East Carolina is scheduled to start preseason camp at 9:40 this morning and conclude the initial workout at 11:50 a.m. "I expect us to look like a really good football team day one," said ECU coach Mike Houston last week. "There’s really no excuses not to. The guys that are going to be on the field in the two-deep are guys that have played a lot of ball. They’ve been in the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHouston looks ahead on AAC Media Day
As is customary for media day in the American Athletic Conference, commissioner Mike Aresco led off Thursday with remarks addressing the myriad of issues that confront college football — NIL, the transfer portal, conference realignment and its consequential shift in the balance of power, and possible expansion of the College Football Playoff. Aresco said the best model … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates continue development
East Carolina's 2022 season ended with a 35-13 home loss to No. 4 Cincinnati on Nov. 26 with the cancellation of the Military Bowl. The Pirates, coming off a 7-5 campaign, return to action on Sept. 3 at noon against N.C. State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Spring practice culminated on April 9, but player development and recruiting seldom take an offseason break. "The kids … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSchwartz adds to staff
Michael Schwartz has been working steadily since March at putting personnel in place, preparing for the 2022-23 basketball season and recruiting for the future. Schwartz anticipates that the first game will be Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The new Pirates coach announced four staff additions on Wednesday. Those include Nick Matson as director of … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates should challenge in American
Coming off its best season since 2014, East Carolina should be a challenger for the American Athletic Conference football championship in 2022. The Pirates are trending upward after going 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the AAC in 2021 with significant experience and talent returning on both sides of the ball. ECU has some additions from the transfer portal that could immediately … [Read more...]