Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for Episode 6 of Pirate Talk, a podcast devoted to year-round coverage of topics of interest to East Carolina fans. In this episode, they dive into the state of affairs with the football program heading into the season opener at Alabama. Myatt and Monroe wrap a discussion about the Sept. 5 non-conference clash in Tuscaloosa around a historical … [Read more...]
BLACKBEARD'S ALLEY VIDEOESPN college football analyst Rene Ingoglia
Watch this episode of "Blackbeard's Alley" hosted by Bubba Rosenbaum and featuring ESPN college football analyst Rene Ingoglia. They discuss the outlook for East Carolina and the American Conference in the upcoming 2026 season and touch on other topics of interest. The Pirates kick off the season Sept. 5 at Alabama in a noon clash that will be televised by … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSAction heats up in full contact scrimmage
The pads popped a little louder Saturday morning inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. East Carolina closed the second week of fall camp with its first intra-squad scrimmage, a two-and-a-half-hour session that mixed individual work, special teams and nearly 120 snaps of offense-versus-defense football. It was Practice No. 10, and for the first time this preseason the Pirates got … [Read more...]
BASEBALL NEWSECU erupts in 14th to finally top Tennessee, 7-3
CHAPEL HILL — Third-seeded East Carolina scored four runs in the top of the 14th inning to defeat second-seeded Tennessee, 7-3, at Boshamer Stadium on Friday in the opening game of the NCAA regional hosted by North Carolina. "Our guys hung in there and just kept grinding," said ECU coach Cliff Godwin on the Pirate radio network. "We were finally able to put them … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSNational TV exposure abundant for ECU in 2026
East Carolina will tee up the football in front of broad audiences on national television at least six times this fall and on a prominent Internet streaming platform on other occasions. The American Conference announced on Wednesday the games it and its primary television partners have assigned for ECU. The lineup includes: Home opener against Appalachian State (Sept. … [Read more...]