WCHL’s Matt Oakes caught up with Pirate head coach Ruffin McNeill earlier this week. The two discussed the Pirates’ upset victory at Virginia Tech last weekend, Shane Carden’s leadership role on the ECU offense and of course, his team’s in-state showdown with UNC this Saturday afternoon.

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