Gardner Minshew was set to head to Alabama, where he was probably going to provide quarterback depth. Instead, he is heading out West to play at Washington State. Minshew committed to Alabama back on February 28 after weeks of rumors that he would join the Crimson Tide. After starting for ECU, Minshew left the program […]
Read MoreThis College Football Coach’s Job Could Be In Trouble With Breaking News About His AD
ECU athletic director Jeff Compher has reportedly agreed to a buyout. He had just received a big-five year extension last June. The Pirates have struggled in recent seasons, especially in football, where ECU was once a strong small conference program that often took down regional Power Five programs. ECU is just 6-18 in the last […]
Read MoreECU Grad Transfer QB Gardner Minshew Commits To Alabama
Alabama will be getting the quarterback help it has looked for. Gardner Minshew, a graduate transfer from ECU, is heading to Tuscaloosa. Minshew has been connected to the Crimson Tide since announcing that he would leave the Pirates. He took over as the starter at ECU during the 2017 season, and was the clubhouse leader […]
Read MoreReport: ECU Grad Transfer QB Gardner Minshew Expected To Join Alabama Football
Things aren’t official yet. However, it appears that Gardner Minshew will be the graduate transfer quarterback that Alabama has been looking for. Minshew has elected to head closer to home for his final collegiate season. He was the starter at ECU by season’s end, and also played a decent amount for the Pirates in 2016 […]
Read MoreThe Halftime Score Of This College Basketball Game Is Absolutely Insane
There is an all-time beatdown going on in Houston today. The No. 23 Houston Cougars, who are likely headed to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection even if they don’t win the AAC Tournament, are beating the brakes off East Carolina. The Pirates are cellar-dwellars in the American Athletic Conference. The halftime score of […]
Read MoreReport: ECU Graduate Transfer QB Gardner Minshew To Visit Alabama
ECU transfer Gardner Minshew could be the experienced quarterback that Alabama football has been looking to add. The Mississippi native is a target of the Crimson Tide. Minshew saw time during the last two seasons for the Pirates. In 2017, he played in all but two games for the team. He threw for 2,140 yards, […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2017 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
College Football Week 13 is upon us. Here are our staff picks for the biggest match-ups of this weekend’s Rivalry Week action. This is the last week with a full regular season slate, and it is a doozy. Matt Hladik continues to hold on to a one-game lead after being one of three staff members to go […]
Read MoreReport: 32 Programs Have Inquired About Coveted Clemson Grad Transfer Scott Pagano
Clemson defensive tackle Scott Pagano is one of the top available players on the graduate transfer market, and he’s receiving interest from dozens of schools. Pagano confirmed his transfer on Friday, hours after 247Sports broke the news. Less than a day later, and teams are lining up to woo the national championship winner. From 247: […]
Read MoreReport: There Are Discussions About A Potential Playoff For “Group Of Five” Schools
Officials from the Group of Five conferences—the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Sun Belt, and Mountain West—are reportedly interested in starting their own playoff. We are only in the third year of the College Football Playoff at the FBS level, but so far it has only consisted of teams from the power conferences. The system isn’t […]
Read MoreVideo: Fans Boo After ECU Band Members Take Knee While Playing National Anthem
The East Carolina band showed that kneeling during the national anthem isn’t only for the players. Members of East Carolina’s band took a knee during the national anthem prior to the Pirates contest against Central Florida on Saturday. Several @ECUBand members kneel in protest during national anthem. pic.twitter.com/kXZHWafgKs — Jeff Gravley (@jgravleyWRAL) October 1, 2016 […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College Football Week 4 picks by The Spun staff members. Through three weeks of the college football season, things are pretty tight here in our office-wide picks contest. Matt Hladik has jumped out to a two-pick lead after a monster Week 3, in which he only picked four losers of the 46 games we selected. Here […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
The Spun staff makes its picks for College Football Week 3 games. Last weekend didn’t have a ton of hype heading into Saturday, but we still had some very fun games. Central Michigan pulled off an amazing Hail Mary lateral-spawned upset of Oklahoma State that, as it turns out, shouldn’t have happened. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t […]
Read MoreNCAA Votes To Move 7 2016-17 Championships From North Carolina Over HB2
Seven 2016-17 NCAA Championship events are being moved from the state of North Carolina over the state’s HB2 bill, after a decision by the organization’s Board of Governors. The NCAA cites North Carolina’s laws denying protections to those within the LGBTQ community in the decision. In its official release, four specific factors are outlined that led […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
The Spun staff makes its picks for College Football Week 2 games. If last weekend didn’t live up to the billing as “the greatest first weekend in college football history,” it came pretty damn close. A number of games, including Notre Dame-Texas and LSU-Wisconsin were nail-biters, and even something like Alabama’s rout of USC was […]
Read MoreEast Carolina No Longer In Consideration As Big 12 Expansion Target
East Carolina is no longer being considered as a Big 12 expansion candidate. The East Carolina Pirates will not be moving to the Big 12. Wednesday, the school alerted its followers that Big 12 conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby had informed school officials that the university is no longer being considered as an expansion candidate. East Carolina […]
Read MoreECU Promises To Deliver “Entire State Of North Carolina” To Big 12
ECU wants to join the Big 12, and while the Pirates are not generally considered a prime candidate like BYU, Cincinnati, and Houston, the program is giving it its best shot. ESPN Big 12 writer Jake Trotter obtained a copy of the letter which ECU sent to commissioner Bob Bowlsby and the presidents and athletic […]
Read More2018 DB D.J. Crossen Announces Top 5, Commitment Date
D.J. Crossen, 2018 prospect out of Greensboro (N.C.) Dudley High School, will announce his verbal commitment on August 19. Crossen will choose from his top five programs, which he unveiled today. Four of Crossen’s five options are ACC schools, while another plays in the AAC. Three of the five schools are located in North Carolina. […]
Read MoreHere Are The 64 Coaches Who Are Voting In This Year’s Coaches’ Poll
The annual Preseason Coaches’ Poll was released today, and the results are actually surprising. Of course, defending national champion Alabama came in at number one. But who comes after – or doesn’t – is getting people talking. The Amway Board of Coaches is comprised of 64 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are also members […]
Read MoreECU Aggressively Going After Big 12 Invite On Twitter, Sells Itself As West Virginia Travel Partner
Unlike many previous rounds of conference realignment, the Big 12’s upcoming expansion is playing out in a very public way. Numerous candidates have released statements expressing their desire to join the league, but the school that is being the most aggressive, at least on social media, in pursuing one of the league’s openings is ECU. […]
Read MoreFormer Auburn DB Tim Irvin Announces Transfer To East Carolina
After a freshman year during which he recorded 18 tackles, defensive back Tim Irvin announced that he would transfer from Auburn. The nephew of NFL great Michael Irvin had been connected to Miami and Texas, but will continue his football career at East Carolina. He made the announcement via Twitter this evening. I am very […]
Read MoreThe 8 Best Candidates For Big 12 Expansion
After an initial report that Big 12 expansion had been tabled, it appears that the league will, in fact, begin looking at schools to add. This is a surprise. Big 12 board asked commissioner Bowlsby to survey interest from universities interested in joining the Big 12. — George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) July 19, 2016 While poaching […]
Read MoreReport: Michael Irvin Reached Out To Charlie Strong About Potential Of Nephew Transferring To Texas From Auburn
On Tuesday, Auburn defensive back Tim Irvin announced that he will transfer from the program. 247Sports reports that three schools stick out for Irvin, and he has an interesting connection to each of them: East Carolina, Miami, and Texas. Irvin is a Miami native, and nephew of former ‘Cane great Michael Irvin, and has another […]
Read MoreGIF: ECU’s Justin Hardy Taunts Florida With The “Gator Chomp” After Touchdown Catch
This bowl season has seen plenty of big plays, and players who have used the opportunities to take jabs at their opponents. TCU made waves taunting Ole Miss with its own “landshark” hand gesture, and now ECU star Justin Hardy is throwing the “gator chomp” in the face of the Florida defense. If any Pirate […]
Read MoreHere’s Every Reported Bowl Game For The 2014 College Football Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Bowl Season. With college football’s regular season over – save for next Saturday’s Army-Navy game – it’s time for the postseason. Earlier Sunday, the College Football Playoff field was announced, along with the New Year’s Six bowl games. As the rest of the day went on, the […]
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