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In football, the plan calls for conference competition to begin Sept. 19 and for each of The American’s teams to play eight conference games on their originally scheduled dates. Nonconference games may be played at the discretion of the individual schools.

“Practice one is in the books,” Houston said. “It’s the first time we have been on the field together since last December in a football setting, and it looked like it."

Ahlers is the third Pirate since the award’s inception in 2004 to earn inclusion on the watch list, following Dominique Davis (2011) and Shane Carden (2014).

Former ECU pitcher and first baseman Alec Burleson has been named the American Athletic Conference Male and Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Former South Central and ECU football standout and current defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals Kendall Futrell was placed on the COVID-19-reserve list Sunday.

ECU junior quarterback Holton Ahlers has been named to the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy watch list, which is "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service."

ECU football sophomore receiver and return specialist Tyler Snead is one of 47 players named to the 2020 Paul Hornung award watch list.

ECU AD Jon Gilbert said he will have a good idea on the fall sports season by August 1.

A year ago, Verity the lead the AAC in field goals made (24), field goals made per game (2.00) and kick scoring (105), while standing third in total scoring and sixth in field goal percentage (82.8 percent).

The decision allows member institutions additional time to implement protocols for a safe return to competition for student-athletes, coaches, and staff members.

On Monday, the ECU Athletics Department tested 104 individuals (student-athletes, coaches, staff) with three positive tests confirmed. The department has 17 active positive cases and 20 individuals have recovered after testing positive.

Khadidja Toure is on an empowering and unique journey from ECU women's basketball student-athlete to founder and CEO of Kubra Kay Skincare.

The goal for ECU athletics is to lift its temporary freeze on Wednesday, July 22, according to ECU women’s basketball head coach Kim McNeill.

The WITN Sports team went one-on-one with head coach Kim McNeill on Thursday to get an update on the state of the ECU women’s basketball program.

ECU sophomore C.J. Johnson is one of 55 receivers named to the 2020 Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list.

"Our overall operational protocols will be finalized shortly and may be revised as circumstances and new information warrant."

East Carolina University Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert announced Tuesday that all athletic activities will be temporarily paused beginning Wednesday, July 15.

The WITN Sports team went one-on-one with head coach Joe Dooley on Tuesday to get an update on the state of the ECU men’s basketball program.

Brittany Morris has been named an assistant coach, ECU women’s basketball head coach Kim McNeill announced on Tuesday.

East Carolina Hall of Fame head coach Hal Baird is one of eight individuals elected to the 2021 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame.

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a contract extension for head baseball coach Cliff Godwin

ECU head football coach Mike Houston says he really takes these social issues to heart, adding he just wants his players to have a voice and perform their civic duties

ECU Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert announced there are 15 confirmed positive results after his department performed 270 COVID-19 tests, as of Tuesday morning.

Former ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill, one of the most well-liked and respected people in college football, will serve as the special assistant to the head coach.

Mike Houston and his ECU football program entered the first phase of the NCAA’s summer access plan Monday. This means workouts are now mandatory.

ECU men’s basketball head coach Joe Dooley announced Monday the addition of Antwon Jackson as an assistant coach, as well as the promotion of current assistant coach Steve Roccaforte to associated head coach.

The Pirate Club is proud to announce the naming of ECU’s Softball Stadium as the Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.

ECU baseball's two-way player Alec Burleson was selected with the 70th overall pick of the 2020 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. He's the fourth-highest draft pick in ECU baseball history.

The American Athletic Conference announced the women’s basketball pairings for the 2020-21 season on Wednesday. The Pirates’ conference schedule features home-and-home series against Cincinnati, Houston, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State.

The ECU men's basketball team will travel across state to square off with Liberty in the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.