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09.13.06: Pirate
punter Dougherty on Guy watch list ... ECU golfers finish
ninth at Mid Pines ... East Carolina sweeps Campbell in
volleyball |
09.12.06: WVU,
Pirates to be shown on ESPN 2 ... UAB's Felder honored for
game- saving strip ... C-USA volleyball accolade for
Pirates' Krug |
09.11.06: Buckeye
cheerleader drinks, drives, hits veep ... Houston's Kolb
sets school mark in rout ... Krug sets ECU volleyball
assists mark |
09.10.06: Aundrae
Allison on Biletnikoff watch list ... SEC's artificial noise
penalties reinstated ... ECU volleyball falls to North
Florida |
09.09.06: UAB
focuses on covering Aundrae Allison ... Ga. Southern mourns
death of Erk Russell ... Shelby named to ECU women's hoops
staff |
09.08.06: NCAA's
Brand calls for 80 percent grad rate ... ECU women's soccer
gets regional ranking ... Soccer Buzz recognizes ECU's
Nicole Moore ... Pirates get volleyball sweep over UNCW |
09.07.06: Tigers,
Pack, Deacs highlight ECU hoops slate ... Record contradicts
Tressel's poll vote claim ... Winston- Salem State coach
gets extension |
09.06.06: Holland
featured speaker at power lunch ... College games shorter
after rule changes ... Full day in
C-USA includes Pirates vs. Blazers ... C-USA names football
players of the week |
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 |
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 |
09.03.06: NCAA
president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball
2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis
soccer player |
09.02.06: Miners
prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has
Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets
another shutout |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
08.27.06: Butkus
watch list features seven from C-USA ... UAB substitution
scrimmage pleases Brown ... Host ECU volleyball team falls
to Furman |
08.26.06: Top
Pirate units overwhelm scout teams ... Coach Holtz ready to
take to the air ... waves ... ECU volleyball wins season
opener |
08.25.06: ECU
announces Metcalf in compliance post ... ECU women's soccer
starts season at ODU ,,, Pirate volleyball hosts
invitational |
08.24.06: Former
ECU standout joins Godwin staff ... It's not the Fort Worth
Bowl anymore ... Brown lightens up on banged up Blazers |
08.23.06: Camp
behind them, Pirates refocus on Navy ... ECU checking
student body for diamond talent ... Buckeyes' bank account
$wells |
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 |
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 |
08.20.06: No
updates on this day while implementing site network changes |
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 |
08.18.06: Goal
line work livens up flat ECU practice ... 'Pack third sacker
defects to Cowboys ... Indiana's Sampson sanctioned by NABC |
08.17.06: ECU
kicker Lee selected to Groza watch list ... Another Pinkney
gets plaudits for Pirates ... Individual ECU game tickets go
on sale |
08.16.06: Bucs
have depth chart heading into scrimmage ... Calipari
assistant named UTEP hoops coach ... Clemson gives Leggett
new five-year contract |
08.15.06: Get
ready to "Meet the Pirates" ... Depth chart looms as Bucs
continue drills ... Red Raiders dedicate season to fallen
coach |
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 |
08.13.06: Dye
goes into college football hall of fame ... ECU scrimmage
helps shape depth chart ... Memphis works out at Liberty
Bowl |
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 |
08.11.06: Pirates
dodge heat with nighttime drills ... ECU's Thorsen claims
Norwegian amateur title ... Manning pledges $1 million to
Vols |
08.10.06: Thursday
'Nuggets' sacked by network glitch |
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 |
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 |
08.07.06: Pirates
strap on shoulder pads ... Ex-Duke lacrosse coach has new
program ... NIT will trim field from 40 to 32 teams |
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 |
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 |
08.04.06: Judge:
Buckeyes owe ex-coach big bucks ... Marshall takes preseason
volleyball accolades ... Conference USA adds administrator
to staff |
08.03.06: Four
Hurricanes will miss opener with FSU ... Report says Sooners
QB canned ... Tigers' Tate takes aim on Women's Amateur |
08.02.06: Kragthorpe
lassoes new pact, new transfers ... ACC champ to Orange;
makeup policy defined ... Blazers launching prep baseball
league |
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, 09.14.06
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
NFL
rosters filled with C-USA alums
A total of 85 players from Conference USA schools
appeared on opening day rosters of NFL teams as the league opened its 87th
season this past weekend.
All 12 C-USA football programs are represented, with
at least two players appearing from each of the schools. Southern Miss has
the most former players on current NFL rosters with 15, while Central
Florida has 13 and Marshall and Memphis each have 11. Included are 13
players that have made at least one Pro Bowl appearance in their NFL
careers.
All but four NFL teams � the Chicago Bears,
Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks � have at least
one player from a C-USA school. The Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots
and St. Louis Rams have the most players from C-USA schools with six apiece,
according to a release on the C-USA website.
For the second straight season, Conference USA
produced the highest number of starting quarterbacks among all conferences.
Buffalo's J.P. Losman (Tulane), Green Bay's Brett Favre (Southern Miss),
Jacksonville's Byron Leftwich (Marshall), Miami's Daunte Culpepper (UCF) and
the New York Jets Chad Pennington (Marshall) all started under center on
opening week. Pennington was the week one AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
After standing alone with seven starting
quarterbacks in 2005, the Atlantic Coast Conference tied C-USA with five
starting QB's in 2006.
A pair of highly-successful NFL head coaches also
have ties to C-USA schools. Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith, the 2005
NFL Coach of the Year, was a two-time All-American defensive back at Tulsa,
while Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, a two-time NFL Coach of the Year,
served as an offensive line coach for three seasons at Texas-El Paso.
C-USA players on opening day NFL
rosters: EAST CAROLINA
Rod Coleman DT Atlanta Falcons
Terrance Copper WR New Orleans Saints
David Garrard QB Jacksonville Jaguars
Vonta Leach FB Green Bay Packers
*Brian Rimpf OT Baltimore Ravens
Guy Whimper OT New York Giants
HOUSTON
Rex Hadnot OG Miami Dolphins
Hanik Milligan FS Arizona Cardinals
Stanford Routt CB Oakland Raiders
MARSHALL
Mike Bartrum TE Philadelphia Eagles
Troy Brown WR New England Patriots
Chris Crocker FS Atlanta Falcons
*Johnathan Goddard DE Indianapolis Colts
Chris Hanson P Jacksonville Jaguars
Byron Leftwich QB Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Massey LS St. Louis Rams
Randy Moss WR Oakland Raiders
Chad Pennington QB New York Jets
John Wade C Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#Butchie Wallace RB Atlanta Falcons
MEMPHIS
*Idrees Bashir FS Detroit Lions
Marcus Bell DT Detroit Lions
Tony Brown DT Carolina Panthers
Isaac Bruce WR St. Louis Rams
Stephen Gostkowski K New England Patriots
Artis Hicks OT Minnesota Vikings
Reggie Howard DB Carolina Panthers
Mike McKenzie DB New Orleans Saints
Wade Smith OT Miami Dolphins
DeAngelo Williams RB Carolina Panthers
Tony Williams DT Jacksonville Jaguars
RICE
#Patrick Dendy S Green Bay Packers
Brandon Green DE St. Louis Rams
Larry Izzo LB New England Patriots
N.D. Kalu DE Houston Texans
Terrence Melton LB New Orleans Saints
Ryan Pontbriand LS Cleveland Browns
SOUTHERN METHODIST
Kevin Garrett CB Houston Texans
*Keylon Kincade RB Dallas Cowboys
SOUTHERN MISS
Michael Boley LB Atlanta Falcons
Jeremy Bridges OT Carolina Panthers
Greg Brooks CB Cincinnati Bengals
Antoine Cash LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rod Davis LB Minnesota Vikings
Brett Favre QB Green Bay Packers
#John Eubanks CB Washington Redskins
Bobby Hamilton DE New York Jets
Todd Pinkston WR Minnesota Vikings
Jeff Posey LB Washington Redskins
T.J. Slaughter LB San Francisco 49ers
Patrick Surtain DB Kansas City Chiefs
Adalius Thomas DE/LB Baltimore Ravens
Chris White C Green Bay Packers
Chad Williams FS San Francisco 49ers
TULANE
Anthony Cannon LB Detroit Lions
J.P. Losman QB Buffalo Bills
Mewelde Moore RB Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Ramsey QB New York Jets
Jerald Sowell FB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Roydell Williams WR Tennessee Titans
TULSA
#Romby Bryant WR Baltimore Ravens
Gus Frerotte QB St. Louis Rams
Garrett Mills FB New England Patriots
Sam Rayburn DT Philadelphia Eagles
Kevin Shaffer OT Cleveland Browns
UAB
Bryan Thomas DE New York Jets
Roddy White WR Atlanta Falcons
CENTRAL FLORIDA
#Atari Bigby S Green Bay Packers
Paul Carrington DE Atlanta Falcons
Daunte Culpepper QB Miami Dolphins
Travis Fisher CB St. Louis Rams
Doug Gabriel WR New England Patriots
Michael Gaines TE Carolina Panthers
Cornell Green OT Denver Broncos
#Alex Haynes RB Carolina Panthers
Rashad Jeanty LB Cincinnati Bengals
#Darcy Johnson TE New York Giants
Brandon Marshall WR Denver Broncos
*Elton Patterson DE Jacksonville Jaguars
Asante Samuel CB New England Patriots
TEXAS-EL PASO
Trey Darilek C Miami Dolphins
#Chris Francies WR Green Bay Packers
Thomas Howard LB Oakland Raiders
Paul Smith FB St. Louis Rams
Brian Young DT New Orleans Saints
#Practice squad
*Injured reserve
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Southern Miss coach Bower calls Pack "scary"
Southern Miss hosts N.C. State on Saturday at 7 p.m.
and Golden Eagles coach Jeff Bower discussed the matchup at his weekly news
conference, according to a release on the Southern Miss athletic website.
N.C. State took a 21-17 win over Southern Miss last
season in Raleigh.
"They are a scary football team," Bower said.
"They're athletic and talented. They are playing very well on defense.
They're only giving up 257 yards per game. They are physical and athletic.
It will be a physical game, I assure you of that.
"They are probably not feeling too good about
themselves after the loss to Akron. We'll see a good football team coming in
here with a lot of talent. They will make you prepare very hard this week in
order to win. We've got to do some things better and play a physical game
against them. I'm impressed with them. Their running back is a big time
player. He's averaging 7.5 yards per carry. He got banged up in the last
game and didn't play a lot. I don't know the extent of his injury, but he's
very talented."
Rice goalkeeper McClintock gets national honor
Rice senior goalkeeper Amy McClintock earned
National Soccer Coaches Association of America player of the week
recognition for the week of Sept. 13. McClintock recorded a career-high 10
saves to propel the Owls to a 1-0 victory over No. 8-ranked Texas.
The senior also held Houston Baptist scoreless in a
4-0 contest on Friday. She made 10 stops against the Longhorns to set a new
career high. McClintock has maintained a 0.35 goals against average (29th
nationally) and .944 save percentage (tied for 16th nationally) this season.
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published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
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