East Carolina opens the 2020 football season at home today against No. 13 Central Florida. Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium has not been covered during rain before the game, which could affect footing. The temperature is expected to be 77 degrees for the noon kickoff with a 30 percent chance of precipitation and wind out of the southeast at six miles per hour. The … [Read more...]
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Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe
Pregame Podcast
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a noon kickoff on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium against American Athletic Conference rival Central Florida. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since the site's founding in 2001. Monroe, color analyst for the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Long-awaited kickoff nears
East Carolina is scheduled to make its latest start to a football season on Saturday at home against No. 13 Central Florida (ABC, noon) since a 27-9 loss to Lenoir-Rhyne in Greenville on Sept. 27, 1947. Originally scheduled for ESPN+, the matchup has been shifted to the higher-profile ABC platform in place of the Notre Dame-Wake Forest game which was postponed due to COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Audio Feature: Mike Houston
ECU coach laments 50-ticket limit
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom after a rainy practice on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, as the Pirates continued preparing for the season opener with American Athletic Conference rival Central Florida. Houston said Thursday's practice would be the last regular session of the week and that the focus would change to game situation … [Read more...]
Preseason Audio Feature: Mike Houston
ECU’s COVID-19 absences dwindling
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston spoke with the news media via Zoom after practice on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, as the Pirates continued preparing for the season opener with Central Florida. The American Athletic Conference rivals will face off at noon on Sept. 26 (TV: ESPN+) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The full-pads workout encompassed drills involving the offense and … [Read more...]