GREENVILLE — East Carolina opens the 2023-24 basketball season at home against Ferrum tonight at 7 p.m. (ESPN+). The Pirates played their first season under former Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz in 2022-23, going 16-17 overall and 6-12 in the American Athletic Conference. ECU returns eight players from that team, including four of the top five scorers. Additional … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayWave survives siege at Dowdy-Ficklen
GREENVILLE — Tulane was limited to its lowest point total of the season but managed to edge offensively-challenged East Carolina for a 13-10 American Athletic Conference victory at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. A 26-yard field goal by Valentino Ambrosio 46 seconds into the fourth quarter accounted for the only points of the second half and provided the winning … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTConflicts of interest arise with CFP rankings
The College Football Playoff committee released its first rankings for the 2023 season on Tuesday night and East Carolina was immediately put in a compromising position. The Pirates (1-7) host Tulane (7-1) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU). The Green Wave was No. 24 in the ratings that will eventually determine the CFP teams. ECU's upcoming foe is also the highest rated … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayRoadrunners outscore ECU
SAN ANTONIO — Texas-San Antonio scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter in pulling away from East Carolina on Saturday for a 41-27 American Athletic Conference win at the Alamodome. The Pirates had their highest scoring effort of the season against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, but the defensive performance was in stark contrast to the effort in a 10-7 home … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHouston analyzes frustrating defeat
Mike Houston has studied the tape of a 10-7 American Athletic Conference loss to Charlotte on Saturday and relived the missed scoring opportunities that precluded a Homecoming win. "As with every week and especially with a close loss like that, I've reviewed it a lot." said the fifth-year East Carolina football coach on Tuesday morning. "That's not something in my position … [Read more...]