While many in the Pirate Nation, like myself, took in the "Carolina Kickoff" concert, the East Carolina football team went on a road trip. First-year ECU coach Scottie Montgomery loaded up his squad and took off for Charlotte for a practice and scrimmage, which wrapped up the camp portion of the August practice schedule. Coach Montgomery said before the trip and that he … [Read more...]
From the Anchor Desk: First scrimmage thoughts
Scrimmage number one for East Carolina is in the books and reviews from head coach Scottie Montgomery were mixed. The scrimmage was closed to the public and media so my observations come from the stat sheet and several sources that watched the scrimmage. From that standpoint, Philip Nelson continues to impress. That's good news because he IS the Pirate … [Read more...]
From the Anchor Desk: Next up, two-a-days
East Carolina moved up Monday’s first practice of the week to try and beat the bad weather. The strategy worked, and first-year East Carolina Head Football Coach Scottie Montgomery says the move should pay immediate dividends. “Today was a great focus and detailed practice, which we really needed,” Montgomery said. “We wanted to come back out early today and get our legs … [Read more...]