PRL Thursday: More on ECU football plus Danny Beal, Greg Hudson, Zach Kaplan and Jeff Nadu

by | Aug 14, 2025

“Pirate Radio Live” marks two weeks to the start of the ECU football season.

The Pirates play in Raleigh against the NC State Wolfpack on Aug. 28, exactly two weeks from Thursday. Clip, Chandler, Jarrett and the rest of the crew will break down that and the latest going on with the Pirates.

Among Thursday’s guests are:

  • WNCT’s Zach Kaplan
  • Former ECU baseball player and current pitcher for the Down East Bird Dawgs, Danny Beal
  • Former ECU assistant football coach Greg Hudson
  • Picks expert Jeff Nadu

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