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Stability setting in after ECU’s year of upheaval

January 1, 2019 By Brian Bailey Leave a Comment

What a difference a year makes at East Carolina University. Compher exits for Jon Gilbert’s arrival. Montgomery exits for Mike Houston’s arrival. Lebo exits for Joe Dooley’s arrival. Macy exits for Chad Killinger’s short interim stay, leading to Nicole Mealing’s new role as acting women’s coach. You had better not blink or you’ll certainly miss… [ More… ]

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Houston hits the ground running

December 18, 2018 By Brian Bailey Leave a Comment

New East Carolina head football coach Mike Houston will unveil his first signing class on Wednesday. The Pirate coach has certainly hit the pavement hard. “I think this is the second night that I’ve spent the night in Greenville,” said Houston on Saturday. “We are getting set to sign a very good recruiting class, one… [ More… ]

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The boys are back in town

December 11, 2018 By Brian Bailey 1 Comment

Rock band Thin Lizzy had a hit song in the mid ‘70s with “The Boys are Back in Town.” The band certainly wasn’t talking about coaches returning with the hit, but that’s what it feels like at East Carolina. New ECU coach Mike Houston has made Donnie Kirkpatrick, Steve Shankweiler and Dale Steele part of his… [ More… ]

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Houston takes command with authority

December 5, 2018 By Brian Bailey Leave a Comment

Mike Houston looks like he was chiseled into a likeness of Knute Rockne. Early word is that his pregame speeches are even better than ‘Win one for the Gipper.’ Houston agreed to become East Carolina’s 22nd football coach on Sunday afternoon. By Monday he was in Greenville meeting with the Pirate football team and selected… [ More… ]

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More questions than answers

November 27, 2018 By Brian Bailey 3 Comments

The losses continue to take their toll on the East Carolina football program, and now head coach Scottie Montgomery appears to be a beaten man. On a week when the Pirates face a bitter in-state rival, Montgomery was pretty much only asked about his coaching future at his weekly Monday news conference. This was anything… [ More… ]

Audio Feature
Coach Mo Weekly Presser

November 27, 2018 By Brian Bailey Leave a Comment

Bonesville Audio Feature

East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery met with the news media on campus for his weekly press conference on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. He reviewed the Pirates’ loss to Cincinnati, discussed preparations for their season finale at N.C. State on Saturday and fielded questions on his job status. (Audio via Brian Bailey courtesy of Pirate… [ More… ]

From the Anchor Desk
Pirates blend past, future to make big stride

November 20, 2018 By Brian Bailey Leave a Comment

While Pirate Nation celebrated its past, the Pirate of the future paved the way to a big, 55-21 Senior Night win over visiting Connecticut Saturday night. Holton Ahlers is the future. East Carolina’s true freshman quarterback led the Pirates to a season-high 657 yards of offense in the win. Ahlers also accounted for five touchdowns.… [ More… ]

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