Alabama is East Carolina's season-opening football opponent on Sept. 5 in Tuscaloosa. While the Pirates have been working to fill personnel voids before and after a 23-17 Military Bowl win over Pitt, the Crimson Tide has had its share of departures, too. There is a difference, of course. Alabama doesn't typically lose starting players. There are sufficient prestige … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroePirate Talk | Volume 1
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the premiere episode of Pirate Talk, a podcast devoted to year-round discussion of all things related to East Carolina football and other topics of interest to Pirate fans. In Volume 1 Myatt and Monroe reflect on the Military Bowl, the subsequent changes in the coaching staff and the comings and goings of personnel in the transfer portal. They … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates working portal for quick program reload
The 2026 football season is underway at East Carolina, at least the procurement of talent that will represent the Pirates next season. The transfer portal opened Friday with Blake Harrell and staff looking to fill an extensive shopping list. Obviously, Katin Houser has exited at quarterback and will be taking his talents to Illinois, according to an ESPN report … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTBowl momentum elusive in modern era
The value of a bowl triumph on the magnitude of East Carolina's 23-17 Military Bowl victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Field in Annapolis is not what it used to be. When the Pirates topped Ohio, 37-20, to win the Beef O'Brady's Bowl in St. Petersburg and complete a 10-3 season in 2013, Blake Harrell was finishing a stint on the staff at … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates win another Military Bowl war
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The fired-up boys from Pitt County were too much for the Power Four team from Pitt on Saturday. East Carolina won its second straight Military Bowl over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent with a 23-17 triumph over the Panthers at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. "It doesn't matter what conference you're in," said ECU defensive lineman Jasiyah Robinson, who … [Read more...]