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East Carolina fires coach Houston

October 24, 2024 Shawn Krest

Mike Houston became the first FBS coach to be fired during the 2024 season. On Sunday morning, East Carolina announced it had fired the coach after five seasons Athletic director Jon Gilbert made the announcement […]

Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz hired as ECU hoop coach

March 16, 2022 Brett Friedlander

GREENVILLE — East Carolina hired Tennessee assistant Michael Schwartz as head basketball coach, athletic director Jon Gilbert announced Wednesday. Schwartz spent seven seasons at Tennessee, four as associate head coach. Schwartz has been Tennessee’s defensive […]

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ECU fires basketball coach Joe Dooley

March 11, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Joe Dooley’s second tenure as East Carolina’s basketball coach didn’t go as well as the first. Four years after returning to Greenville with the highest winning percentage of any coach in the school’s Division I […]

ECU accepts bid to play in Military Bowl

November 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

ECU moves within 1 win of bowl eligibility with rout of Temple

November 6, 2021 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

COVID cluster causes ECU to pause spring football practice

March 30, 2021 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina announced Tuesday that it’s football program has paused all team-related activities effective immediately after test results revealed a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases within the program. An update posted on ECU’s coronavirus dashboard […]