http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/235 Recent articles about the East Carolina Pirates en-us The Virginia Tech Hokies and the East Carolina Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Hokies listed as 13½-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 51. Virginia Tech was upset 20-17 by North Carolina in Week 9 as 15.5-point favorites. That game's 37 points went UNDER the night's posted total of 44. Tyrod Taylor had two rushing touchdowns in that loss for the Ho... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:47:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/NCAA_Football_Handicapping_Virginia_Tech_vs_East_Carolina/1506458 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/NCAA_Football_Handicapping_Virginia_Tech_vs_East_Carolina/1506458 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/NCAA_Football_Handicapping_Virginia_Tech_vs_East_Carolina/1506458 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/c/2c7cd46de73cff0ab33c83b103dcede096e80e18/small/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_5e70.jpg (22/24) VS Virginia Tech Hokies 5-3, 3-1 ACC @ East Carolina Pirates 5-3, 4-1 C-USA Kickoff: 7:45 pm Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, N.C. TV: ESPN Radio: XM 190; Sirius: 213 Series vs. ECU: VT leads, 9-5 Series Streak: ECU, 1With losses to Georgia Tech and then UNC, the past two games have certainly served up some hard pills for Hokie fans to swallow, but as we come into the home stretch of the regular season, let's hope that our Hokies play with all the same heart as a team marching ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Game_Preview_vs_East_Carolina/1506160 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Game_Preview_vs_East_Carolina/1506160 Quarterback Patrick Pinkney ran for two touchdowns to help East Carolina beat Memphis 38-19. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:39:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pinkneys_2_TDs_lift_East_Carolina_past_Memphis/1448053 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pinkneys_2_TDs_lift_East_Carolina_past_Memphis/1448053 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pinkneys_2_TDs_lift_East_Carolina_past_Memphis/1448053 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/b/eb350c4070a52c165a01cecd4ca771c65376b30f/small/East_Carolina_v_363a.jpg It's a pitched battle between the third- and sixth-place teams in C-USA's East Division, and what may be the finest Tuesday night football game the city of Memphis will see this year. Why we're tuning in, completely without irony, to tonight's East Carolina-Memphis tilt:Hot Holtz-on-Holtz ack-shun!Brace yourselves: Lou Holtz is part of the broadcast team for this game. This game, which features a team coached by Lou-spawn Skip Holtz. The current incarnation of East Carolina is... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mid_week_Madness_No_pressure_Skip_but_pops_is_in_the_house/1446135 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mid_week_Madness_No_pressure_Skip_but_pops_is_in_the_house/1446135 The East Carolina Pirates and the Memphis Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Liberty Bowl. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help East Carolina beat Rice 49-13 in Week 7. The Pirates covered the 18.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:46:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/ESPN_College_Football_Odds_East_Carolina_vs_Memphis/1442889 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/ESPN_College_Football_Odds_East_Carolina_vs_Memphis/1442889 Brandon Jackson and Dominique Lindsay each had first-half touchdown runs to help East Carolina build a big lead and then hold off a late rally from Appalachian State to win 29-24 on Saturday. Jackson sat out last year after transferring from Kentucky, but scored on a 39-yard run on his first carry for a 7-0 lead less than 2 minutes into the game. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:24:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pirates_Stave_Off_Mountaineers_29_24/1119872 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Pirates_Stave_Off_Mountaineers_29_24/1119872 Senior Patrick Pinkney completed six-of-nine passes for 113 yards and sophomore Brandon Jackson rushed for 50 yards to spearhead the offensive effort, while a surging defensive front tallied six tackles for lost yardage on the other side of the ball to highlight East Carolina's first intra-squad scrimmage of preseason camp Saturday afternoon at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:40:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_Pirates_Complete_First_Scrimmage/992487 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_Pirates_Complete_First_Scrimmage/992487 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Football_Pirates_Complete_First_Scrimmage/992487 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/a/4a626e93815296b7b7dcb04b865e466ece466ba4/small/East_Carolina_v_3655.jpg Head Coach: Skip Holtz (5th Year) Overall Coaching Record: 63-45 2008: 9-5 (6-2 C-USA), C-USA Champions Last Bowl: 2008 Liberty Bowl, Lost to Kentucky 19-25 Returning Starters: 8 offense, 8 defense Offensive Outlook: QB Patrick Pinkney was granted a sixth year of eligibility, which is a bonus for the Pirates, but bad news for Rob Kass. The former backup will look [...] Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kickoff_Bonus_East_Carolina/947508 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kickoff_Bonus_East_Carolina/947508 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kickoff_Bonus_East_Carolina/947508 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/f/3ff15bbf3f7b03c1557c0b7f4751546bf5d2ad13/small/b3.jpg Former East Carolina defensive tackle Khalif Mitchell has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers according to a release from the National Football League organization late Thursday. Fri, 01 May 2009 09:04:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mitchell_Signs_FA_Contract_With_49ers/658016 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mitchell_Signs_FA_Contract_With_49ers/658016 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mitchell_Signs_FA_Contract_With_49ers/658016 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/9/2991dc77b984acef9ad16cbd601e1e9617a94003/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_9312.jpg Now, the final bowl selections are not final, however, reports are coming out that both the Liberty Bowl and the Music City Bowl are going to send invitations to Kentucky. Kentucky, in turn, is expected to accept the invitation to the Liberty Bowl, thus sending Vanderbilt to the Music City Bowl. It appears that the Wildcats' opponent will be East Carolina behind upstart coach Skip Holtz. Read more by following the link! Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:43:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Liberty_Bowl_The_Wildcats_to_Meet_the_Pirates/407687 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Liberty_Bowl_The_Wildcats_to_Meet_the_Pirates/407687 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Liberty_Bowl_The_Wildcats_to_Meet_the_Pirates/407687 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/0/303f9674b3ba17609ccc62f15b3be78987b0db3c/small/AutoZoneLibertyBowlLogo.jpg No. 15 East Carolina escaped disaster last week, edging out unranked Tulane 28-24 when QB Patrick Pinkney threw a 24-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes remaining in the game. But the Cinderella Pirates couldn't pull off a similar feat this week as the NC State Wolfpack stunned ECU 30-24 in overtime on Saturday. Dekota MarshallPinkney wasn't as sharp Saturday as he was in leading the Pirates to a 3-0 record to start the season. He threw for 210 yards and a touchdown, but was... Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:09:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NC_State_upsets_No_15_East_Carolina_30_24_in_OT/335784 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NC_State_upsets_No_15_East_Carolina_30_24_in_OT/335784 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/GAME_East_Carolina_Pirates_UAB_Blazers_11_22_2008/324108 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/GAME_East_Carolina_Pirates_UAB_Blazers_11_22_2008/324108 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/GAME_East_Carolina_Pirates_Tulane_Green_Wave_09_13_2008/324103 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/GAME_East_Carolina_Pirates_Tulane_Green_Wave_09_13_2008/324103 Virginia Tech walked into the game thinking they were going to have an easy time with the unranked East Carolina Pirates. They had just named Sean Glennon their starting quarterback, and were hoping to better their #17 ranking. The problem is that they were hoping and not prepared! Read more by following the link! Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:46:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/East_Carolina_Upsets_Virginia_Tech/315758 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/East_Carolina_Upsets_Virginia_Tech/315758 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/East_Carolina_Upsets_Virginia_Tech/315758 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/9/c98df9eacfb3afcd73658a28ee242851e38cf801/small/2007_Hawaii_Bowl_-_Boise_State_University_vs_East_Carolina_University_-_Patrick_Pinkney_passing.jpg Some Pirate fans went in to the store looking to pick up some ECU gear. There was plenty from UNC and NC State, but the Pirate supply seemed lacking. An e-mail was sent to Cracker Barrel HQ, and this was the apparent response... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:54:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Over_A_Cracker_Barrel/304816 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Over_A_Cracker_Barrel/304816 With all the talk about McFadden and his 4.33 Forty, let us not forget Chris Johnson and his inhuman speed. EA's NCAA Football got it right, maybe we should pay more attention. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:42:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/An_Impact_Moment_Chris_Johnson_and_his_424_40_yard_dash/166747 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/An_Impact_Moment_Chris_Johnson_and_his_424_40_yard_dash/166747 What stood out in college football this weekend? Here is what we noticed. Let us know what caught your eye. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:47:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/NCAA_Football_Week_in_Review/28380 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/NCAA_Football_Week_in_Review/28380 This bowl has definitely earned the right to be called the worst named bowl in history. Honestly, papajohns.com bowl? Papa John's sucks enough, the fact that a bowl is named after their website is just discouraging. The sad thing is, the game probably won't be a whole lot better than the name, pitting South Florida v. East Carolina. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:58:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Were_Going_Bowling_Papajohnscom_Bowl/6471 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Were_Going_Bowling_Papajohnscom_Bowl/6471