Donnie Kirkpatrick is back at East Carolina after three years as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at James Madison. He will have the same responsibilities with the Pirates. Kirkpatrick was at ECU from 2005 to 2015, working for head coaches Skip Holtz and Ruffin McNeill. The Pirates won back-to-back Conference USA championships under Holtz in 2008 and 2009. ECU … [Read more...]

Steve Shankweiler has been on the East Carolina coaching staff during some of the greatest seasons in program history. Shankweiler was at ECU in 1991 when ECU went 11-1 with a 37-34 Peach Bowl win over N.C. State. When the Pirates beat West Virginia, Duke, South Carolina, Miami of Florida, Houston, Cincinnati and the Wolfpack in 1999, Shankweiler was on staff. When ECU won … [Read more...]

While much of the country was tuned into Clemson's 44-16 win over Alabama on Monday night for the College Football Playoff championship, East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley was otherwise occupied. "I watched Memphis-Houston tape," Dooley said. "I listened a little bit. I heard the score. That was about it." The Pirates (8-6, 1-1 AAC) are looking to follow up on a … [Read more...]

The addition of athletic director Jon Glbert, basketball coach Joe Dooley and football coach Mike Houston has created optimism at East Carolina, but if you're looking for a sport that can potentially produce immediate results baseball is the best bet. It was recently announced that ECU has been picked as the preseason favorite in the American Athletic Conference. "It's … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — The biggest December signee for East Carolina wasn't on the list of incoming players released Wednesday. The biggest signee of the month is new coach Mike Houston. Some of the factors that influenced Houston to board a foundering Pirate ship allowed the incoming regime to maintain a solid class primarily assembled under the direction of former coach Scottie … [Read more...]