East Carolina got through the demands of a shortened week to defeat visiting South Florida, 29-14, on Thursday night on ESPN. The Pirates improved to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the American Athletic Conference following a 31-24 overtime loss at Houston in a contest that was delayed five hours, 20 minutes on Oct. 23 due to lightning. "Well, it was obviously a very tough … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina held South Florida scoreless in the second half and got its offense going in the final 30 minutes for a 29-14 American Athletic Conference win at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in a rainy Thursday night game on ESPN. It was the 900th contest in the history of the Pirate program and the first time in six tries that ECU has beaten the Bulls at home. The … [Read more...]

The demands of East Carolina's shortest week of the season were compounded by a five-hour, 20-minute weather delay prior to a 31-24 overtime loss at Houston on Saturday. The Pirates got back to Greenville around 6:15 on Sunday morning and soon began focusing forward to hosting South Florida on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN). “Quick turnaround," said ECU coach Mike Houston at … [Read more...]

East Carolina hosts South Florida tonight at 7:30 p.m. with the temperature expected to be 64 degrees at kickoff with 78 percent humidity, a 20 percent chance of precipitation and wind from the East at 11 miles per hour. The breeze is forecast to be consistent throughout the American Athletic Conference contest and will be at the back of the team moving toward the Murphy … [Read more...]