Watch this special episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips. Keith Morehouse, sports director of WSAZ-TV in Huntington, WV, joins The Sports Objective's Dave Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber to discuss the Saturday, Sept. 9, matchup in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium between Marshall and East … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSeries history provides perspective like no other
East Carolina and Marshall have had some tremendous battles through the years, but the series was marred by disaster decades before the players who will decide the pending outcome were born. The Pirates (0-1) host the Thundering Herd (1-0) on Saturday at 4 p.m. (ESPNU) in ECU's first home game of 2023. Another Marshall team made the journey to Greenville in 1970 and what … [Read more...]
AAC TV SCHEDULE ROUNDUPTulane hosts Ole Miss in Top 25 matchup
All 14 American Athletic Conference teams are in action Saturday. Saturday’s league ledger is highlighted by No. 24/22 Tulane’s home matchup against No. 20/20 Ole Miss (3:30 p.m., ESPN2). Three American Athletic Conference teams face Top 25 opponents in Week 2. In addition to Tulane’s game against Ole Miss, Tulsa visits No. 8/8 Washington (5 p.m., Pac-12 Network) and … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEPirate Football Playback
Watch this "Pirate Football Playback" episode of the The Sports Objective's series of podcasts and YouTube clips. East Carolina radio network color commentator Andrew Bayes joins The Sports Objective team of David Richmond, Matt Semenza and Kyle Barber to break down the Pirates' season-opening 30-3 loss at No. 2 Michigan and to glance ahead at Saturday's home opener against … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsSummer camp put edge Riddy on ECU’s radar
Sam Riddy remembers the moment he realized playing major college football might be possible. Riddy was just a sophomore at North Charleston (SC) High School appearing in his sixth varsity game against Oceanside Collegiate Academy. A tight end-defensive end, Riddy was just starting to emerge as a playmaker for the Cougars. But late in the game against Oceanside, Riddy … [Read more...]