PHILADELPHIA — Holton Ahlers hit Jaylen Johnson with a 38-yard touchdown pass with 1:11 left to lift East Carolina to a 49-46 win at Temple on Saturday and assure the Pirates of a second straight winning season for the first time since 2014. "Jaylen was the original guy we were trying to get the ball to there," Ahlers told the East Carolina radio network. "We had two posts … [Read more...]

East Carolina coach Mike Houston talked about a 42-3 home loss to Houston on Saturday as the Pirates looked more like the program he took over than the one ECU has become. Hopefully for the hosts, the contest with the Cougars was an aberration as the Pirates (6-5, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) head for Temple (3-8, 1-6) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff. "For starters, … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Houston used East Carolina as a springboard to the Big 12 Conference with a 42-3 triumph over the Pirates on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in the final American Athletic Conference contest in football between the two. Who saw this coming? The oddsmakers missed badly, making ECU a 6-point favorite. The Pirate seniors certainly were geared up to go out in … [Read more...]

East Carolina had a 454-310 lead in total yards and played turnover free in last Friday night's American Athletic Conference matchup at Cincinnati. Pirates coach Mike Houston talked about the contest on Tuesday and how ECU wound up on the short end of a 27-25 score. "Just really pleased with the way our kids competed and played and our effort was phenomenal and the kids … [Read more...]