East Carolina made some impressive additions to its 2023 football roster on December 21 during college football's early signing period. But there could be even more talent joining the Pirates by the time the traditional signing day arrives in February. Fifteen high school prospects signed a national letter of intent with ECU during the early period, and three others came … [Read more...]

A new era in American Athletic Conference football dawns on July 1 when the league experiences a major turnover in members. The decision last summer by three of the AAC's major football programs — Cincinnati, Houston and Central Florida — to depart for membership in the Big 12 Conference had league officials searching for replacements that could continue its gridiron … [Read more...]

East Carolina made some impressive additions to its 2023 football roster Wednesday during college football's early signing period. But there could be even more talent joining the Pirates by the time the traditional signing day arrives in February. Fifteen high school prospects signed a national letter of intent with ECU during the early period, and several others have come … [Read more...]

Growing up in Jacksonville, NC, as the youngest of three football-playing brothers developed a special level of toughness in Tymir Brown. "They influenced me a lot,'' Brown said. "I always looked up to them and just tried to make the same moves they made. It also made me tougher as a football player just being bullied by them for years.'' In this case, the bullying paid … [Read more...]

Soon after being hired as East Carolina's safeties coach in January 2020, Tripp Weaver reached out to Tyrik McDaniel in hopes of luring the Irmo, SC, safety to the Pirates. Weaver had previously offered McDaniel a scholarship at his previous post as defensive coordinator at Western Carolina and felt the 6-foot-1, 200-pounder who had helped Dutch Fork High School win four … [Read more...]