East Carolina coach Blake Harrell went through the factors that the Pirates focused on in downing Charlotte, 48-22, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. No doubt, it was a complete victory as ECU improved to 6-3 overall and gained bowl eligibility while keeping its hook in the conference race with a 4-1 mark in the American. The logjam at the top of the league standings … [Read more...]

Things have not gone well for East Carolina in its young American Conference series with Charlotte. The Pirates are 0-2 all-time against the 49ers with an opportunity to get into the win column on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The in-state opponents first met in 2023 in Greenville with Charlotte taking a 10-7 win over an offensively-challenged Pirates … [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIA — On the last day of daylight savings time for this year and in its first daytime game of the season, East Carolina beat the daylights out of Temple, 45-14, at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. The Pirates had 614 yards of total offense in moving a win away from bowl eligibility. Coming off three Thursday night games in October, ECU answered questions … [Read more...]

Tight end Marcus Monroe of North Raleigh Christian recently received offers from North Carolina and N.C. State. He is the oldest son of former East Carolina cornerback Kevin Monroe, who appears on the Bonesville pregame show and provides football game commentary on the Pirate radio network. Marcus Monroe began his high school career at Green Level and transferred to NRC last … [Read more...]