GREENVILLE — Coppin State closed the first half with a 13-3 run to lead 39-31 at the break and the Eagles protected the advantage over the last 20 minutes for an 85-75 nonconference win at East Carolina on Tuesday night. Coppin State improved to 4-6 while the Pirates slipped to 2-7 going into exam break. Jayden Gardner had 22 points for ECU on eight of 14 field goal … [Read more...]

Mike Houston: “Obviously, it’s not what any of us wanted for the way we ended the season. It’s not how we want to go out and represent East Carolina University.” With that, year one of the Mike Houston coaching era at East Carolina came to a close. This first year ended on a sour note, a 49-24 loss to a Tulsa Golden Hurricane team that came to Greenville with very little … [Read more...]

Success is a subjective pursuit. There are no numbers to measure it or set standards to validate it. Rather, success is a standard each of us define in our own individual terms. It means something different to everyone. As such, beauty is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to East Carolina's 2019 football season. Looking at it strictly from a won-loss … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — There was no happy ending for the 2019 East Carolina football season on Saturday as Tulsa piled up 669 yards of offense in a 49-24 American Athletic Conference win at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates (4-8, 1-7 AAC) scored first on a 51-yard field goal by Jake Verity with 1:42 left in the first quarter, but the Golden Hurricane (4-8, 2-6) was ahead 28-3 before … [Read more...]