East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom in his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Coming off a non-league loss at Georgia State, the Pirates are preparing for a Saturday night road matchup with American Athletic Conference foe South Florida. (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTKnow the foe: Panthers a leftover from Compher
For those among Pirate Nation who might be asking why East Carolina is going on the road to play Georgia State on Saturday at noon (ESPNU), the short answer is Jeff Compher. Before ECU negotiated a buyout of Compher as athletic director, a pair of matchups with the Panthers were announced on March 2, 2018. Today's game was originally scheduled for Sept. 2, 2023. When … [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, Sept. 29, 2020. Coming off a season-opening loss to Central Florida, the Pirates are preparing for a Saturday road matchup with Georgia State. (AUDIO ONLY). … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTLong-awaited kickoff nears
East Carolina is scheduled to make its latest start to a football season on Saturday at home against No. 13 Central Florida (ABC, noon) since a 27-9 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne in Greenville on Sept. 27, 1947. Originally scheduled for ESPN+, the matchup has been shifted to the higher-profile ABC platform in place of the Notre Dame-Wake Forest game which was postponed due to COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Audio Feature: Mike HoustonECU coach laments 50-ticket limit
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom after a rainy practice on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, as the Pirates continued preparing for the season opener with American Athletic Conference rival Central Florida. Houston said Thursday's practice would be the last regular session of the week and that the focus would change to game situation … [Read more...]