Hokies are 60-minute men in 64-17 comeback victory GREENVILLE — As a matchup with an ACC opponent opened Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, it looked as though East Carolina might put a feather in the cap of the American Athletic Conference. A crowd of 43,776 was experiencing some deja vu dating back to the days when the Pirates were rolling off seven straight wins over ACC … [Read more...]
View from the EastGoodbye to early bye week
Hurricane Irma has impacted East Carolina football after all. With the rescheduling of South Florida's game at Connecticut from Sept. 9 to Oct. 28, the Pirates will travel to UConn for a noon kickoff on Sunday, Sept. 24, rather than Nov. 4, as originally planned. ECU's game at Houston has been moved from Oct. 28 to Nov. 4. The Pirates originally had a bye week before hosting … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates undone in opening half
MORGANTOWN, WV — Scottie Montgomery is a persuasive person, which no doubt makes him an effective recruiter. There are still players that he helped bring into the Duke program, which dealt Northwestern a 41-17 defeat on Saturday. Montgomery's skills must have influenced ECU athletic director Jeff Compher when the Pirate football head coaching position was most recently … [Read more...]
Special Photo FeatureGame Day Gallery
Bonesville’s Al Myatt roamed the Milan Puskar Stadium sidelines with his camera during East Carolina's game with Big 12 power West Virginia on Saturday. Myatt captured a number of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view and caption.). … [Read more...]
View from the EastHow will Pirates respond to jolt?
East Carolina got a sobering dose of reality in its season opener in the form of a 34-14 loss to James Madison. A year ago, the Pirates dismantled Western Carolina 52-7 to open the Scottie Montgomery coaching era at ECU. That first game in 2016 was hardly an indicator of the overall course of the season (3-9, 1-7 American Athletic Conference) and maybe the setback from the … [Read more...]