Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium sidelines with his camera during East Carolina's season-opening 28-23 loss to MEAC member North Carolina A&T on Sunday, Sept. 2, 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' season-opening 28-23 loss to North Carolina A&T on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
Football NewsECU, A&T to play Sunday
You win a few, you lose a few and a few get rained out. It's a baseball adage but it applied to East Carolina's season opener in football on Saturday night. Lightning in the area of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium caused two delays and the arrival of a thunderstorm resulted in the postponement of a matchup with North Carolina A&T to Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Story continues after … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTECU’s revamped program about to be measured
For the third straight year, East Carolina will open its football season at home against a Football Championship Subdivision opponent when the Pirates take on North Carolina A&T on Saturday at 6 p.m. It's likely that the outcome will fall within the range of a 52-7 triumph over Western Carolina in Scottie Montgomery's debut as ECU coach in 2016 and the bitter … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTECU and its foes are all dealing with issues
As East Carolina looks to improve on a 3-9 finish in 2017 that included a 2-6 record in the American Athletic Conference, there isn't significant optimism regarding the Pirates outside the program. ECU was picked to finish sixth and last in the AAC East Division in the league's preseason media poll. Athlon Sports' College Football magazine projects the Pirates to go 2-10 … [Read more...]