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Ruffin Horne McNeill Jr. [1] (born October 8, 1958) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the special assistant to the head coach at NC State University. He previously served as the assistant head coach and outside linebackers coach at the University of Oklahoma and the assistant head coach and defensive line ...
Two coaches, Clarence Stasavich and Bill Lewis, have received National Coach of the Year honors. Three former players have been head coach for the Pirates: Jim Johnson, Ed Emory and Ruffin McNeill. In addition, former players have become Pirate assistant coaches, such as Junior Smith and Paul Troth. [5] [6] The current coach is Blake Harrell.
With the 2020 college football season only a few months away, Ruffin McNeil has landed a new gig. After spending the past three years at Oklahoma, the 61-year-old coach will be taking his talents ...
This gained national attention and uproar at ECU as Ruffin McNeill posted the second-most wins in school history with multiple nationally-ranked teams. Compher was quoted saying "Our expectations are to compete for championships" and “Regardless of the feedback I was offered, I knew this was my decision″ [ 4 ] Compher then hired Scottie ...
Finally, Ruffin McNeill made his way off the field and walked up to Holland. The two men had both come home to East Carolina, Holland out of retirement as athletic director, McNeill getting his ...
Tulane is what East Carolina used to be, a college football chaos agent. For one Saturday, the Pirates came close to being that again.
On January 21, 2010, it was announced that Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill would become the 20th head coach of the Pirates. [92] McNeill was a defensive back for the Pirates for four years, three of which he was a starter and two he served as team captain. McNeill graduated from East Carolina University in 1980.
McNeill was offered the head coaching job at East Carolina a few weeks later. His first call was to Riley, who, at 26, became the youngest coordinator in college football. Riley initially stuck to ...