In retrospect, Blake Harrell's birthday was a turning point for East Carolina football. It's like he made a wish for the Pirates to get the 2024 season turned around and then blew out all the candles Harrell turned another year older on Oct. 20. "I've not had a crazier birthday," said ECU's interim coach and defensive coordinator. " ... I got the phone call on the way … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayIBM has last minute solution for ECU bowl quest
TULSA — Isaiah Brown-Murray made a game-deciding tackle on fourth-and-goal from the East Carolina 2-yard line as the Pirates achieved bowl eligibility with a 38-31 American Athletic Conference win at Tulsa on Thursday night. The sophomore corner from Charlotte tripped up Benjamin Kamdyn short of the goal line with 34 seconds to go. The running of Rahjai Harris was huge as … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin MonroeBonesville Pregame Show
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Show as they preview East Carolina's Thursday night primetime matchup at Tulsa (7:30 p.m., ESPN). ECU is 3-2 in the American Athletic Conference (5-4 overall) while the Golden Hurricane is 1-4 in the league (3-6). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. Seasoned by almost … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
East Carolina (5-4, 3-2 AAC) seeks bowl eligibility at Tulsa (3-6, 1-4) tonight (ESPN). Conditions for the 7:30 p.m. (EST) kickoff include a temperature of 55 degrees, 50 percent humidity and wind from the southeast at two miles per hour. As the contest progresses to its conclusion, the temperature will drop to 48 degrees and the humidity will increase to 70 percent. The wind … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates in a routine — sort of — with another Thursday nighter
East Carolina interim coach and defensive coordinator Blake Harrell explained the difference between consecutive Saturday games compared to back-to-back Thursday night games as the Pirates are dealing with at the moment.ECU downed visiting Florida Atlantic, 49-14, last week on Thursday night and are in the midst of preparing for an American Athletic Conference matchup at Tulsa … [Read more...]