The forecast is calling for a temperature of 88 degrees at kickoff as East Carolina visits South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium at 4 p.m. today. Humidity will be 49 percent at the outset with winds seven miles per hour out of the northeast. There is a zero percent chance of precipitation for the nonconference contest. The temperature will drop into the lower 80s during the … [Read more...]
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View from the East: Pirates handle the heat
It was 85 degrees at kickoff and got warmer during East Carolina's 33-30 win over N.C. State in Greenville on Saturday. The Pirates scored on a 5-yard run by Anthony Scott with 5:49 remaining after mounting an 84-yard drive of 14 plays that consumed seven minutes, 15 seconds. The Wolfpack had the ball twice subsequently, punting and then running out of time. The … [Read more...]
Insights from Brett: Pirates plotting new ways to use Summers
The Paul Hornung Award was established in 2010 to honor “the most versatile player in college football.” As with most major awards, it has become the domain of players from the Power Five conferences, won by athletes whose versatility is usually contained to the traditional running and catching, with a little kick returning thrown in on the side. That’s a shame, since no … [Read more...]
Football recruiting: Star-studded month continues
September is shaping up to be a fruitful month in more ways than one for the East Carolina football program. Not only have the Pirates notched a pair of impressive victories to start the season, they are also adding notable successes on the recruiting front. Columbia (SC) Ridge View High School star Latheron Rogers-Anderson has mapped out a path to play college football for … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting Report: Pirates pluck a peach of a defensive back
The state of Georgia has already proven to be a fertile recruiting ground for East Carolina and first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery. Montgomery signed four players from the Peach State in his first recruiting class last February and has another trio verbally committed to the Class of 2017. The latest Georgia product to join the Pirates is a versatile defensive back who … [Read more...]