RALEIGH — East Carolina was stopped on fourth down at the N.C. State 9-yard line with 37 seconds left as the Wolfpack held on to top the Pirates, 24-17, in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. "We didn't do things early in the game to get off to a good start," said ECU coach Blake Harrell on the Pirates' radio network in reference to … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST‘Not so fast’ as Lee Corso might say
The betting line for East Carolina's season opening game at N.C. State on Thursday night at 7 p.m. (ACC Network) has gone from plus 12.5 points for the Pirates at the start of the month to 14 points at the beginning of the week. There are factors to like for the Wolfpack, playing at home with the payback motivation from a 26-21 loss to ECU in the Military Bowl. But in the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTMeanwhile, … in the Pack camp
East Carolina and N.C. State are preparing for the season opener in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. (ACC Network). It will be a rematch of the Military Bowl, which the Pirates won, 26-21, in Annapolis on Dec. 28 as Rahjai Harris had a decisive 86-yard scoring run inside the 2-minute warning. Much of the personnel, including Harris, that played in the 2024 finale … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTECU hoops looming large on multiple levels
East Carolina basketball has done some growing under the leadership of Mike Schwartz and the Pirate program is getting bigger in several aspects, including revenue sharing. The recruiting haul after the first winning season since 2014 focused on bringing in size so ECU has added stature in a literal sense. After going 19-14 overall and 10-8 in the American in 2024-25, … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTAldridge eyes physical Saturday scrimmage
Defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge was looking forward to Saturday's scrimmage from the standpoint of necessity. East Carolina has not been doing a lot of that activity that involves hitting, wrapping and bringing opposing ball carriers to the ground thus far in preseason camp. "We haven't done a ton of tackling yet," said the former Auburn assistant who also coaches … [Read more...]