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May 31, 2023

American Athletic Conference

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Charlotte football turns over new leaf as Poggi era begins

May 10, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — As the Charlotte 49ers football program prepares for a transition to a tougher conference with a new coach and a renovated roster, the upcoming 2023 football season will mark the beginning of a […]

Article

Bids await NC schools in conference tournaments

March 8, 2023 Ryan Henkel

The AAC, Atlantic 10, Conference USA and MEAC tournaments all take place this week. As teams start to punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament, the remaining schools across the state are beginning their conference […]

College Basketball

Single-bid conferences offer 1 path to the NCAA Tournament

March 2, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The ACC Network is currently airing a documentary series about the league’s postseason basketball tournament, including rare footage of the event when only the winner was eligible to receive an NCAA bid and the opportunity […]

Article

American Athletic Conference rebuilding with 6 C-USA schools, including Charlotte

October 21, 2021 Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press

The American Athletic Conference is adding UAB, Texas-San Antonio, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic to the league, replacing three schools that are leaving for the Big 12 Conference and growing to 14 teams. […]

Article

ECU announces 2021 football schedule

February 18, 2021 Brett Friedlander

 An in-state rivalry at Bank of America Stadium and a home date against an SEC rival highlight East Carolina’s challenging 2021 football schedule, announced by the school on Thursday. The Pirates, looking to build on […]

Article

ECU uses big plays, stingy D to beat Temple

November 21, 2020 Cory Lavalette

East Carolina overcame a delay and played its most complete game of the season, using big plays and a stout defense to snap a six-game losing streak against Temple and win 28-3 at Lincoln Financial […]

Article

Fake punt irks ECU in blowout loss at Cincinnati

November 13, 2020 Shawn Krest

No. 7 Cincinnati delivered a message to the College Football Playoff selection committee with a 55-17 blowout of East Carolina in their final home game of the regular season on Friday night. The Bearcats, who […]

Article

AAC admits refs’ game-changing mistake cost ECU

October 31, 2020 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina lost a 34-30 decision at Tulsa on Friday. But according to the American Athletic Conference, it shouldn’t have. The league issued a statement Saturday acknowledging an officiating error that took place on the […]

Article

ECU’s Houston trying to change culture, thinks wins will follow

October 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

No college football team in the state — or perhaps even the country — has been more affected by the coronavirus pandemic than East Carolina. The Pirates didn’t play their season opener until Sept. 26 […]

Article

Group raises funds to save ECU swimming and diving teams

June 17, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Lindsay Takkunen’s first reaction to the news that East Carolina was eliminating its swimming and diving teams was sadness. Then her competitive nature set in and she decided to take action. Upset over the decision and […]

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