East Carolina and Coastal Carolina meet for the first time in football in the Birmingham Bowl tonight with chilly conditions expected. The temperature will be 38 degrees for the 6:45 p.m. kickoff with 66 percent humidity and wind from the south-southeast at two miles per hour. As the postseason contest progresses, the mercury will dip to 33 degrees with 76 percent humidity and … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Podcast
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as they preview tonight's matchup between East Carolina and Coastal Carolina in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium (6:45 p.m., ESPN). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an … [Read more...]
Birmingham Bowl PresserAudio: Houston, Ahlers, Berry
East Carolina coach Mike Houston, quarterback Holton Ahlers and linebacker Myles Berry spoke with the news media on Monday as their team prepared for a Tuesday night clash with Coastal Carolina in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEAbsolute Empowerment
As East Carolina makes final preparations for its Tuesday appearance in the Birmingham Bowl, watch this special “Absolute Empowerment” replay episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. Legendary strength and conditioning guru Jeff Connors hosts ECU Hall of Fame football coach Steve Logan for a wide ranging discussion about their time together in the Pirate … [Read more...]
Basketball NewsPirates lower the boom on High Point
GREENVILLE — Brandon Johnson had 16 points and 15 rebounds for East Carolina in a 60-49 nonconference win over High Point in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Wednesday night. ECU (9-4) never trailed, going ahead to stay at 7-5 as Ezra Ausar finished a fast break with 14:46 left in the first half. The Pirates expanded the advantage to 32-18 at the half and held their … [Read more...]