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09.05.06: Holtz
discusses loss to Navy, challenge at UAB ... UAB pleased
with performance vs. Sooners ... U of L's Bush has surgery
for broken leg |
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09.04.06: Ole
Miss survives Memphis in Sunday opener ... Blazers narrowly
miss upset bid at Oklahoma ... Early showdown tonight for
'Canes, 'Noles ... Cavaliers turn back Pirates in volleyball
final |
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09.03.06: NCAA
president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball
2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis
soccer player |
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09.02.06: Miners
prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has
Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets
another shutout |
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09.01.06: UAB
game off limits to Peterson's Dad ... Tulsa rolls past
Stephen F. Austin in opener ... Pirates announce nine
women's track signees |
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08.31.06: Ex-Buc
Witter hits home run to complete cycle ... Herd player helps
team to international win ... UAB takes aim on opener, plans
to honor Tuck |
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08.30.06: Army
six wins away from San Diego trip ... Rivers will get
starting assignment for Chargers ... With Campbell in goal,
ECU shuts out Camels |
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08.29.06: Holtz
indicates Pirates are ready ... C-USA teams face stiff
season-opening tests ... Three C-USA QB's on O'Brien watch
list |
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08.28.06: Herd
loses top receiver Moore for WVU opener ... Memphis puts
more walk-ons on scholarship ... Hokies claim title in ECU
volleyball event |
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08.27.06: Butkus
watch list features seven from C-USA ... UAB substitution
scrimmage pleases Brown ... Host ECU volleyball team falls
to Furman |
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08.26.06: Top
Pirate units overwhelm scout teams ... Coach Holtz ready to
take to the air ... waves ... ECU volleyball wins season
opener |
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08.25.06: ECU
announces Metcalf in compliance post ... ECU women's soccer
starts season at ODU ,,, Pirate volleyball hosts
invitational |
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08.24.06: Former
ECU standout joins Godwin staff ... It's not the Fort Worth
Bowl anymore ... Brown lightens up on banged up Blazers |
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08.23.06: Camp
behind them, Pirates refocus on Navy ... ECU checking
student body for diamond talent ... Buckeyes' bank account
$wells |
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08.22.06: End
of preseason camp in sight for Pirates ... ECU's Ray gets
honor for summer league play ... Miami, Northwestern set
tribute to Walker |
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08.21.06: Irish
'bump' into possible NCAA infraction ... Offense produces in
ECU's second scrimmage ... Herd extends Snyder's contract
through 2013 ... ECU nipped in women's soccer scrimmage |
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08.20.06: No
updates on this day while implementing site network changes |
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08.19.06: Note
to readers: Sunday content to be limited ... Pirates set to
scrimmage, meet fans today ... Marshall hires NCSU aide as
baseball coach ... Stitt leaving WSSU for hometown post |
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08.18.06: Goal
line work livens up flat ECU practice ... 'Pack third sacker
defects to Cowboys ... Indiana's Sampson sanctioned by NABC |
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08.17.06: ECU
kicker Lee selected to Groza watch list ... Another Pinkney
gets plaudits for Pirates ... Individual ECU game tickets go
on sale |
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08.16.06: Bucs
have depth chart heading into scrimmage ... Calipari
assistant named UTEP hoops coach ... Clemson gives Leggett
new five-year contract |
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08.15.06: Get
ready to "Meet the Pirates" ... Depth chart looms as Bucs
continue drills ... Red Raiders dedicate season to fallen
coach |
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08.14.06: New
thumbnails: Freeney, McNeil, Perryman ... Blazers hold first
scrimmage on Sunday ... NCAA clears Snider to play this
season at Tulsa ... Kansas officials undergo NCAA grilling |
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08.13.06: Dye
goes into college football hall of fame ... ECU scrimmage
helps shape depth chart ... Memphis works out at Liberty
Bowl |
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08.12.06: ECU
recruiting thumbnail: Ben Herlocker ... Pirates tune up for
Saturday scrimmage ... Blazers preparing for opener with
Oklahoma ... SMU golfer qualifies for U.S. Amateur |
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08.11.06: Pirates
dodge heat with nighttime drills ... ECU's Thorsen claims
Norwegian amateur title ... Manning pledges $1 million to
Vols |
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08.10.06: Thursday
'Nuggets' sacked by network glitch |
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08.09.06: Lou's
book says Skip was promised USC job ... Humid weather
doesn't dampen ECU drills ... 'Bright House' will be home
for Golden Knights |
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08.08.06: Pirates
shifting to full-gear practice mode ... Hattiesburg pro
takes over USM golf program ... Sooners turn to Thompson to
fill QB void |
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08.07.06: Pirates
strap on shoulder pads ... Ex-Duke lacrosse coach has new
program ... NIT will trim field from 40 to 32 teams |
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08.06.06: Media
day no day off for Pirates ... Drew-Skip check goes to
Greenville Rec. Dept. ... Coordinator of ACC refs hanging up
whistle |
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08.05.06: Holtz
likes what he sees as camp starts ... Buckeyes pegged as
team to beat; WVU #7 ... Groh reinstates senior safety Tony
Franklin ... Four from C-USA on Thorpe Award watch list |
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08.04.06: Judge:
Buckeyes owe ex-coach big bucks ... Marshall takes preseason
volleyball accolades ... Conference USA adds administrator
to staff |
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08.03.06: Four
Hurricanes will miss opener with FSU ... Report says Sooners
QB canned ... Tigers' Tate takes aim on Women's Amateur |
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08.02.06: Kragthorpe
lassoes new pact, new transfers ... ACC champ to Orange;
makeup policy defined ... Blazers launching prep baseball
league |
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08.01.06: C-USA
releases schedule of televised games ... 'The Voice' adds
morning duties on local AM's ... Huskers, Huskies set dates
in 2010, 2011 |
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News Nuggets, 09.06.06
NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Holland featured speaker at power lunch
East Carolina athletic director Terry Holland will
be the featured speaker at the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce's
Power '06 Lunch series today at
Harvey Hall inside the Murphy Center, according to an announcement from the
ECU athletic media relations department. The Murphy Center is adjacent to
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Holland will discuss the impact that ECU athletics
has on the economy of Greenville and the Pitt County area beginning at 12
noon.
The public is invited to attend but reservations
must be made by contacting Frances Faust at the Chamber via phone
(252-752-4101) or by e-mailing Faust at
frances@greenvillenc.org.
Lunch is priced at $12 for Chamber members and $17
for the general public.
Full video and audio coverage of Holland's remarks
will be posted on
ecupirates.com late this afternoon.
College games shorter after rule changes
Major college football games played during the
season's opening week employing clock and other changes aimed at picking
up the pace lasted an average of 3 hours, 3 minutes, a notable drop from
last year's opening-week average of 3:20, according to a USA Today report by
Steve Wieburg.
Thirty-one of the 72 games involving teams in NCAA
Division I-A, going into Monday night's Florida State-Miami (Fla.) matchup,
were completed in three hours or less. Only four lasted as long as 3½ hours.
A year ago, only five of 52 opening-week games
finished in three hours or less. Thirteen went 3½ hours or longer.
Faster games were the intent of the NCAA's football
rules committee. The clock starts on kickoffs this season rather than when
the receiving team touches the ball and, after a change in possession,
restarts as soon as the ball is marked ready for play rather than on the
ensuing snap. Kicking tees also were shortened by an inch to limit the
number of clock-stopping touchbacks.
Full day in C-USA includes Pirates-Blazers
Saturday is the first of just three times this
season that all 12 Conference USA schools will be in action on the same day,
according to the league website.
Highlighting the action are a pair of conference
games. UAB hosts East Carolina and Houston welcomes Tulane for the Green
Wave's season opener. CSTV will air the Texas Tech at Texas-El paso contest
nationally, beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
View Saturday's complete C-USA schedule along with the
current league standings and last week's scores.
C-USA names football players
of the week
Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb has been named
offensive player of the week in Conference USA, defensive back Quintin Demps
of Texas-El Paso received defensive player of the week honors and defensive
tackle Marquay Love of Houston got the league's special team recognition for
the opening week of the 2006 season, according to the C-USA website.
With Houston trailing by 16 points late in the third
quarter, Kolb rallied Houston past Rice, 31-30, in the annual Bayou Bucket
game. Kolb completed 22-of-35 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns. In
the fourth quarter Kolb engineered two touchdown drives to take the lead
from the Owls, connecting with Vincent Marshall and Anthony Alridge on a
pair of eight-yard TD passes.
Demps recorded two interceptions for 37 yards in
UTEP's win at San Diego State. His second pick good for 24 yards came
midway through the fourth quarter after the Aztecs cut a 24-point deficit
down to three points, and set up the Miners' game-clinching final touchdown
drive. UTEP scored touchdowns off both of Demps' interceptions. He also had
six tackles, including five solos, in the game.
Love added to his Houston career lead in blocked
kicks, as the senior rejected Rice's fourth PAT attempt and provided the
margin of victory for the Cougars in their come-from-behind win. Love now
has a UH-best six blocked kicks in his career.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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