The American Athletic Conference held its football media day Wednesday and it was a different occasion compared to when the league office was in Providence, RI, before anyone had experienced a pandemic. The AAC is now headquartered in Irving, TX, near the epicenter of the college game as commissioner Mike Aresco terms it. The AAC is actually on a floor below the offices of … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates ready for preseason camp
This has been a normal summer for East Carolina football, at least in comparison to the restrictions of 2020. Recruiting has been productive. Players have been getting bigger, stronger and faster. Pirates coach Mike Houston will soon begin formal preparations for the 2021 season opener in Charlotte against Appalachian State on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU). "Busy," … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTDooley steers through tricky waters
College athletics are in a state of flux. Programs are coming out of pandemic restrictions. First-time transfers don't have to sit out a year. Players are beginning to generate revenue from their name, image and likeness. East Carolina basketball coach Joe Dooley has been figuring out how to navigate the non-traditional currents as summer school draws to a close Aug. 6 and … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates pulling from portal
East Carolina has been affected by the ebb and flow of talent in the transfer portal since the NCAA ruled that student-athletes can have immediate eligibility the first time they switch schools. Pirates baseball coach Cliff Godwin said the new regulation is not "real life," allowing athletes to seek greener pastures rather than adjust to circumstances at their first … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates excelled despite complicated season
The challenges were just beginning when East Carolina's 2020 baseball season was cut short due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite a continuing battle with the demands of the pandemic in 2021, the Pirates went 44-17 and finished No. 12 in national rankings published by Division I Baseball. ECU went 20-8 in the American Athletic Conference and won the league's regular-season … [Read more...]