Jeff Connors is putting his Hall of Fame skills to work as East Carolina's recovery process from a 3-9 football season in 2016 continues. ECU's assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning is not one to dwell on the negative. Connors is part drill sergeant, part research analyst and part personal trainer in doing what he does as the man in charge of offseason … [Read more...]
View from the EastSirk at work at ECU
If and when Duke transfer quarterback Thomas Sirk takes his first snap at East Carolina in 2017, it will be the 1,000th of his college career. The milestone would have taken place for the Blue Devils last year but Sirk sustained a ruptured left Achilles tendon and sat out the season. Sirk missed 2013 at Duke after tearing his right Achilles. Sirk becomes the first … [Read more...]
View from the EastExpectations, injuries affected Pirates
If everything had gone according to expectations, East Carolina would be getting ready to host an NCAA regional tonight. The Pirates were the preseason favorites in the American Athletic Conference and were ranked as high as sixth nationally at the outset of the 2017 season. The expectations became a factor to overcome but ECU coach Cliff Godwin said the projections were … [Read more...]
View from the EastPirates ratchet up recruiting
The announcement of the addition of graduate transfers Thomas Sirk from Duke, Tyshon Dye from Clemson and Gaelin Elmore from Minnesota reinforces coach Scottie Montgomery's contention that East Carolina won't back away from anyone in recruiting. South Carolina came after Sirk, a quarterback, even after he had tweeted his plans to join the Pirates. Miami of the ACC sought the … [Read more...]
View from the EastPirates holding back Kruczynski, Benton
East Carolina rallied from deficits of 3-2 and 5-4 to defeat Campbell 14-6 on Senior Night on Tuesday. It was a special evening for third-year Pirates coach Cliff Godwin on several levels. "Just really proud that they could go out on top in their last game at Clark-LeClair and the way those guys played," Godwin said. "You never know how it's going to go. You want it to go so … [Read more...]