I thoroughly enjoyed my own, personal homecoming this weekend as East Carolina knocked off Old Dominion, 24-21. I had a chance to tailgate with family and friends, and then cover my alma mater against the school I’ve covered for the past 35 years. The Pirates are now 3-0 all-time in the self-proclaimed ‘Bailey Bowl’. The game certainly wasn’t pretty. East Carolina made … [Read more...]

Baby steps. That’s what it takes to build a successful and sustainable college football program from the bottom up. You can’t microwave things, as former East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill used to say, or try to turn things around with one giant leap with a roster full of graduate transfers. It has to happen organically and gradually, with the centerpiece of the process … [Read more...]

NORFOLK, VA — East Carolina ended a 10-game losing streak on the road with a 24-21 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday night at S.B. Ballard Stadium to head into a short week with the confidence of a 2-game winning streak. The Pirates host Temple on Thursday night at 8 p.m. on ESPN. It will be a black-out night at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. ECU (3-2) wore all purple in … [Read more...]