Army runs to first AAC title with 35-14 win against Tulane

Budweiser Clydesdales to appear in Military Bowl parade. Will ECU, NCSU be there, too?

While speculation continues over whether ECU will be in the Military Bowl along with NC State, we at least know one staple will be in the bowl game's parade. EyeOnAnnapolis.net reports the Budweiser Clydesdales will lead the Military Bowl Parade in Annapolis on...

Former Pirate Club executive director gets extended contract as Georgia Tech AD

A familiar face to ECU has gotten a contract extension as Georgia Tech's athletics director. AJC.com reports Georgia Tech approved extended contracts for football coach Brent Key and AD J Batt. Batt's original contract, running until 2027, gave him an annual salary of...

Analysis: Justin Hardy too valuable for Ottawa to lose in free agency

There are many free agents who will be available in the CFL starting in February unless they sign with their current teams. CFL.ca writer Marshall Ferguson listed one for each team in the league that the respective teams can't lose. One of them is ECU Football Alum...

PRL: It’s another Football Friday on tap

It's Friday, which means it's Football Friday. Clip and Chandler will have the regular Friday guests like WCTI-TV's Brian North to talk high school football playoffs. They'll also be other guests to talk about high school, college and pro football, like Tony Dunn and...

East Carolina advances to NIVC Super 16 with 3-1 victory over Winthrop

By ECUPirates.com East Carolina turned up the heat after a close first-set loss Thursday evening, downing visiting Winthrop 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 25-11) in the opening round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship inside Williams Arena at Minges...

‘I think I’m still the best guy in the league’: Why Stanley Bryant is back in the CFL

ECU alum and Winnipeg OL Stanley Bryant is back for another season of football in the CFL. “I think I’m still the best guy in the league, and I think that I’m going to continue to show that," Bryant, 38, told the media on Tuesday. He also said he has incentive to win...

Bowl projection: Could they pair Pirates, Wolfpack in Military Bowl?

Say it ain't so. One of the latest bowl projections by Brett McMurphy has NC State and ECU squaring off in the Military Bowl on Dec. 28 in Annapolis, Md. He does mention in the report how spot-on he was in Tuesday night’s CFP rankings and how he earlier broke the...

PRL: Busy Thursday with hoops, football, volleyball

Thursday's Pirate Radio Live will cover several topics. ECU volleyball will host Winthrop in the NIVC tournament. We're one day past early National Signing Day and a new edition of The Holton Ahlers Show is out. Clip, Chandler and the gang will discuss these topics...

The Holton Ahlers Show: Blake Harrell and what the past few weeks have been like

The newest edition of The Holton Ahlers Show has the new ECU football coach, defensive coordinator Blake Harrell. On this week's episode, Harrell joins the show to discuss being hired as the head football coach, the future under him, changes that will be made and who...

Lincoln Riley at UCF? ‘I’m a USC Trojan’

This is how rumors get started. Lincoln Riley said he wants to end this one. The former ECU assistant coach and current head coach at Southern Cal gave a blunt response to speculation he might take the Central Florida job. That job became open when Gus Malzahn...