Ruffin McNeill: I was like a ninja today
East Carolina opened practice on Friday under second-year head coach Ruffin McNeill.
After off-season hip replacement surgery and gastric-bypass surgery, McNeill moved around better than any time last season. In fact, the former Texas Tech defensive coordinator has lost 120 pounds.
He recently joked, "My brother told me, 'You've lost a fourth-grader.'?I told him, 'I'm trying to lose a sixth-grader.'?"
Last season was really tough on McNeill as he constantly used a golf cart to move around on the practice field.
Here’s part of his post-practice media session with reporters: