This has obviously been a difficult week for first-year East Carolina football coach Mike Houston with the passing of his dad, Bill, on Tuesday morning in Franklin, NC. A memorial service was held Thursday and Houston left preparations for the first home game of the season on Saturday at 6 p.m. against Gardner-Webb to his staff while he went back to his hometown. "One of … [Read more...]

RALEIGH — East Carolina has improved since a 58-3 pounding at N.C. State to end the 2018 season, but a 34-6 loss to the Wolfpack on Saturday indicated the Pirates still have a long way to go. The journey back to respectability and beyond continues Saturday at 6 p.m. when ECU hosts Gardner-Webb in the first game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with the high rise renovation on the … [Read more...]

An East Carolina coaching era officially ended last December 1 with a 58-3 loss at N.C. State. Mike Houston's first game as new coach of the Pirates on Saturday at noon is against the same opponent at the same site. The new staff has had ECU on a fast track to recovery from four straight losing seasons. "Preparations started last January," Houston said. "It's been a long … [Read more...]

First-year football coach Mike Houston and staff have made many adjustments aimed at turning around a program that has been through four straight losing seasons. Houston moved East Carolina's media day from the beginning of preseason camp to the end of the of the sessions as classes began this week. It was an astute change and made the interviews more meaningful in terms of … [Read more...]