The American Athletic Conference will have a vastly different membership in the 2023-24 scholastic year. AAC pillars Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston are scheduled to join the Big 12 and the American will bring in a half dozen institutions from Conference USA in its realignment. East Carolina has competed against some of the new members in the past. Some will be … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates take impetus into 2023
As former East Carolina coach Steve Logan said, "Winning solves problems, losing creates problems." The Pirates solved some problems and avoided some others with a 53-29 win over Coastal Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 27. The question of offseason momentum for a program that opens 2023 at Michigan was answered in the affirmative. Wins help coaches recruit … [Read more...]
AAC Early Signing ReviewNew members dive into AAC recruiting wars
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...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Football Playback
Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips that focus on topics of interest to East Carolina fans. In this episode, ECU senior wide receiver Isaiah Winstead joins The Sports Objective team of David Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber to talk about his role on the team after transferring … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayAhlers bows out with epic bowl triumph
BIRMINGHAM — The face of the East Carolina football program wore a smile on Tuesday night after a thorough 53-29 victory over Coastal Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl. That countenance, of course, belonged to quarterback Holton Ahlers, who was named bowl MVP after passing for 300 yards and five touchdowns as the Pirates celebrated a postseason victory for the first time since … [Read more...]