The 2025 football season shapes up to be competitive in the American Athletic Conference. That analysis is based on an artificial intelligence review of web previews from Athlon Sports, ESPN and other sports publishers and on projections by prominent posters on the X social media platform. A consensus tends to indicate Tulane, Texas-San Antonio, Memphis,… [ More… ]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates embark on post-House settlement era
Revenue sharing with athletes in selected sports and the removal of scholarship limits are elements of a new era at East Carolina as the Pirates look to stay current with the realities of the House settlement. Athletic director Jon Gilbert has seen the changes coming and ECU has been involved in preparations for months. Institutions… [ More… ]
FOOTBALL RECRUITING PROFILEPirates win out for Georgia linebacker
Jeremiah Roux was a mere eighth grader when he was invited to join the Mundy’s Mill High varsity football team for its spring practice in 2021. Roux had only been playing competitive football about a year, but performed well enough on the middle school squad to earn an early audition with the Tigers as a… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates navigate uncharted waters in unprecedented fashion
The 2024-25 school year was without precedent for East Carolina. Never had the Pirates beaten a Power Four program in a bowl game, had a winning season in basketball and made the NCAA tournament in baseball. ECU was the only in-state athletic program with the threefold feat. The accomplishment accentuated a timely adjustment to the… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSTigers finish off Coastal for championship
LSU won its eighth NCAA baseball championship Sunday with a 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina in Game 2 of the 2025 College World Series in Omaha. The victory in combination with the Tigers’ 1-0 shutout of the Chanticleers 1-0 in Friday’s opener of the best-of-three finals, secured the SEC’s fifth straight title. LSU broke a… [ More… ]
BASEBALL NEWSCoastal, LSU on collision course in CWS
The 2025 College World Series final pits No. 13 Coastal Carolina against No. 6 LSU in a best-of-three showdown at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha starting Saturday. This matchup is a clash of momentum and pedigree, with Coastal Carolina riding a 26-game win streak, the longest entering a CWS final since the best-of-three format began… [ More… ]
JUNGLE TALESReviewing the season and looking ahead
With East Carolina’s baseball season in the rear-view mirror, Bubba Rosenbaum, John White and Johnny “Stats” Robertson reflect on 2025, look ahead to how the 2026 roster is shaping up and bring updates on Pirate in the pros.
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face challenging nonconference slate
According to College Football News, East Carolina has the seventh toughest strength of schedule among 14 teams in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are coming off a unique 8-5 season in which they switched quarterbacks and coaches at midseason. Before ECU looks to improve on a 5-3 performance in the AAC, there are four… [ More… ]
VIEW FROM THE EASTBeyond the emotional farewells, a bright future
After a season-ending 1-0 loss to Coastal Carolina in the championship of the Conway regional Sunday, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin conducted a postgame news conference. He was joined by seniors Jake Hunter and Ryley Johnson. The voices were strained with emotion and maybe there were some sweaty eyeballs as former football coach Ruffin McNeill… [ More… ]