|
PREVIOUS
NUGGETS |
|
12.09.06: Garrard
named AFC player of the week ... C-USA players of year:
Kolb, Bunting, Higgins ,,, Miami elevates Shannon to head
coach |
|
12.08.06: Rivers
tips off conclusion of coaching search ... Orioles' Roberts
serving FCA baseball camps ... Hoops: Lady Pirates defeat
UNC-Wilmington |
|
12.07.06: Nine
Pirates named to all-conference teams ... League honors four
ECU freshman gridders ... Recruiting thumbnail: Rodney Cox
... ECU's Norris named to All-South 2nd team |
|
12.06.06: UTEP's
Higgins named AFCA All-American ... Memphis thumps Herd in
C-USA hoops opener ... C-USA names top cross country
performers |
|
12.05.06: First-ever
Gators- Buckeyes match-up a big one ... Boise State crashes
BCS party in Fiesta ... Seminoles top Lady Pirates for
tourney title |
|
12.04.06: New
recruiting thumbnail: Tyrell Worthington ... McFadden leads
Independence into title game ... Bearcats bound for new bowl
in Toronto |
|
12.03.06: Paper:
Hudson among Cincy coaching targets ... UAB ousted from NCAA
volleyball by UCLA |
|
12.02.06: Witter
wins minor league baseball honor ... Millican in position in
LPGA qualifying ... ECU announces challenging softball slate |
|
12.01.06: C-USA
announces football players of year ... Rice's Graham gets
coach of year award ... ECU's Krug lands All-America honor |
|
11.30.06: T.H.
issues direct appeal to fans for ticket sales ... New
recruiting thumbnail: Maurice Mercer ... Dougherty, Johnson
first team All-Conference ... Five from ECU on C-USA
All-Freshman team |
|
11.29.06: C-USA
bowl slate sends ECU to Birmingham ... SMU's Needham a
finalist for Hermann Trophy ... Bearcats coach bolts for
Michigan State |
11.28.06: ECU's
Roach on
C-USA academic team ... Wager on Clemson-South Carolina
turns deadly ... Shula era comes to end at Alabama |
|
11.27.06: C-USA
title game features UH-USM rematch ... Bunting farewell to
press a succinct one ... ECU announces swimming, diving
signees |
|
11.26.06: Pirates
add Lugo to 2008 baseball class ... VCU prevails over ECU in
women's hoops ... Tulsa gains momentum for postseason trip |
|
11.25.06: ECU-bound
Herlocker paces Charlotte Catholic ... Miami enters search
mode for football coach ... BC out of ACC title
contention |
|
11.24.06: Herd
takes ECU hopes to Hattiesburg ... Gonzaga has a Garden
party in NIT semis ... Iowa State search eliminates two
candidates |
11.23.06: Yow
taking leave of absence for treatment ... Marshall's
Bradshaw nabs
C-USA weekly honor |
|
11.22.06: Pirates
face Houston if Marshall wins ... Former teammates push Raye
for MSU coach ... SMU's Wideman named academic player of
year |
|
11.21.06: Duke,
Wake athletes named Rhodes scholars ... UAB captures
Conference USA volleyball ... Old Dominion stuns Georgetown
on the road |
|
11.20.06: Ohio
State-Michigan rematch possible ... Video helps inspire Tar
Heels to beat State ... Cords stepping down as AD at
Marquette |
|
11.19.06: Cougars
to host USM or ECU in C-USA title game ... ECU falls in
women's hoops to Vermont ... Pirate swimming teams in
seventh place |
|
11.18.06: ECU
baseball bringing in 10-man class ... UTEP edges Pirates in
C-USA volleyball ... West Virginia steamrolls Pitt |
|
11.17.06: Pirates
reschedule hoops contest with NCCU ... ECU volleyball places
3 on all- league team ... Top-ranked SMU goes down in NCAA
soccer |
|
11.16.06: Paterno's
hall of fame induction postponed ... Tressel downplays his
dominance vs. Michigan ... ECU softball announces pair of
signees |
|
11.15.06: Pirates
control their fate in East Division ... Pinkney in star
game, playing for Buddy Ryan ... ECU's Lee named special
teams player of week |
|
11.14.06: ECU-NCSU
kickoff moved to 7 p.m. for TV ... Butch will succeed
Bunting at UNC- Chapel Hill ... Conference USA coaches make
debuts ... Pirates seeded sixth in C-USA volleyball ... Lady
Pirates drop hoops opener to JMU |
11.13.06: Houston
clinches
C-USA championship berth ... ECU volleyball slips in regular
season finale ... Grad rates: Athletes outperform student
body |
|
11.12.06: ECU
announces women's hoops signees ... Miners extinguish
Blazers' bowl hopes ... Mustang duo in contention for
Hermann Trophy |
|
11.11.06: Rutgers
kicks Cards out of title picture ... Roach selected for
district academic honor ... Krug getting it done on court,
in classroom |
|
11.10.06: Pirates
prepare for Saturday hoops opener ... Houston's Kolb makes
cut on O'Brien award list ... UNC-CH officials mum on Davis'
status |
|
11.09.06: Former
star QB to represent N.C. in Congress ... Homicide unit
probing death of Miami player ... Krog's 73 puts her in top
five at Augusta |
|
11.08.06: UK's
win over Payne's charges not flawless ... SMU, UAB gain NCAA
men's soccer berths ... Three C-USA women's teams get NCAA
slots |
|
11.07.06: Two
Marshall players get C-USA honors ... UAB women capture
C-USA soccer title ... Punter faces attempted murder charge |
|
11.06.06: Pirate
volleyball takes down Memphis ... Denny O'Brien's Harris
Poll ballot ... ECU swimmers, divers perform well ...
Paterno recovering from fractured leg |
11.05.06: Promotions
aplenty for ECU-Marshall game ...
Ex-Tulsa great Largent gets humanitarian honor |
|
11.04.06: Dougherty
a semifinalist for Ray Guy Award ... Butch Davis deal with
Tar Heels imminent? ... Cardinals talking national title,
again ... Honors abound for ECU women's soccer team |
|
11.03.06: Boise
State rolls past Bulldogs ... Reale, Pirates earn seconds at
Kitty Hawk ... ECU softball's Kozlowski promoted |
|
11.02.06: Mustangs
a win away from bowl eligibility ... Hunt, Icenhower lead
East Carolina divers ... ECU's Moore earns academic honor
with 4.0 |
|
11.01.06: Kragthorpe
curtails Tar Heel speculation ... Pirates in C-USA women's
soccer tourney ... Backup QB Lee to start for FSU against
Cavs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Nuggets, 12.10.06
— — — — —
NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Compiled from staff
and electronic reports
©Bonesville.net. All rights reserved.
Junior Smith involved in Cox commitment
A Fayetteville Observer
story has confirmed
an earlier Bonesville.net report
that Harnett Central quarterback Rodney Cox has made an oral commitment
to play football at East Carolina.
Cox told the paper he made the
commitment Monday when East Carolina assistant coach Junior Smith visited
him. Smith is a former East Carolina and E.E. Smith High School standout.
“Their program is going up,’’
said Cox. “They just finished second in their conference. I feel when I get
there I can help them out.’’
Although there has been debate
about what position he might play when he gets to college, Cox said the
Pirates recruited him as a quarterback.
But he indicated that the
position he plays at the next level was not an issue.
“It doesn’t matter to me as
long as I can help the team,’’ he said.
Fayetteville Observer college
football writer Sammy Batten rated Cox as the No. 2 college prospect in the
Cape Fear region prior to the start of this season. By August, Cox had
already received scholarship offers from East Carolina, Clemson, N.C. State
and South Carolina, Batten reported.
Batten also writes about college
football recruiting for Bonesville.net.
The versatile Cox finished
this season with 1,559 yards rushing and 21 touchdowns.
WVU's Rodriguez says no to Bama's big bucks
After being pursued by the
University of Alabama this week, West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez
has announced that he plans on coaching at his alma mater for a long time,
according to the WVU athletic website.
“The main reason I’m staying
are the reasons to stay,” Rodriguez told a packed gathering inside the team
meeting room at the Milan Puskar Center early Friday evening. “It certainly
wasn’t the reasons not to go.”
Alabama reportedly offered $12
million over six years.
Rodriguez said he first had
discussions with Crimson Tide athletic director Mal Moore in New York City
on Tuesday and spent yesterday and today mulling over an offer. At no time
did Alabama or any other school contact him before the end of the regular
season.
The coach admitted that the
generous support and encouragement he received from many West Virginia
University supporters over the past few days was overwhelming.
Rodriguez was also
appreciative of an athletic administration that is committed to excellence.
WVU plans to extend Rodriguez's contract through 2014.
Boykin leaves Blue Devils hoops program
Sophomore forward
Jamal Boykin has decided to leave Duke, school officials have
announced. Boykin saw action in the first three games this
season, averaging 1.3 points and 4.0 rebounds.
The Los Angeles native came
down with mononucleosis in late November and has missed Duke’s last six
contests. He returned to his California home last week and informed Duke
head coach Mike Krzyzewski of his decision to depart the school.
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 electronic services and other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
|
