Revenue sharing with athletes in selected sports and the removal of scholarship limits are elements of a new era at East Carolina as the Pirates look to stay current with the realities of the House settlement. Athletic director Jon Gilbert has seen the changes coming and ECU has been involved in preparations for months. Institutions may share up to $20.5 million with … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates navigate uncharted waters in unprecedented fashion
The 2024-25 school year was without precedent for East Carolina. Never had the Pirates beaten a Power Four program in a bowl game, had a winning season in basketball and made the NCAA tournament in baseball. ECU was the only in-state athletic program with the threefold feat. The accomplishment accentuated a timely adjustment to the new landscape in college athletics with … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face challenging nonconference slate
According to College Football News, East Carolina has the seventh toughest strength of schedule among 14 teams in the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates are coming off a unique 8-5 season in which they switched quarterbacks and coaches at midseason. Before ECU looks to improve on a 5-3 performance in the AAC, there are four nonconference contests that will keep the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTBeyond the emotional farewells, a bright future
After a season-ending 1-0 loss to Coastal Carolina in the championship of the Conway regional Sunday, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin conducted a postgame news conference. He was joined by seniors Jake Hunter and Ryley Johnson. The voices were strained with emotion and maybe there were some sweaty eyeballs as former football coach Ruffin McNeill might say. The Pirates … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSChanticleers edge ECU, 1-0, in regional final
CONWAY, SC — A sacrifice fly by Sebastian Alexander in the bottom of the eighth inning brought in the only run as Coastal Carolina topped East Carolina, 1-0, for the regional championship on Sunday night. There was a repetitive pattern in the regional for the Pirates (34-27) as wins over Florida were followed by losses to the Chanticleers in the double-elimination … [Read more...]