East Carolina opens the 2024 football season at home against Norfolk State on Saturday at 6 p.m. Sunny skies are expected at kickoff with a temperature of 88 degrees. There is a 20 percent chance of rain with south-southwest wind at 3 miles per hour. As the contest progresses, the temperature will drop into the mid-70s and the chance of precipitation will drop to zero. The wind … [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 Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, season opener with Norfolk State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (6 p.m., ESPN+). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEECU Football Preview: Norfolk State
Watch this episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. Dave Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber discuss the Pirates' Saturday season opener against Norfolk State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. They also review the Spartans' loss to Florida A&M in week zero and look ahead to week one's college football … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTChange characterizes 2024 ECU football
Mike Houston knew change was needed after a 2-10 season in 2023 and the East Carolina football coach got busy at the outset of the offseason. His sixth season at ECU starts Saturday at home against Norfolk State at 6 p.m. and some of the changes will be readily apparent. That includes an up-tempo offense brought from Ole Miss by new coordinator John David Baker and a … [Read more...]
CLASS OF 2025 RECRUITING FEATUREPirates win battle for Apex tight end
Kaleb Morrow came to Apex (NC) High School for basketball but wound up becoming a major college football player. Morrow, a 6-foot-6, 240-pound tight end, became part of East Carolina's football recruiting Class of 2025 on June 16 after giving the Pirates a verbal commitment. He selected ECU over Appalachian State, but also entertained scholarship offers from Bryant, … [Read more...]