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Article: WVU Game 2, Marshall game 5 - East Carolina
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- July 15, 2009
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of previews on West
Virginia and Marshall football opponents.
* Date with West Virginia: Sept. 12, TBA
* Date with Marshall: Oct. 3, noon (CBS College Sports)
* Site: Mountaineer Field (60,000, FieldTurf Duraspine); Joan C.
Edwards Stadium (38,019, FieldTurf), Huntington
* Coach: Skip Holtz (fifth year, 29-22 at ECU; 10th year, 67-45
overall)
Checking them out
The Pirates started 2008 looking like BCS-busters, then limped
through parts of the schedule before forcing seven turnovers and
stealing the Conference USA championship at Tulsa. With the league's
top attendance and most of its talent returning, ECU is roaring into
2009.
Patrick Pinkney, who ...