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Pirates back on practice field, making final preps for Military Bowl

ECU’s football team was back on the field Monday, making final preparations for the Military Bowl against NC State on Dec. 28. Click the above video to watch the comments from Pirates head coach Blake Harrell. Find more information about the game here. Check out...

Report: New Duke QB getting deal worth $8M over two years

CBS Sports is reporting that new Duke quarterback Darian Mensah is getting a lot of money to play for the Blue Devils. The former Tulane star received a deal from Duke that is believed to pay him $8 million over two years. Mensah threw for 2,727 yards and 22...

Rangers sign ECU Alum Shawn Armstrong to one-year deal

The Texas Rangers have signed ECU Alum and free agent pitcher Shawn Armstrong to a one-year deal, according to MLBTradeRumors.com. The report states the right-hander, who is 34, a New Bern native and a 10-year veteran, will play for the first time with the Rangers. He...

Best of PRL: Jon Gilbert, Blake Harrell, Ruffin McNeill and more

It's the holiday season, and like the rest of us, the Pirate Radio Live crew is busy getting ready for the holiday. There's presents to buy and wrap, trips to plan (including the one to Annapolis, Md. and the Military Bowl) and friends and family to see. So we're...

ECU names Sirignano as director of strength & conditioning

By ECUPirates.com Mike Sirignano, who has nearly 20 years of experience training student-athletes, has been named the Director of Strength & Conditioning at East Carolina University according to an announcement by head coach Blake Harrell. Sirignano comes to ECU...

ECU signee scores four touchdowns in NC Shrine Bowl win

ECU football signee Johnny Williams earned MVP honors for the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team in Saturday's 49-24 victory over South Carolina. The Shrine Bowl pits some of the top high school football players from both states. Williams, a senior from Havelock,...

ECU officially announces Joseph as General Manager for ECU football

By ECUPirates.com Noah Joseph, who has 20 years of coaching experience, has been named general manager of East Carolina Football according to an announcement by head coach Blake Harrell on Sunday. Joseph's hire ends a two-year stint at Purdue University (2023-24)...

Greenville resident returning to play for ECU

Here's a unique story about a Greenville resident returning to play for his hometown college football team. Rion Roseborough, a John Paul II Catholic graduate, will play for ECU this fall. His school made the announcement on its Instagram page.   View this post...

Former ECU cornerback says he’ll play at Virginia Tech next

Another former ECU starter who entered the transfer portal has announced where he'll play in 2025. Isiah Brown-Murray posted to Instagram that he'll play for Virginia Tech. On Dec. 9, he announced on social media he was leaving ECU, one of 15 athletes who were on...