East Carolina's 2022 season ended with a 35-13 home loss to No. 4 Cincinnati on Nov. 26 with the cancellation of the Military Bowl. The Pirates, coming off a 7-5 campaign, return to action on Sept. 3 at noon against N.C. State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Spring practice culminated on April 9, but player development and recruiting seldom take an offseason break. "The kids … [Read more...]
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ECU Recruiting NewsPirates project lineman Durant as center
Kameron Durant, a 6-foot-3, 305-pound offensive lineman from Summerville, SC, sent out emails last February to 100 college football coaches in an effort to generate recruiting interest. Only one coach responded — East Carolina offensive line coach Steve Shankweiler. Shankweiler, who has more than 40 years of coaching experience at the college level, was acquainted with … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTSchwartz adds to staff
Michael Schwartz has been working steadily since March at putting personnel in place, preparing for the 2022-23 basketball season and recruiting for the future. Schwartz anticipates that the first game will be Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The new Pirates coach announced four staff additions on Wednesday. Those include Nick Matson as director of … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsECU spotted potential in Conley lineman
Bryce Weaver planned to spend the summer of 2021 attending college football camps in hopes of sparking recruiting interest. Weaver, already 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds, was coming off a sophomore season at D.H. Conley High School in Greenville, NC, in which he started every game on the offensive line. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vikings only played seven games during a … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates should challenge in American
Coming off its best season since 2014, East Carolina should be a challenger for the American Athletic Conference football championship in 2022. The Pirates are trending upward after going 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the AAC in 2021 with significant experience and talent returning on both sides of the ball. ECU has some additions from the transfer portal that could immediately … [Read more...]