For those among Pirate Nation who might be asking why East Carolina is going on the road to play Georgia State on Saturday at noon (ESPNU), the short answer is Jeff Compher. Before ECU negotiated a buyout of Compher as athletic director, a pair of matchups with the Panthers were announced on March 2, 2018. Today's game was originally scheduled for Sept. 2, 2023. When … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayGiveaways disrupt Pirates’ fast start
GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored first and last on Saturday at virtually-empty Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, but in between No. 13 Central Florida was sufficiently effective for a 51-28 American Athletic Conference victory. The Pirates (0-1) took it to the Knights (2-0) early as Holton Ahlers won the pregame toss, said ECU wanted the ball and then drove his hometown team 75 yards … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTLong-awaited kickoff nears
East Carolina is scheduled to make its latest start to a football season on Saturday at home against No. 13 Central Florida (ABC, noon) since a 27-9 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne in Greenville on Sept. 27, 1947. Originally scheduled for ESPN+, the matchup has been shifted to the higher-profile ABC platform in place of the Notre Dame-Wake Forest game which was postponed due to COVID-19 … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTStart of ECU football season altered again
East Carolina's 2020 football schedule underwent adjustments on Thursday that significantly impacted the start of the season. The Pirates' opener at home against Marshall, which had been moved from Sept. 5 to Aug. 29, and then to Sept. 12, has been removed from the slate for the present due to a time crunch generated by the number of coronavirus isolations, which caused … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates play waiting game
One can only imagine the frustration of having a football game scheduled in less than three weeks and little means at present to prepare for it. That's the situation that East Carolina coach Mike Houston, staff and Pirate players face with the suspension of team activities due to 10 positive tests for COVID-19 within the program last week. One ECU official said Sunday … [Read more...]