The Roost

DeCenzo: Yurachek is the guy

Believing he has found the man that will script the future of Coastal Carolina athletics, President David DeCenzo said Monday that he has hired Hunter Yurachek to be the school's next athletic director.

Chants, Huskers to meet

Since clinching a berth in the NCAA tournament, Coastal Carolina’s volleyball players have talked about making the most of their experience.

The Chanticleers learned their fate Sunday, and though Lincoln, Neb., wasn’t as glamorous as some of the other potential destinations, they will experience an atmosphere that transcends the entire sport. Tenth-seeded Nebraska will host Coastal (20-13) in the first round of the 64-team tournament on Friday.

Volleyball season recap

On the eve of the NCAA Division I volleyball tournament selection show, here are some of the accomplishments of this year's team, according to athletic media relations assistant Teresa Garbee:

Super Mario commits

Former Myrtle Beach standout Eddie Jones has committed to play football at Coastal Carolina.

Does Holland fit the bill?

A person with a vested interest in the future of Coastal athletics posed an interesting question to me yesterday: How did Lawson Holland become one of the final two candidates for Coastal's athletic director position when he doesn't even have the experience that the school required when it posted the position on its Web site?

Allen-Coastal moved

Coastal has moved the opening tip of Saturday's men's basketball home game against Allen from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The game would have conflicted with Clemson-South Carolina had it been played at its original time.

Chants to celebrate selection

Coastal Carolina's volleyball team will learn its NCAA tournament destination and opponent at the Crafy Rooster, a restaurant/bar in downtown Conway, on Sunday. The school will hold a selection show party at 3 p.m., when ESPNews will announce the brackets. The public is invited to attend.

Coastal won the Big South tournament this past weekend, clinching the school's first berth in the 64-team NCAA tournament since 1998. The Crafty Rooster is located at 1125 3rd Ave.

Big South announces awards

Coastal Carolina had just three first-team all-Big South selections when the conference announced its postseason awards Tuesday.

The end of an era?

Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett has long prided himself on running a program in which morality and life lessons were more important than wins and losses. That never seemed to matter because his teams were winning nine-plus games each year. However, his idyllic vision is likely about to end forever with his program having slipped into the realm of mediocrity.

Buyout Beware

Since I'd rather not spend hours upon hours answering the same question posed to me via email from a bevy of different readers, I'm going to answer this question once and for all right here, right now. Yes, David Bennett will be the head coach football coach at Coastal Carolina in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Here's why: