With the new early signing period rapidly approaching — it begins on Wednesday, Dec. 18 — East Carolina football coach Mike Houston and his staff are on the road working hard to recruit the kind of talent that will help the Pirates be competitive and win in the American Athletic Conference. By all accounts, they’re in the process of putting together a class that rates in the … [Read more...]

Success is a subjective pursuit. There are no numbers to measure it or set standards to validate it. Rather, success is a standard each of us define in our own individual terms. It means something different to everyone. As such, beauty is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to East Carolina's 2019 football season. Looking at it strictly from a won-loss … [Read more...]

It’s a commonly held belief that if we set goals, work hard and never give up, we will eventually be rewarded for our effort. The reality is that life doesn’t always give us the happy endings we dream about. But when it does, it’s a wonder to behold. Colby Gore had one of those moments Saturday. The senior cornerback, more than anyone else on the East Carolina … [Read more...]

On Saturday East Carolina will be making its final football visit to Connecticut before the Huskies leave the American Athletic Conference to make a go of it as an independent. Their impending departure has sparked a vigorous debate over where the league should go from here. Should it rush right out and find a replacement school? Or should it stand pat, at least for now, … [Read more...]

It wasn’t a good weekend to be an East Carolina fan. On Friday, the Pirates’ basketball team, filled with promise thanks to an almost complete overhaul of its roster, saw a strong effort turn into a 62-57 loss at Navy thanks to one ill-timed second half scoring drought. It was a hauntingly similar scenario to the way last year’s team — with all those different players — … [Read more...]