By the time East Carolina travels to West Virginia, Orlando, Houston, Hartford and Memphis this season, Terrell Smith will have been there and done that. One of the responsibilities of the Pirates' director of football operations is serving as the advance scout for ECU's road games. "The best way to describe what I do is I'm kind of the behind-the-scenes guy," Smith said. … [Read more...]
Inside Media DayPirates welcome grad transfers
GREENVILLE — Like a fleet of super heroes, graduate transfers have arrived at East Carolina. In addition to a shipload of winning experience, the new Pirates have helped generate much-needed optimism after a 3-9 season in 2016. "When you get a graduate transfer, the first thing you get is completion, meaning somebody who has attention to detail to complete their college … [Read more...]
Media Day AudioCoach Mo Presser
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery addressed reporters on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, at the Pirates' annual media day. (Photo by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
View from the EastSpecial teams could make ECU special
East Carolina had its first preseason practice on Thursday with the Pirates bent on improvement after going 3-9 in 2016 and 1-7 in the American Athletic Conference. The performance last season was a step back after ECU was 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the AAC before Ruffin McNeill's termination. The offseason focus has been on getting better with the Pirates looking deeper and … [Read more...]
Interview With Kenwick Thompson (Part 2 of 2)Pirates doing their homework on JMU
East Carolina opens the 2017 season at home against James Madison on Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. The Dukes won the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs last season and return quarterback Bryan Schor, who passed for 3,002 yards as a junior. "We started thinking about them last year once our season ended and they were still playing," said ECU defensive coordinator Kenwick … [Read more...]