Thursday, January 21, 2010

McNeill reportedly hired as East Carolina coach

From the Sporting News at: http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2010-01-21/mcneill-reportedly-hired-east-carolina-coach

Former Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill will become the next head coach at his alma mater, East Carolina, ESPN's Joe Schad reports via Twitter.

McNeill was named the Red Raiders' interim coach for the Alamo Bowl after Mike Leach was suspended last month for the alleged mistreatment of wide receiver Adam James. McNeill led the team to a 41-31 victory over Michigan State.

After Leach was fired, McNeill interviewed for Texas Tech's vacancy, but former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville was hired instead.

At East Carolina, McNeill will replace Skip Holtz, who left to coach South Florida. In addition to playing defensive back for the Pirates in the late '70s, McNeill was their defensive line coach in 1992.

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