East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom in his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. In the midst of a bye week and coming off an American Athletic Conference loss to Navy, the Pirates have turned their focus to an ESPN2 primetime matchup with AAC rival Tulsa at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30 at Chapman Stadium. Click media player … [Read more...]
Thursday Press ConferenceAudio: Mike Houston
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom in a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, as the Pirates continued to prepare for a home matchup with American Athletic Conference rival Navy. The second-year coach expressed his pleasure that slightly relaxed pandemic restrictions will permit about 3,500 fans to attend the game in 50,000-seat … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates lose sneak-up factor vs. option foe
One consequence of East Carolina's 44-24 win at South Florida last week is that it should keep Navy from taking the Pirates lightly on Saturday. If ECU hadn't progressed from an 0-2 start that included a 51-28 American Athletic Conference loss at home to Central Florida and a 49-29 nonconference setback at Georgia State, the Midshipmen might have been inclined to believe … [Read more...]
Audio FeatureMike Houston Presser
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom in his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Coming off an American Athletic Conference victory over South Florida, the Pirates have turned their focus to a matchup with AAC rival Navy at noon on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTLingering pandemic costly for Pirates
At the outset of the current pandemic, it was not generally expected to be a factor for the duration that it has for college sports. East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert has been wrestling with COVID-19-related issues for almost seven months. The coronavirus has severely impacted football attendance and greatly reduced income from ECU's flagship sport. "This is not … [Read more...]