East Carolina has been affected by the ebb and flow of talent in the transfer portal since the NCAA ruled that student-athletes can have immediate eligibility the first time they switch schools. Pirates baseball coach Cliff Godwin said the new regulation is not "real life," allowing athletes to seek greener pastures rather than adjust to circumstances at their first … [Read more...]
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Football Recruiting ReportBig man Allen tapping into ‘nasty side’
Greg Greene was strolling through the hallways at Durham's Riverside (NC) High School in the spring of 2018 when he passed a very large freshman. Greene, an assistant coach for Riverside's football team, didn't immediately recognize the student who he'd actually worked with as an eight-year-old. But Greene knew the then-6-foot-4, 285-pounder looked like he belonged on the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates excelled despite complicated season
The challenges were just beginning when East Carolina's 2020 baseball season was cut short due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Despite a continuing battle with the demands of the pandemic in 2021, the Pirates went 44-17 and finished No. 12 in national rankings published by Division I Baseball. ECU went 20-8 in the American Athletic Conference and won the league's regular-season … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting ReportECU gets one of NC’s top D-line prospects
Being first paid off for the East Carolina Pirates when it came to recruiting one of North Carolina's top high school defensive line prospects. The Pirates were the first college football program to offer a scholarship to J.D. Lampley from Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham way back in May 2020 while he was just a sophomore. The 6-foot-3, 295-pounder, who has already … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTGetting back to normal
The 2020-21 athletic year at East Carolina was unique. Canceled games, games without fans, games without key personnel, cancellation of sports, restoration of sports, more adjustments due to diminished revenue, the potential for more revenue for athletes, an increasingly busy transfer portal and another trip to a Super Regional in baseball were among the developments. The … [Read more...]