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Well news has come that junior QB Reid Herring and senior RB Hussein Howe have opted to put their names in the NCAA Transfer Portal at mid-season. Coach Mike Houston confirmed as much on Tuesday and confirmed that both players…

In the season opener, Pirate fans – though disappointed – learned a few things about what to expect in the new and improved version of ECU football. We learned that our players are capable of being coached. They were in…

In a recent article SMU 2nd year coach Sonny Dykes was talking about his quarterback Shane Buechele, who saw action in 2017 at the University of Texas before transferring over to the Mustangs. Dykes paused and then shot straight: “The…

If the college football season gives any fan a guarantee, it is this: For most of August, all of our teams are UNDEFEATED…unblemished by the sadness and humiliation of a defeat. It is the time each year where you can…

Note: If you were looking for thoughts about ECU’s Offensive Battles this fall, go here. Even in those heyday years for the Pirates, ECU football was never synonymous with DEFENSE. Yes, the program has had its moments and certainly had…

Note: If you would rather talk Defense, go here. Oh Yeah! It is that time of year again…you probably smell it every morning, particularly on Saturdays. Probably feel it, too. We are on the fast downhill slide to August and…

I didn’t think I would be able to tune in and watch the College World Series after the Pirates loss in the Super Regionals, but reflecting on the season and the players and their impact on ECU, its fans, and…

It may be hard to imagine, but ECU has been here before. Today’s ECU football program and its current situation, while arguably bigger in magnitude, are not much different from what we faced two years into the John Thompson disaster.…