East Carolina Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill has filled two vacancies on his staff with Tuesday's hiring announcement of Kirk Doll and Pat Washington.

McNeill has appointed Doll as the Pirates' running backs coach and special teams coordinator, while Washington will coach outside receivers and serve as ECU's run game coordinator. The pair brings a combined 56 years of full-time coaching experience that includes 31 bowl appearances and two Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game victories.

"I'm excited that two individuals with Kirk and Pat's credentials and reputation will be in a position to make a tremendous impact to our program and the Pirate Nation," McNeill said. "We not only wanted to enhance our staff, but have obviously advanced it as well. Their collective experience, especially on the offensive side of the ball and on special teams, is matched by very few and quite simply speaks for itself."

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