East Carolina's home game with Cincinnati tonight at 7 p.m. promises to be the coolest thus far this season for the Pirates. The temperature at kickoff is expected to be 52 degrees with 77 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of precipitation and winds from the north-northwest at five miles per hour. By game's end, the forecast is calling for the mercury to drop to 46 … [Read more...]

Anticipation for an East Carolina football game can vary from week to week. The matchup last Saturday against South Florida was viewed as a winnable game with each team coming in with a 3-4 record. The Pirates made a lackluster showing, trailing 35-10 at the half and eventually falling, 45-20. ECU coach Mike Houston has watched the game tape as the Pirates have shifted … [Read more...]

When you’re a competitive runner on a team, progress can be measured in several different ways. You can strive for a personal record, or a season record, or a higher team finish. But for the upperclassmen on the East Carolina cross country team, the program’s growth can be tracked with an even longer view — and things are heading in the right direction. As his team … [Read more...]

East Carolina fans filtered into Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for Homecoming looking for their team to continue to build on the squad’s strong second half at Central Florida the week before. The day got off to the best of starts. Tyler Snead caught the opening kickoff on his goal line. He took his time to find a seam and then burst through the opening he found. Snead went 100 yards … [Read more...]