“The most important game we play is the next one on the schedule.” It’s a line that’s been used so many times by coaches and players in every sport that it’s become an eye roll inducing cliché. But in the case of the 2017 East Carolina football team, it’s true. The next game on the Pirates’ schedule really is the most important one they’ll play. Because while coach … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Walk-on never really described senior cornerback and special teams performer Chris Love. Blessed with 4.3-second speed for 40 yards, the former state 4x100-meter relay champion from Wake Forest-Rolesville High School was more of a run-on. Love's status changed on Tuesday. The bigger news from the East Carolina football program that afternoon was that Gardner … [Read more...]

The structure of the Little League World Series means that the players on the Greenville North State All-Star Team, also known as the Southeast squad, are fairly insulated from the hysteria surrounding their accomplishments in their hometown. Between their players and coaches-only housing complex and a packed schedule of practices and activities, the thirteen 12- and … [Read more...]

When head coach Scottie Montgomery announced to his team on Tuesday that Gardner Minshew would be East Carolina’s starting quarterback, the players clapped and cheered. When Montgomery thanked Thomas Sirk for competing with so much intensity during the preseason, they cheered just as loudly. “It was one of those situations where I could have said either name and they would … [Read more...]

Scottie Montgomery said at the start of preseason camp that he’d know who his starting quarterback will be after his team’s second intrasquad scrimmage. That practice game took place on Saturday. So presumably, the second-year East Carolina coach has either made up his mind who will be under center for the first snap against James Madison in two weeks or he’ll make that … [Read more...]