Losing a couple of assistant coaches hasn’t slowed the dogged recruiting approach of East Carolina head football coach Ruffin McNeill.

Last year, McNeill’s recruiting campaign was coupled with the first of his two major offseason surgeries. This winter, the third-year ECU coach is simultaneously piecing together what might become the Pirates’ most star-studded recruiting class to date and finding a couple of new coaches to replenish his staff.

A steadfast mutli-tasker, McNeill hasn’t shirked any responsibilities, and in fact expects to announce his staff additions on Monday.

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