GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its first home game of the 2019 season, overcoming potential distractions during game week to down Gardner-Webb, 48-9, on Saturday night. The practice schedule was different with coach Mike Houston away on Thursday for a memorial service for his dad, Bill, as conditions on campus were affected by the proximity of Hurricane Dorian. "To be … [Read more...]

This has obviously been a difficult week for first-year East Carolina football coach Mike Houston with the passing of his dad, Bill, on Tuesday morning in Franklin, NC. A memorial service was held Thursday and Houston left preparations for the first home game of the season on Saturday at 6 p.m. against Gardner-Webb to his staff while he went back to his hometown. "One of … [Read more...]

RALEIGH — East Carolina has improved since a 58-3 pounding at N.C. State to end the 2018 season, but a 34-6 loss to the Wolfpack on Saturday indicated the Pirates still have a long way to go. The journey back to respectability and beyond continues Saturday at 6 p.m. when ECU hosts Gardner-Webb in the first game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with the high rise renovation on the … [Read more...]