Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium sidelines with his camera during East Carolina's 59-41 defeat by American Athletic Conference West Division member Memphis on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. Myatt captured this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
Audio FeatureCoach Mo Postgame
East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery spoke with reporters after the Pirates' 59-41 loss to American Athletic Conference foe Memphis on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTFactors have moved in ECU’s favor
East Carolina hosts a Memphis program on Saturday at noon that dealt the Pirates a 70-13 defeat in the Liberty Bowl last season. It was the dismal end of a 3-9 campaign and the final nail in a 2-6 run through the American Athletic Conference. ECU should be more competitive with the Tigers this time around. One obvious factor is the home field advantage which is worth … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTDooley recruiting, evaluating as ECU builds
East Carolina coach Joe Dooley was looking at prospective players in New Hampshire and Boston on Monday and Tuesday as the World Series was getting underway at Fenway Park. "Everything is all jammed up with the Red Sox," Dooley said. "Fortunately, at the last minute I was able to get a direct flight back to Raleigh on Tuesday night about 10 o'clock." The timing of his … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayUCF wins battle of frosh quarterbacks
GREENVILLE — East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery made no secret that true freshman Holton Ahlers of nearby D.H. Conley was going to make his first start at quarterback as the Pirates hosted No. 10 Central Florida on Saturday night. The Knights were more covert before sending out redshirt freshman Darriel Mack Jr. to direct the offense with McKenzie Milton sidelined with a … [Read more...]