The 2025 football season shapes up to be competitive in the American Athletic Conference. That analysis is based on an artificial intelligence review of web previews from Athlon Sports, ESPN and other sports publishers and on projections by prominent posters on the X social media platform. A consensus tends to indicate Tulane, Texas-San Antonio, Memphis, South Florida, Army, … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates embark on post-House settlement era
Revenue sharing with athletes in selected sports and the removal of scholarship limits are elements of a new era at East Carolina as the Pirates look to stay current with the realities of the House settlement. Athletic director Jon Gilbert has seen the changes coming and ECU has been involved in preparations for months. Institutions may share up to $20.5 million with … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL RECRUITING PROFILEPirates win out for Georgia linebacker
Jeremiah Roux was a mere eighth grader when he was invited to join the Mundy's Mill High varsity football team for its spring practice in 2021. Roux had only been playing competitive football about a year, but performed well enough on the middle school squad to earn an early audition with the Tigers as a quarterback-safety. The experience left Roux imagining a career even … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates start extended stay in Sunshine state with win
Life has changed for East Carolina going into the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament starting Tuesday in Clearwater, FL. For the first time since 2018, the Pirates will not go into the event with the No. 1 seeding accorded the regular season champion. ECU began an extended stay in the Sunshine state with a 5-1 win over South Florida in Tampa on Thursday night … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSAAC football title game set for ABC again
The 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game will air on ABC for the 11th straight year. Hosted at the regular-season champion’s stadium, it kicks off ABC’s Championship Weekend on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. ET, followed by the Big 12, Southeastern Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference title games. Since 2015, the American title game has drawn over 26 million … [Read more...]