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...]

GREENVILLE — As successful as first-year East Carolina coach Mike Houston has been in compiling an 80-25 record in eight seasons at Lenoir-Rhyne, The Citadel and James Madison, his current profession was not his first choice as he graduated from Mars Hill. Houston shared the story during one-on-one interviews at ECU's football media day on Saturday. "I was pre-med in … [Read more...]