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...]

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...]

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...]

N.C. State coach Dave Doeren served up a coarse warning and likely some motivation for the opposition in advance of the season opening game with East Carolina in Raleigh on Aug. 28. At the ACC football media days in Charlotte on Thursday, Doeren reportedly said, “I don’t want to just win that game. I want to beat the sh** out of that team.” Hey, language! Doeren said … [Read more...]