Join Al Myatt and Kevin Monroe for the Bonesville Pregame Podcast as East Carolina prepares for a noon kickoff against American Athletic Conference foe South Florida at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. With decades of experience as a sports journalist, Myatt has been an anchor columnist for Bonesville since the site's founding in 2001. Monroe, color analyst for the Pirate IMG Sports … [Read more...]
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Special FeatureGame Day Weather
A good day for football appears to be in store as East Carolina hosts South Florida for a noon kickoff today at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The forecast is calling for partly cloudy skies and 72 degrees at the outset with 57 percent humidity and wind out of the north-northeast at eight miles per hour. Hourly projections call for a 10 percent chance of a shower at 2 p.m., otherwise … [Read more...]
View from the EastEverybody in the pool
With a deviation from the norm in preparation this week due to a rescheduled game last Sunday at Connecticut, East Carolina made an adjustment in its weekly routine in advance of its noon kickoff Saturday at home against South Florida. "Coach [Jeff] Connors (assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning) and I met last week on getting the team energized and ready … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingButler High’s Hickman honed by competition
There is a common belief in sports that the quickest way to improve is to compete against the very best. If that's the case, then Damel Hickman may be one of the most talented prospects in East Carolina's football recruiting Class of 2018. Hickman has been a secondary starter at state 4-A powerhouse Butler High in Matthews since his sophomore season and has helped the … [Read more...]
Insights from BrettGlimmers of hope alive, for now
It’s said that winning cures all ills. And it does, even if only for a short time. So take a deep cleansing breath, East Carolina fans. The Pirates have won a football game, on the road no less, against an American Athletic Conference rival — meaning that at least for the next few days they’re perched atop the East Division standings. We all know that’s not likely to … [Read more...]