Bubba Rosenbaum zeroes in on a potpourri of baseball content in this the second episode of the Jungle Tales Podcast. In the first segments, Rosenbaum talks about ECU players taken in the recent Major League Baseball draft and discusses the new talents coming to the Pirates through the NCAA portal. The second half relives some history with an archived interview with the late … [Read more...]
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CLASS OF 2025 RECRUITING FEATUREQueen City LB Davis aims for January enrollment
Kendric Davis was plotting a career in basketball until success on the football field prompted a change of direction as a high school sophomore. Two years later, the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder is regarded as one of the best linebacker prospects in the state of North Carolina. A rising senior at Palisades High School in Charlotte, Davis accumulated a list of scholarship offers … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTGilbert sees calm before pending storm
Summer is a time of relative calm on the East Carolina campus as athletic director Jon Gilbert noted Wednesday. "We don't have as many sports teams that are here," Gilbert said. "Football, men's and women's basketball. We've got some volleyball student athletes and soccer student athletes here, but not the entire student body population or student athlete population, and so … [Read more...]
JUNGLE TALESAuthor Bethany Bradsher joins Bubba Rosenbaum
Author and former longtime Bonesville columnist Bethany Bradsher joins Bubba Rosenbaum for this episode of the Jungle Tales Podcast's inaugural episode. They discuss Bradsher's new book "NEVER TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED: Around the Diamond with College Baseball's Most Devoted Fan Base." Bradsher's book is a deep dive into the super fans that populate "The Jungle" at East Carolina's … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTThe first step: A look at Norfolk State
East Carolina opens the 2024 football season at home against Norfolk State on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. (ESPN+). It will be the first gridiron meeting between the two programs, located approximately two hours apart. There was a matchup scheduled as the third contest for ECU in 2020 but it was scrapped due to COVID protocols. Both teams are looking for a resurgence … [Read more...]