East Carolina coach Mike Houston talked about a 42-3 home loss to Houston on Saturday as the Pirates looked more like the program he took over than the one ECU has become. Hopefully for the hosts, the contest with the Cougars was an aberration as the Pirates (6-5, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) head for Temple (3-8, 1-6) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff. "For starters, … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Houston used East Carolina as a springboard to the Big 12 Conference with a 42-3 triumph over the Pirates on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in the final American Athletic Conference contest in football between the two. Who saw this coming? The oddsmakers missed badly, making ECU a 6-point favorite. The Pirate seniors certainly were geared up to go out in … [Read more...]

East Carolina had a 454-310 lead in total yards and played turnover free in last Friday night's American Athletic Conference matchup at Cincinnati. Pirates coach Mike Houston talked about the contest on Tuesday and how ECU wound up on the short end of a 27-25 score. "Just really pleased with the way our kids competed and played and our effort was phenomenal and the kids … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — East Carolina likely won't miss traveling to Cincinnati after the Bearcats move to the Big 12 Conference next year. The hosts won, 27-25, on Friday night for their fifth straight victory in the series, which is tied at 13, and, once again, Cincinnati generated ill will at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats ran a fake punt in the fourth quarter of a 55-17 win over … [Read more...]