East Carolina defensive coordinator Kenwick Thompson has had some family time this summer. Now he's fully focused on football as preseason practice starts next week. "The highlight was being able to step back and do some fishing," Thompson said. "I got a chance to go fishing with my boys. We've kind of developed a tradition of going on a fishing trip somewhere every year. … [Read more...]

NEWPORT, RI — New South Florida coach Charlie Strong has been in the position of preseason favorite in the American Athletic Conference before. In the league's first year in 2013 when Strong was coach at Louisville, the Cardinals were cast as favorites in the AAC preseason poll. Although the Cards went 12-1 and finished at No. 15 in the Associated Press and USA Today … [Read more...]

NEWPORT, RI — The American Athletic Conference held its annual clambake prelude to its football media day on Monday evening outside Gurley's Resort Hotel on Goat Island. There were unsubstantiated reports that a Central Florida offensive lineman was consuming his 10th lobster, which would have easily broken the previous record of eight for the annual event, which dates back … [Read more...]

NEWPORT, RI — Coach Scottie Montgomery as well as receiver Jimmy Williams and linebacker Jordan Williams are scheduled to represent East Carolina at the American Athletic Conference football kickoff, which starts today in picturesque Newport, RI, with golf and a clambake. The event is being held about two weeks earlier this year than in the past. "The conference … [Read more...]