GREENVILLE – Blake Harrell oversaw his first official fall practice since assuming the role as East Carolina's head football in the middle of the 2024 season. Harrell kicked off the 2025 campaign Monday with the Pirates’ practice on Hight Field at the Cliff Moore Practice Complex. To avoid high temperatures, Harrell had the squad start the drills in shorts and helmets at … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST | AAC MEDIA DAYSHarrell takes the high road
N.C. State coach Dave Doeren served up a coarse warning and likely some motivation for the opposition in advance of the season opening game with East Carolina in Raleigh on Aug. 28. At the ACC football media days in Charlotte on Thursday, Doeren reportedly said, “I don’t want to just win that game. I want to beat the sh** out of that team.” Hey, language! Doeren said … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL RECRUITING PROFILEPedigreed edge finds second home at ECU
East Carolina felt like "home'' to Michael Foster. For Foster, that meant a focus on football and family. Foster, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound edge defender from Indian Land High in Lancaster, SC, became the latest prospect to join East Carolina's football recruiting Class of 2026 last Sunday when he gave a verbal commitment to the Pirates. He chose ECU over other scholarship … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPreseason camp around the corner — time for AAC picks
The football staff is taking a final break this week before preseason camp gets underway. Players will report on Sunday, July 27, and workouts are scheduled to commence the following day. The American Athletic Conference will be holding its annual football media days at the Charlotte Convention Center on Thursday and Friday, July 24-25. There will be live coverage of the … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSThe web weighs in on AAC football
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...]