East Carolina had its first victory dinner of the season on Sunday as a follow-up to a 44-0 win over visiting Gardner-Webb on Saturday. "It was good," said Pirates coach Mike Houston. "Kids came, families came, everybody was there. So, it was a pretty festive environment." The fare became familiar in the last two seasons as ECU had 15 wins. "Steak and shrimp," Houston … [Read more...]
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ECU Recruiting NewsEdge rusher “Turbo” strives for early impact
East Carolina's second-year running backs coach Re'quan Boyette was roaming around his old stomping grounds in Durham late last year when he dropped into Hillside High School. Although a native of Wilson in Eastern NC, Boyette spent 14 years of his life in Durham as a player and then coach at Duke University. And Hillside has long been a developing ground for college … [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. The Sports Objective team of David Richmond, Bubba Rosenbaum, Kyle Barber and Matt Semenza break down East Carolina's Saturday night shutout of Gardner-Webb, touch on some other highlight games from around the country and glance ahead at the Pirates' Saturday night … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates post soggy shutout
GREENVILLE — Needing a win for confidence and momentum going into the start of the American Athletic Conference schedule, East Carolina put together a thorough 44-0 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday night. The Pirates recorded their first shutout since a season-starting 38-0 win at Duke in 2000. The Bulldogs were limited to 107 total yards, the fewest by an ECU opponent … [Read more...]
Football FeatureGame Day Weather
Tropical storm conditions during the morning should subside and transition to more favorable conditions before the 6 p.m. kickoff between East Carolina and Gardner-Webb at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. There will be a chance of rain before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers until midnight. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 60 as the night progresses. Prevailing southwest winds … [Read more...]