East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery and university officials were keeping an eye on the weather with Hurricane Matthew approaching the Florida coast as the Pirates (2-3) prepared to travel for a noon game Saturday against South Florida (4-1) in Tampa. "We've been in communication with South Florida," Montgomery said. "A lot of people are concerned about some of the travel … [Read more...]
View from the East: Night and day difference for Knights
While East Carolina was taking an ego-gratifying 33-30 win over N.C. State on Sept. 10, Central Florida was absorbing a 51-14 pounding at Michigan, a combination of results that seemed to indicate the Pirates could get off to a 1-0 start in the American Athletic Conference less than a month later. To the Knights credit, they did not allow their ill-fated trip to the Big … [Read more...]
Inside Game Day: Afternoon of the unexpected
GREENVILLE — East Carolina's matchup with visiting Central Florida started with an unanticipated display and ended with a surprising outcome. Following a kneeling protest during the national anthem by some members of the ECU marching band, a combination of UCF improvements along with mistakes and missed opportunities by the Pirates produced a 47-29 Knights victory in the … [Read more...]
Game Day Photo Gallery
When he wasn't working in the press box, Bonesville's Al Myatt was roaming the Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium sidelines with his camera as East Carolina hosted Central Florida on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The end result was this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. … [Read more...]
View from the East: Pirates have to play low
It's been said that losses have value if you learn from them. There were a few salvageable items from last week's 54-17 loss at Virginia Tech that dropped East Carolina to 2-2 going into its American Athletic Conference opener with Central Florida (2-2) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville at noon Saturday. "The biggest thing that we have to understand coming out of that … [Read more...]