East Carolina felt like "home'' to Michael Foster. For Foster, that meant a focus on football and family. Foster, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound edge defender from Indian Land High in Lancaster, SC, became the latest prospect to join East Carolina's football recruiting Class of 2026 last Sunday when he gave a verbal commitment to the Pirates. He chose ECU over other scholarship … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTPreseason camp around the corner — time for AAC picks
The football staff is taking a final break this week before preseason camp gets underway. Players will report on Sunday, July 27, and workouts are scheduled to commence the following day. The American Athletic Conference will be holding its annual football media days at the Charlotte Convention Center on Thursday and Friday, July 24-25. There will be live coverage of the … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL NEWSThe web weighs in on AAC football
The 2025 football season shapes up to be competitive in the American Athletic Conference. That analysis is based on an artificial intelligence review of web previews from Athlon Sports, ESPN and other sports publishers and on projections by prominent posters on the X social media platform. A consensus tends to indicate Tulane, Texas-San Antonio, Memphis, South Florida, Army, … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates embark on post-House settlement era
Revenue sharing with athletes in selected sports and the removal of scholarship limits are elements of a new era at East Carolina as the Pirates look to stay current with the realities of the House settlement. Athletic director Jon Gilbert has seen the changes coming and ECU has been involved in preparations for months. Institutions may share up to $20.5 million with … [Read more...]
FOOTBALL RECRUITING PROFILEPirates win out for Georgia linebacker
Jeremiah Roux was a mere eighth grader when he was invited to join the Mundy's Mill High varsity football team for its spring practice in 2021. Roux had only been playing competitive football about a year, but performed well enough on the middle school squad to earn an early audition with the Tigers as a quarterback-safety. The experience left Roux imagining a career even … [Read more...]