TUSCALOOSA, AL — East Carolina got some on-the-job training and earned a financial guarantee of $1.5 million in the process. Alabama exposed some areas that ECU will have to work on in a 48-10 win for the Crimson Tide in the season opener for both teams at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Missed tackles, a struggling rushing attack and undisciplined penalties will be … [Read more...]

Mitch Griffis will make his 11th collegiate start and his first at quarterback for East Carolina when the Pirates start the season at Alabama on Saturday at noon (ABC). A big crowd in Tuscaloosa means a lot of noise and ECU has been trying to get ready for a loud environment. Griffis was in some noisy venues at Texas Tech. "Experience really helps in an environment … [Read more...]

East Carolina coach Blake Harrell has announced that Mitch Griffis will start at quarterback when the Pirates open the season at Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 5, at noon (ABC). Griffis began his college career at Wake Forest, leaving the game after the 2023 season. He played at Texas Tech in 2025 before coming to ECU in January. He competed with Miami of Florida transfer … [Read more...]

East Carolina coach Blake Harrell said the process has been initiated to add three players from the Class of 2022 who may get another year of eligibility when legal issues are resolved. Veterans Sam Dankah, Marlon Gunn Jr. and J.D. Lampley could return after helping ECU go 9-4 in 2025. Dankah has flourished at outside linebacker. Gunn was the second leading rusher for the … [Read more...]

The intriguing possibility that outside linebacker Samuel Dankah, running back Marlon Gunn Jr. and defensive lineman J.D. Lampley could play another season for East Carolina was expounded on Monday by Coach Blake Harrell. The Pirates are monitoring the situation that involves court rulings and the NCAA's response. A judge in Colorado found that players from the Class of 2022 … [Read more...]