PRL Monday: Future of college sports, paying athletes & more

by | Jun 9, 2025

It’s Monday and we’ve already had a busy day of sports.

“Pirate Radio Live” will catch you up on what you may have missed. Among the topics on deck that Clip Brock and the crew will discuss include:

  • Future of college sports and paying student-athletes
  • Which ECU baseball players will return in 2026
  • Where some of the ECU transfer portal players have landed
  • NBA finals
  • Stanley Cup finals
  • College baseball postseason (Coastal Carolina has punched its ticket to the College World Series)
  • CFL season opening
  • UFL finals set

Scheduled to join the show include:

  • Pirate Radio’s Jonathan Ellerbe
  • ECU assistant coach/offensive line Ryan McManus
  • WNCT’s Brian Bailey
  • Musician Cooper Greer

Watch live on our YouTube page.

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Pirate Radio Live airs each Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on 92.7 FM in Greenville and 104.1 FM in Washington.

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