East Carolina released the first football depth chart of the Mike Houston era last week at the American Athletic Conference’s annual preseason media event in Newport, RI. The Daily Reflector's Ronnie Woodward tweeted a photo of the document. The depth chart should give Pirates fans plenty to talk about between now and the opening of practice in a couple of weeks. And … [Read more...]

East Carolina starts preseason football camp on Aug. 1, looking to put the brakes on a trend that has produced four straight losing seasons. "Probably the players and coaches are in two different spaces right now," said first-year Pirates coach Mike Houston. "The players, this is the last week of our training. They have the run test (today). This is a very demanding week. … [Read more...]

NEWPORT, RI — Mike Aresco stepped to the podium at the American Athletic Conference football media kickoff on Tuesday to deliver his state of the league message as he does annually. Since his remarks before the 2018 season, Aresco has negotiated a new television package for the AAC, one that reportedly will provide the league about $1 billion over 12 years when it begins in … [Read more...]