South Carolina is a brand-name opponent from the most powerful conference in college football. But that doesn’t impress East Carolina all that much. Not after what the Pirates experienced against Appalachian State in their season […]
CHARLOTTE — For Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark, the turning point in Thursday’s season opener against East Carolina came a day before the ball was kicked off. “Our guys were locked in,” he said. […]
Thursday night’s football game between Appalachian State and East Carolina at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium is more just a matchup of in-state programs. It’s a rare opportunity for the Mountaineers and Pirates to step […]
School and conference administrators did everything they could last fall to help college football soldier through the unprecedented challenges of a worldwide pandemic. But despite their best efforts, the more they tried to make things […]
Nothing breeds optimism more than the start of a preseason training camp. For the East Carolina football team, those high hopes might finally be more than just wishful thinking. That’s because, for the first time […]
North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]
The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]
The East Carolina football team was back on the field Tuesday. This time, coach Mike Houston is hoping it’s to stay. Between the cancellation of last year’s spring practice, the loss of three games to […]
Last year, the coronavirus pandemic cut short spring practice for teams around the nation as sports shut down just as most teams had returned to the practice field. This March, as FBS teams — including […]
GREENVILLE — J.J. Miles had a career-high 22 points and East Carolina outscored UNC Wilmington 15-5 in the extra period to earn an 88-78 win on Monday night. Bitumba Baruti had 17 points and six […]
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