The 2021 season has been perceived as a “down year” for ACC football, but it has been a successful one for two of the state’s four conference teams. Wake Forest is playing for a championship […]
The East Carolina football team clinched its first winning season in seven years with a thrilling last-second victory at Navy two weeks ago. Next month, the Pirates will return to Annapolis for their first bowl […]
For one quarter, East Carolina appeared to be ready to render all the debate over Cincinnati moot. The Bearcats entered the game at 11-0 on the season and occupied spot No. 4 in the most […]
Every week, it seems, the East Carolina football team checks another goal off its to-do list. There was the overtime win at Memphis that earned bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014. That was […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Keaton Mitchell scored on a 24-yard run in overtime then the Pirates broke up a conversion pass to send East Carolina to a 30-29 win over Memphis on Saturday. After Rodrigues […]
The final month of the college basketball regular season is devoted to the Bubble. Teams look to add impressive wins and avoid upsets to impress the selection committee and earn a bid to the NCAA […]
GREENVILLE — East Carolina has been involved in some lopsided football games over the past six-plus seasons. This time, it ended up on the right side of the equation. After losing all 11 games decided […]
GREENVILLE — Mike Houston didn’t give a fiery halftime speech Thursday, although he could easily have done that as self-destructive as his East Carolina football team was over the first two quarters against South Florida. […]
Editor’s note: This story was published in Wednesday’s print edition prior to Appalachian State’s loss to Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday night, and the rankings do not consider that result. The 2021 college football season is approaching […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mark-Antony Richards’ 1-yard touchdown smash with 23 seconds left to play helped carry Central Florida to a 20-16 win over East Carolina on Saturday. Richards’ score ended an 11-play, 64-yard drive that […]
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