GREENVILLE — East Carolina announced a recruiting class of 25 players on Wednesday. The incoming group is heavy on defensive linemen with seven and defensive backs with five. The newcomers include 23 freshman and two junior college defensive ends, Henry Garrison and Elijah Robinson, who will be enrolling in January along with eight freshmen. Several signees had escaped … [Read more...]

East Carolina football coach Mike Houston met with the news media on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, to discuss the Pirates' early signing day class. … [Read more...]

East Carolina put together strong efforts against nationally-ranked Cincinnati and Southern Methodist when the Pirates still had a shot at bowl eligibility in 2019, but the disappointment of the near-misses has its silver lining. Had ECU gotten a bowl bid, the coaching staff would have had to juggle its time and energy to prepare for a postseason matchup as well as nail down … [Read more...]

East Carolina improved its size and talent level with 11 new players entering the basketball program, but the personnel makeover has yet to produce significant results. The Pirates took a 4-game losing streak into exam break and are 2-7 overall with four home games coming up. Pirates coach Joe Dooley was an assistant at Kansas in 2008 when the Jayhawks won the NCAA … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — There was no happy ending for the 2019 East Carolina football season on Saturday as Tulsa piled up 669 yards of offense in a 49-24 American Athletic Conference win at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates (4-8, 1-7 AAC) scored first on a 51-yard field goal by Jake Verity with 1:42 left in the first quarter, but the Golden Hurricane (4-8, 2-6) was ahead 28-3 before … [Read more...]