You may be reading this column on Wednesday but for East Carolina football coach Mike Houston and the Pirates, it's already Thursday. ECU has been preparing for an American Athletic Conference contest at Tulsa on Friday night and everything on the Pirate calendar has been moved up a day. Houston explained at his weekly news conference on Monday, an event that is normally … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirate hoops on long and winding road
East Carolina coach Joe Dooley is in the midst of his eighth month of running a college basketball program in the midst of a pandemic. The 2019-20 season ended for the Pirates in Fort Worth on the cusp of the American Athletic Conference tournament. The Pirates are preparing tentatively to start the 2020-21 season in a tournament in Fort Myers, FL, although there is … [Read more...]
Inside Game Day
Apparent false positive becomes negative for ECU
GREENVILLE — East Carolina managed to keep Navy's triple option offense from staging a track meet at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday but the Pirates were defenseless against medical protocols in a 27-23 American Athletic Conference loss to the Midshipmen. ECU starting quarterback Holton Ahlers had a positive test for COVID-19 during game week and was out. Contact tracing … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Pirates lose sneak-up factor vs. option foe
One consequence of East Carolina's 44-24 win at South Florida last week is that it should keep Navy from taking the Pirates lightly on Saturday. If ECU hadn't progressed from an 0-2 start that included a 51-28 American Athletic Conference loss at home to Central Florida and a 49-29 nonconference setback at Georgia State, the Midshipmen might have been inclined to believe … [Read more...]
Inside Game Day
Pirates put it together
TAMPA (Via ESPN+) — East Carolina eliminated problems contributing to an 0-2 start and pounded South Florida, 44-24, on Saturday night before the big Pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium, also home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ECU junior quarterback Holton Ahlers made a significant turnaround after throwing three interceptions without a touchdown in last week's 49-29 loss at … [Read more...]