Ruff to bring in three former Red Raiders for offensive staff?

Don't be surprised to see three coaches with Texas Tech ties join Ruffin McNeill's East Carolina staff.

Dennis Simmons, a 1996 BYU alum, was a ten-year veteran of former coach Mike Leach's staff at Tech. He coached the outside wide receivers and tutored star Michael Crabtree. He also led the team's FCA huddle. Simmons should be excellent for teaching a talented group of returning Pirate receivers their new scheme.

Clay McGuire served as the Red Raiders running backs coach in 2009. McGuire, who played for the Red Raiders, was the special teams coordinator in 2008 after serving as an offensive graduate assistant in 2007.

Brandon Jones, who was recently named an offensive quality control assistant at Oklahoma State, may be coming on board to tutor the Pirate offensive line. Jones played at Tech from 2002 to 2005.

While two of the three potential additions have limited experience, one was good enough to coach the running backs under the veteran Leach and the other played in the system before being appointed by his previous coach Holgerson at Oklahoma State. Therefore, the Pirate Nation shouldn't have many initial concerns about these hires.