The open date that resulted from the postponement of the Navy game from Oct. 13 to Nov. 19 has allowed some healing for East Carolina going into Saturday's 7 p.m. game at Cincinnati. That has led to more productive practices. "We had a good day of practice on Sunday," said Pirates coach Scottie Montgomery. "Tuesday, we had some more energy but it's really going well because … [Read more...]

The postponement of East Carolina's game with Navy from Oct. 13 to Nov. 19 neatly divided the regular season in half for the Pirates, who have gone 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the American Athletic Conference thus far. The six league games remaining will determine how ECU does in the AAC and whether the Pirates can reach the six-win plateau of bowl eligibility. ECU will try to … [Read more...]

The adjustments began almost as soon as South Florida's final efforts to run up the score in a 38-22 win over East Carolina in Tampa on Saturday had failed. Rain from Hurricane Matthew closed the Raleigh-Durham and Pitt-Greenville airports with the Pirates thinking an expedited return home was essential to prepare for a Thursday night home game against Navy. The Pirates … [Read more...]

Gardner Minshew was more comfortable in his second relief appearance for East Carolina on Saturday and it showed. Pressed into action for the second straight week in the third quarter after starting quarterback Philip Nelson came out of the game, Minshew helped the Pirates come back from a 24-6 deficit to close within 24-22 with 6:58 remaining. Host South Florida pulled … [Read more...]