News and Notes from East Carolina, Conference USA and Beyond

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02.10.06: East Carolina steps up football schedule ... Play ball! Pirates, Terps open baseball season ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule

02.09.06: Circuitous journey finds Erickson back in Idaho ... Colorado State athletic director steps down ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule

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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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01.14.06: Former ECU assistant Berry joins staff at Miami ... C-USA Basketball Scoreboard & Schedule

Greg McMahon is leaving the East Carolina football coaching staff to become assistant special teams coach on the staff of Coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints.

McMahon coached tight ends and special teams at ECU in 2005 after spending 13 years with similar responsibilities on the staff at Illinois.

The NCAA rules committee will recommend that college football coaches be granted at least one replay challenge per game beginning in 2006. The committee also recommended a universal video review format for all conferences. The changes would have to be approved in March to go into effect.

Missouri basketball coach Quin Snyder has resigned, a university official confirmed to the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune on Friday afternoon.

The former Duke player and Blue Devils assistant coach informed the team of his decision at 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to the newspaper. Practice was postponed, and the team was informed that associate head coach Melvin Watkins, a former head coach and star player at UNC-Charlotte, will direct the Tigers for the remainder of the season.

Missouri (10-11, 3-7 Big 12) had lost six straight games, including Tuesday’s 90-64 drubbing at Baylor. Snyder had been heavily criticized by fans and media, although earlier this week he indicated that he didn't intend to resign.

(Updated through Friday, Feb. 10, 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 -----

FRIDAY, FEB. 10
No games scheduled.

THURSDAY, FEB. 9
No games scheduled.

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 -----

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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