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02.08.06: Carter
joins East Carolina football staff ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
02.07.06: Key
suspensions deplete Pirates' ranks ... ACC officiating crew
benched for botched call ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard &
Schedule |
02.06.06: Ole
Miss coaching legend Vaught dies ... C-USA guards in running
for Cousy Award ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
02.05.06: Bass
may be in line for new ECU post ... SMU AD Copeland calling
it quits ... Bunting experiences technical difficulties ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
02.04.06: Here
come Cougs and fully-cognizant Penders ... Wolfpack bats
light up for A-Rod ... History of the NCAA now in print ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
02.03.06: FSU
blue chipper says analyst advocated Irish ... Golden Eagles
work the home front ... Pirate softball hurler gets
preseason honor ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
02.02.06: Bailey
heads for Starkville via Iraq ... Texas A&M gridders vie in
"Big Splash" ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
02.01.06: Marshall
crash will become film theme ... Memphis soccer faces
professional team ... Green Wave gets Omaha rings ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.31.06: Signing
Day extravaganza looms for ECU fans ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.30.06: Wolfpack
sends cash to Southern Miss athletes ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.29.06: Diamond
Bucs assign LeClair's No. 23 to Witter ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.28.06: Tigers
eye UCF as next victim in climb up polls ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.27.06: Fun,
not money, motivating DeAngelo Williams ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.26.06: Marshall
springs shocker on No. 9 West Virginia ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.25.06: Loaded
stogie nets trouble for Memphis player ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.24.06: C-USA
slams refs for upholding 'T' on Penders ... NCAA to release
RPI ratings for first time ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard &
Schedule |
01.23.06: Epic
upset makes long bus ride home a journey of joy ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.22.06: Memphis
auction includes trip to Dowdy-Ficklen ... Houston coach's
collapse leads to technical ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard
& Schedule |
01.21.06: Bush
summons '66 Miners to watch Glory Road ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.20.06: Innovative
creator of I-formation passes at 92 ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.19.06: Southern
Miss extends Bower pact through '09 ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.18.06: Holtz,
Moore, Whimper team up for Hula Bowl ... ECU reaches
wide-ranging deal with ISP Sports ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.17.06: Katrina
blows friendly faces into UAB crowd ... C-USA Basketball
Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.16.06: C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.15.06: Hawaii
on itinerary of ECU's Moore, Whimper ...
C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
01.14.06: Former
ECU assistant Berry joins staff at Miami ... C-USA
Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule |
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News Nuggets, 02.09.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
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Circuitous journey finds Erickson back in Idaho
Dennis Erickson returned to the
University of Idaho on Wednesday when he was introduced as the Vandals’ head
football coach.
“I’m excited to be back in the state
and around these people I’ve known for a long time,” Erickson said. “There
aren’t many times you have an opportunity to come back and finish where you
started.”
Erickson previously was UI’s head coach
from 1982-85, an era that came to define his reputation as one of college
football’s most innovative offensive minds and one that launched the Vandals
to their most successful years as a football team. It wasn’t, however, his
first stop in Moscow — he was Ed Troxel’s offensive coordinator for the
Vandals in 1974 and 1975.
“I am delighted that Coach Erickson
will be the head football coach at the University of Idaho,” said Tim White,
UI president. “Our student-athletes deserve the opportunity to develop and
play under the tutelage of a proven, seasoned and successful head coach. I
was in leadership roles at Oregon State University during Dennis’ renewal of
the football program in Corvallis, and know first-hand of the positive
impact he had on the entire fabric of the university, its alumni and
supporters.”
Erickson’s successes in the college
ranks at Idaho, Wyoming, Washington State, Miami and Oregon State are
documented in his record, which includes 145 victories, 56 losses and one
tie.
Of his 17 college teams, 14 competed in
post-season competition and two — the 1989 and 1991 Miami Hurricanes — were
national champions. His teams also won five bowl championships.
Erickson spent six years of the NFL as
head coach of the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers.
“This begins the next chapter in Vandal
athletic history,” UI director of Athletics Rob Spear said. “Coach
Erickson’s hiring underscores our commitment to winning championships in the
Western Athletic Conference. It’s incredible to have a coach of Dennis’
stature assume control of our program.”
Erickson was a three-year letterman at
Montana State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in physical
education. As quarterback, he twice was honored as an All-Big Sky Conference
quarterback and was an honorable mention All-American as a senior.
Colorado State athletic director steps down
Mark Driscoll Colorado State
University's athletic director since August 2003, announced Wednesday his
resignation and decision to return to his banking career, according to the
school's athletic web site.
Driscoll will resume his previous
position as president of First National Bank in Fort Collins. He will remain
at Colorado State through March 31.
"Mark Driscoll has been a tremendous
supporter of Ram athletics and we thank him for his years of service to
Colorado State athletics," said President Larry Edward Penley. "Since his
days as a Ram quarterback, he has been an outstanding booster and
representative of the university. We wish him the best."
Penley said that he is appointing a
search committee and has begun a national search for a new director. Chuck
Neinas of Neinas Sports Service, Inc., has been asked to serve as a
consultant in the search. Neinas, based in Boulder, is one of college
sports' most well-known advocates and promoters. He is a former College
Football Association executive director and an advisor to the American
Football Coaches Association.
Neinas was involved in East Carolina's
most recent AD search.
If a new athletic director is not able
to be named by the end of March, Christine Susemihl, currently senior
associate athletic director and a longtime employee of Colorado State
athletics, has agreed to serve as interim athletic director. Susemihl
previously served as interim athletic director before Driscoll was hired.
C-USA Basketball Standings, Scores & Schedule
(Updated
through Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006)
CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Memphis
7-0 21-2
Texas-El Paso
7-1 14-6
UAB
6-2 16-5
Houston
5-3 15-6
Rice
4-4 10-11
Tulane
4-4 9-12
Central Florida
3-4 9-11
Southern Methodist 3-5 11-10
Tulsa
3-5 8-13
Marshall
2-6 9-12
Southern Miss
2-6 8-15
East Carolina
1-7 7-14
----- SCORES -----
WEDNESDAY,
FEB. 8
Rice 78,
Marshall 75 (OT)
Tulsa 55, Southern Methodist 51
Southern Mississippi 59, Central Florida 51
Texas-El Paso 65, UAB 37
TUESDAY,
FEB. 7
Tulane 87,
Loyola (LA) 41
Houston 82, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 74
----- SCHEDULE -----
THURSDAY,
FEB. 9
No games
scheduled.
FRIDAY, FEB.
10
No games
scheduled.
SATURDAY, FEB.
11
Rice at Tulsa,
3:05 pm
Memphis at Marshall, 4 pm
Texas-El Paso at Southern Mississippi, 5 pm
Tulane at Central Florida, 7:30 pm
Southern Methodist at Houston, 8 pm
East Carolina at UAB, 8:30 pm
SUNDAY, FEB.
12
No games
scheduled.
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