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Dooley is the man again at ECU
GREENVILLE — East Carolina’s search for a new basketball coach was a little like a road trip without a GPS or map to guide the way. There were a few extra turns and at least […]
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Defense, QBs impress at ECU spring game
GREENVILLE — With more than half of his playbook yet to be installed and several key players not in uniform, new East Carolina defensive coordinator David Blackwell wasn’t about to make any rash judgments based […]
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Bills WR and former ECU star Zay Jones arrested
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Zay Jones — who holds NCAA records for career receptions and catches in a season from his time at East Carolina — was being held at USC Medical Center on Tuesday […]
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Minshew’s departure leaves ECU with young options at QB
Of all the concerns Scottie Montgomery has heading into his third season as East Carolina’s football coach, the one area in which he didn’t think he’d have to worry is quarterback. But that changed earlier […]
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Look Ahead: Nine bold predictions for 2018
The NSJ sports staff decided it would be fun to end the year with a little prognosticating beyond which teams and players we believe will stand out in 2018. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff […]
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Montgomery adds another former Pirate to football staff
East Carolina football coach Scottie Montgomery continued the revamping of his staff Friday by announcing the hiring of Kirk Doll as the Pirates’ special teams coordinator. Doll is an ECU graduate who also spent four […]
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UNC’s Williams on former ECU coach Lebo: ‘He’s just worn out’
CHAPEL HILL — Roy Williams is usually locked in and focused exclusively on the task at hand in the moments leading up to his team’s games. On this occasion, though, the Hall of Fame coach […]
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No. 20 Memphis blows out East Carolina
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Senior quarterback Riley Ferguson passed for 299 yards and three touchdowns as No. 20 Memphis rolled to a 70-13 victory over East Carolina Saturday afternoon at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Memphis (10-1, 7-1 American Athletic […]
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ECU suspends punter Barnes after alcohol-related arrest
Saturday’s Senior Day win against Cincinnati wasn’t just the last home game of punter Austin Barnes’ East Carolina football career. It will also turn out to be his last game, period. The graduate transfer from […]
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Record-setting effort earns weekly honor for ECU’s Trevon Brown
East Carolina has become synonymous with record-setting wide receivers, with Justin Hardy and Zay Jones setting a high standard for others to follow. Saturday, junior Trevon Brown added his name to the books while earning […]