After a pair of competitive losses to nationally-ranked Cincinnati and Southern Methodist, East Carolina (3-7) had an open date before Saturday's noon kickoff at Connecticut (2-8). First-year Pirates coach Mike Houston thought the second bye week of the season went well. "I thought we had an excellent bye week," Houston said. "I thought we got a lot accomplished with the … [Read more...]

East Carolina went through fall baseball camp with a focus on building the mental approach that produced a 47-18 record in Cliff Godwin's fifth season as coach at his alma mater in 2019. "It was critical that we got everybody on the same page of our standards, what our culture is and showing up to go to work with an elite mindset every day," Godwin said. "That's the biggest … [Read more...]

DALLAS — Close doesn't count for East Carolina coach Mike Houston and his first-year Pirates football team. For the second straight week, ECU had a chance to beat a nationally-ranked team and for the second straight week, the opportunity went unfulfilled as No. 25 Southern Methodist used an unlikely sequence in the fourth quarter to take a 59-51 American Athletic Conference … [Read more...]