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image, ECU quarterback Shane Carden catches a
touchdown pass from receiver Cam Worthy during
the Pirates' victory over Ohio in last season's
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Hokies ripe for the plucking |
I am a firm
believer in the psychology
of sports. How a team is
thinking goes a long way
toward how that team
performs each week. With
that in mind, I thought
South Carolina played with a
hint of desperation in its
33-23 victory over East
Carolina in Columbia on
Saturday night.
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guest this week was
East Carolina
outside linebackers
coach Duane Price
(right) and Mike
Steele:
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Audio: Coach Ruff
Presser |
  ECU
coach Ruffin McNeill
addressed the media
at his weekly press
conference on
Monday (courtesy of
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via Brian Bailey):
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COLUMBIA, SC —
COLUMBIA, SC — Regardless of the
venue and caliber of opponent, East Carolina's goal was to
win a football game at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday
night. The fact that the Pirates topped No. 21 South
Carolina 453-441 in total yardage was little consolation in
a 33-23 ECU loss. ...
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ECU coach
Ruffin
McNeill
discusses a
clock issue
with the
referee late
in the
fourth
quarter of
the Pirates'
loss to
South
Carolina
Saturday
night.
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East
Carolina coach Ruffin
McNeill spoke
with the press after the
Pirates' loss at South
Carolina Saturday night
(recorded by W.A. Myatt;
file photo):
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By
W.A.
Myatt
©2014 Bonesville.net
All rights reserved.
View ECU's
2014 football schedule
Cam Worthy (6-3,
220) provides the 2014 East Carolina football offense with a big,
physical weapon at the outside wide receiver position. The Blair,
SC, native caught 19 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns in the
2013 Pirate campaign. Thus far in his senior season, Worthy has five
receptions for 78 yards including a 17-yard touchdown catch last
week at South Carolina.
Worthy’s strength and
conditioning numbers are the finest among his position, including a
43-inch vertical jump — the third highest mark recorded by a Pirate
football player.
Cam took time to talk with
Bonesville after practice Tuesday evening.
Q: Favorite restaurant in
Greenville?
A: Waffle House.
Q: Favorite TV show?
A: The Simpsons.
Q: What is your favorite class
you've taken at ECU?
A: Senior capstone.
Q: Do you have any routines or
rituals you do before games?
A: Whatever stadium I come out
of, I like to go sit on the bench and look around. I've come a long
way since junior college so I just like to thank God for where I'm
at right now.
Q: Who has been the most
influential person in your life?
A: My mom and dad and my trainer.
I really can't single out between those three.
Q: What is your favorite
memory playing football?
A: Just the guys in the locker
room. It's like a brotherhood — its more locker room stuff than on
the field.
Q: What did Lincoln Riley say
to you and fellow seniors Justin Hardy, Breon Allen and Shane Carden
before you guys walked off the field after the South Carolina game?
A: I'm going to keep that between
us, the seniors. He basically summed it up that we're a good team,
don't let this one loss affect the rest of the season.
Q: What, if anything, does the
Pirate offense need to do differently against Virginia Tech as
opposed to South Carolina?
A: All we have to do is play our
game, nothing different.
Q: How much did you learn
about football from your brother Sedric Griffin (linebacker at
Georgia Tech from 2006-2009)?
A: He taught me how to read
coverages when I was in 9th grade — how they disguised coverages,
and that really helped me out.
Q: What are your plans for
after graduation?
A: I want to play professional
football.
Q: Perhaps your biggest
touchdown as a Pirate came on the throwing side of a pass to
quarterback Shane Carden — how exciting was that play for you?
A: It was pretty exciting, but
nothing like the excitement from winning the game. Nothing is more
important than the win.
Q: Both South Carolina and
Virginia Tech are hostile environments for opponents. How do you
stay focused on playing your game?
A: I try not to think about it at
all. I just go out there and try to do my job, not get outside
myself.
Q: What is your favorite
Pirate football uniform combination?
A: I'm an all black guy.
Q: How would you describe
Ruffin McNeill's coaching style?
A: He's a player's coach. The
things he does outside of football shows he cares about you.
Q: What is your favorite thing
about ECU?
A: My family, these are my
brothers here — the football team.
