RALEIGH — East Carolina has improved since a 58-3 pounding at N.C. State to end the 2018 season, but a 34-6 loss to the Wolfpack on Saturday indicated the Pirates still have a long way to go. The journey back to respectability and beyond continues Saturday at 6 p.m. when ECU hosts Gardner-Webb in the first game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with the high rise renovation on the … [Read more...]
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Photo FeatureGame Day Gallery
Bonesville’s W.A. Myatt roamed the Carter-Finley Stadium sidelines with his camera during East Carolina's loss to N.C. State on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Myatt captured this curated collection of action shots and other candid photos. (Click any image for expanded view, caption & slide show.) … [Read more...]
Audio FeatureHouston & Players Postgame
East Carolina coach Mike Houston and players Holton Ahlers, Tyler Snead and Kendall Futrell spoke with reporters after the Pirates were defeated by N.C. State on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at Carter-Finley Stadium. (Recorded by Al Myatt) … [Read more...]
Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio FeatureBonesville Pregame
Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares to open the season with a noon kickoff against in-state rival N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium. The duo will analyze the Pirates and their opponent ahead of kickoff each week. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since … [Read more...]
Special FeatureGame Day Weather
Conditions appear relatively mild for a noon kickoff in August as East Carolina starts football season at N.C. State today. The forecast is calling for 83 degrees at kickoff with 53 percent humidity, a zero percent chance of precipitation and northeast wind at 3 miles per hour. Conditions will change slightly by the conclusion of the contest with the temperature climbing to 88 … [Read more...]