saturday TV capsules for C-USA and
Carolinas teams... .. Heralded quarterback transfers to Tulane... ..
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08.29.03: ECU,
U of L coaches establish new pre-game traditions... ..
Pirates' Dougherty, Houston's McClary on Guy Award list... ..
TCU establishes separate baseball booster organization... ..
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08.28.03: Muse
pushes Pirates' cause with ACC chief... .. Nix wins national
coaching honor... .. Revered former TCU football coach passes... ..
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08.27.03: Logan
teams up with Hinton on weekly sports show... .. Injury no
barrier to recognition for Art Brown... .. Southern Miss, LSU
schedule two-game series... ..
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08.26.03: J.T.
set for Cyberspace hookup with fans... .. Early TV exposure
plentiful for C-USA teams... .. Nevels wins scramble for Army
starting QB job... .. Green Wave elects team captains... ..
Attrition depletes Billikens' projected hoops roster... ..
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08.25.03: Southern
Miss 'community blitz' package includes ear of corn... ..
Tough Louisville hoops slate heavy on national TV exposure... ..
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08.24.03: USM-Cal
game selected for HD-TV telecast... .. ECU-Houston game
celebrates region's military bases... .. Charlotte slate
features two Final Four teams... ..
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08.23.03: New
ECU depth chart packed with answers... .. Butkus committee
eyes seven C-USA players... .. Hawaii Bowl lands new title
sponsor... ..
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08.22.03: Pirate
offense percolates, QB battle heats up... .. Bearcats offer
incentives for fans to attend ECU game... .. Cincinnati player
penalized for unapproved game... ..
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08.21.03: Michigan
programs oppose schedule shifts to Friday night... .. Clock
ticking on ECU starting position battles... ..
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08.20.03: Private
money rolls in for TCU basketball palace... .. Bearcats' hoops
slate loaded with heavyweights... .. Berry starts unraveling
Army QB logjam... ..
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08.19.03: Muse
taps in-house talent to buy time for AD search... .. C-USA
saddled with another Friday night game... .. League
official Teter accepts Cincinnati position... ..
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08.18.03: Work
ethic reaps dividends for USM walk-ons... .. Tigers take
preseason trip to Liberty Bowl... ..
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East Carolina (0-0) at Cincinnati (0-0), Noon, ESPN
Opening Line: Cincinnati by 8.
Series Record: East Carolina leads, 12-3.
Last Meeting: 2002, Cincinnati 42-26.
What to Watch: Cincinnati QB Gino Guidugli
threw four touchdown passes the last time these teams met, clinching a share
of the Conference USA title for the Bearcats. Guidugli will have to adjust
to a nearly all-new WR corps. East Carolina's Desmond Robinson won the
starting QB job in fall practice by a hair over Paul Troth, and could be on
a short leash. With Art Brown out for the season, RB Marvin Townes, who
shared playing time with Brown last year will take over. Freshman Robert
Tillman could also see time. WR Terrance Copper will be Robinson's top
target. Cincinnati's defense is led by DEs Trent Cole (five sacks) and Andre
Frazier (six). It's the coaching debut for East Carolina's John Thompson,
who previously served as defensive coordinator at Florida.
Streaks, Stats and Notes: The Bearcats have
won five straight Conference USA games. ... The Bearcats are coming off
their third straight bowl appearance for first time in school history. ...
East Carolina OL Brian Rimpf is an Outland award candidate. ... Cincinnati
was last in Conference USA in fourth-down conversion percentage (7-of-24,
29.2 percent) in '02. ... Guidugli ranks third in school history in passing
yards (6,116) and second in career TD passes (39). ... ECU's 4-8 mark last
year was the first losing record since 1997 for the Pirates.
No. 25 TCU (0-0) at Tulane (0-0), 8 p.m., ESPN
Opening Line: Texas Christian by 7½.
Series Record: TCU leads, 7-3.
Last Meeting: 2002, TCU 17-10.
What to Watch: A matchup to anticipate:
Tulane RB Mewelde Moore against the Horned Frogs' rushing defense. Six TCU
starters return for a unit that led the nation, allowing 65 yards rushing
per game, and was second with 42 turnovers. They're led by NT Chad Pugh and
DE Bo Schnobel. Moore, meanwhile, enters this season with 3,449 career
rushing and 5,182 all-purpose yards, tops in the nation among returning
players. The Green Wave also feature QB J.P. Losman, who has thrown just 13
interceptions in 565 career attempts. TCU has Conference USA freshman of the
year Lonta Hobbs at RB and QB Tye Gunn was 4-0 as a starter before a
season-ending knee injury in October. Backup Brandon Hassell is expected to
see time, too.
Streaks, Stats and Notes: The Green Wave's
eight wins last season were the school's most since a 12-0 season in 1998.
... The preseason ranking is the Horned Frogs' first since 2000, but second
since 1960. ... Last season's league title was TCU's third in four years.
The Frogs won WAC championships in '99 and '00. ... TCU won last year's
meeting by holding the Green Wave to 115 total yards. ... Tulane won the
last game played at the Superdome, 48-22, in October 2001. ... TCU was the
only team in the country to yield fewer than two yards per carry at 1.98
last season. ... Last year was just the second 10-win season since 1938 for
the Horned Frogs, who also won 10 games in 2000.
Labor Day Weekend scores of interest
Games listed involve teams from Conference
USA and the Carolinas, as well as other teams that appear on East Carolina's
2003 schedule:
Sunday:
Louisville 40, Kentucky 24
Saturday:
Alabama 40, South Florida 17
California 34, Southern Miss 2
UAB 24, Baylor 19
Memphis 40, Tennessee Tech 10
Houston 48, Rice 14
South Carolina 14, UL-Lafayette 7
Florida State 37, North Carolina 0
Georgia 30, Clemson 0
Wake Forest 32, Boston College 28
N.C. State 59, Western Carolina 26
Virginia 33, Duke 0
Wisconsin 24, West Virginia 17
Thursday:
Miami 48, Louisiana Tech 9
Logan takes talents to Campbell
Nate Logan, the younger son of former East
Carolina football coach Steve Logan, has transferred from ECU after
redshirting as a freshman last season. He has accepted an athletic
grant-in-aid to Campbell. Logan is a left-handed pitcher and outfielder. He
helped Greenville Rose to a 26-2 record as a high school senior, hitting
.420 and compiling a 5-0 record in earning All Big East 4-A Conference
honors.
News Nuggets are
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schools, and from Associated Press and
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