CHARLOTTE — With over 70 first-year additions to the roster, maybe it was just a matter of time before things meshed for Charlotte. The 49ers put together a breakout performance for a 55-24 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina at Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday. "You can put it on me," said ECU coach Mike Houston on the Pirate radio network. "You can … [Read more...]
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Special FeatureGame Day Weather
East Carolina looks to move to 2-0 in the American Athletic Conference at Charlotte today with the forecast for the 3:30 p.m. kickoff calling for clear skies, a temperature of 81 degrees, 55 percent humidity and wind from the north-northeast at eight miles per hour. By the completion of the contest, the mercury will dip to 76 degrees while the humidity rises to 70 percent with … [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, Oct. 5, 2024, American Athletic Conference road clash with Charlotte (3:30 p.m., ESPNU). Myatt and Monroe analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. Seasoned by almost five decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor … [Read more...]
THE SPORTS OBJECTIVEECU Football Preview: Charlotte
Watch this "Pirate Preview" episode of the The Sports Objective‘s series of YouTube clips. Dave Richmond, Kyle Barber, Bubba Rosenbaum and guest East Carolina Hall of Famer Andrew Bayes look ahead to ECU's American Athletic Conference road clash with Charlotte on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 (3:30 p.m., ESPNU) and delve into a variety of other … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHouston’s home region hurting
Some things matter more than football. East Carolina coach Mike Houston hails from Frankin, NC, a town in the western part of the state about 75 minutes southwest of Asheville, which recently experienced catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene. The last question at Houston's news conference after a 30-20 home win over Texas-San Antonio in ECU's American Athletic … [Read more...]