Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said at the American Athletic Conference football media days in Newport, RI, that his interest in other AAC teams changed significantly as the Midshipmen made the transition from longtime independents in 2015. Niumatalolo won't have to wait long for a matchup with significant rooting consequences for the AAC as preseason league favorite Houston … [Read more...]
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Insights from Brett: Pirates bristle over prognostications
Preseason predictions are like the busywork students are forced to do whenever they have a substitute teacher. They have little substance or significance and are long forgotten by the time the regular teacher returns to class. Or in this case, they serve no other purpose than to give fans and the media something to talk about through the long, hot month between the start of … [Read more...]
From the Anchor Desk: Next up, two-a-days
East Carolina moved up Monday’s first practice of the week to try and beat the bad weather. The strategy worked, and first-year East Carolina Head Football Coach Scottie Montgomery says the move should pay immediate dividends. “Today was a great focus and detailed practice, which we really needed,” Montgomery said. “We wanted to come back out early today and get our legs … [Read more...]
View from the East: Eight seconds sent Nelson to ECU
Ruffin McNeill's influence likely will continue on East Carolina football through transfer quarterback Philip Nelson. McNeill allowed Nelson to join the Pirates from Rutgers after he was dismissed by the Scarlet Knights in May of 2014 following a bar fight in Minnesota in which a patron, a former college football linebacker, was seriously injured. Those involved in the … [Read more...]
Faces & Voices from Media Day 2016
Bonesville's Al Myatt captured images and comments from coaches and players on Saturday at ECU's football media day. … [Read more...]