Blake Harrell remembers when he came to East Carolina as defensive coordinator after Mike Houston's first ECU team had gone 4-8 overall and 1-7 in the American Athletic Conference in 2019. The Pirates had yielded 33.7 points and 469.3 yards per game. Those numbers were down to 25.8 points and 394.8 yards last year as ECU was 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the AAC. "It's night … [Read more...]
Media Day PresserAudio: Mike Houston
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media on Saturday, Aug. 20, at ECU's media day. Click media player below (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsLinebacker with pedigree charts path to ECU
Tom Hall had just been named head football coach at Blessed Trinity High School in March 2021 when he received a request from a surprising source. Former Parade All-American, three-year starter at the University of Georgia and first-round National Football League draft pick Charles Grant wanted to meet with Hall regarding his son. Hall was more than happy to oblige. After … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates in grind mode
East Carolina offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick is just over three weeks away from matching wits with an N.C. State defense that returns 10 starters from a 9-3 team. His focus for the present is preparing his platoon in preseason camp. ECU will scrimmage Saturday morning, a break from the specific structure of the sessions thus far. "Preseason camp is a grind as we … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsPirates find a gem in Palmetto State receiver
When it comes to developing under-rated receivers into record breakers at the college level, few programs have done that better than East Carolina. From Mitchell Galloway to Justin Hardy to Tyler Snead, the Pirates have excelled at making stars out of receivers who were lightly recruited or joined the program as walk-on players. Galloway and Snead rank among ECU's top-10 … [Read more...]