East Carolina Pirates NCAA Football News

Clemson's C.J. Spiller's latest big day has earned him a weekly award from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Senior defensive back Received first-team all-conference honors as a junior. Rated C-USA's "hardest hitter" by The Sporting News.

Virginia Tech senior Cody Grimm and freshman Ryan Williams were honored by the ACC Monday for their play at East Carolina.

You can go ahead and file this one under ugly defensive battle, or the laymana TMs term: Beamerball.

Virginia Tech avoided its first three-game losing streak since 2003 with a gritty 16-3 win over East Carolina Thursday night.

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After two consecutive losses, Virginia Tech is looking for some motivation. Facing East Carolina could help provide just that.

Nobody's perfect. Just ask Virginia Tech standout tailback Ryan Williams. Williams, who was beating himself up severely after losing a late-game fumble that led to UNC's 20-17 upset of Virginia Tech last Thursday at Lane Stadium, said Sunday that he's moving forward in the wake of the miscue.

Game by game, series by series and snap by snap, Josh Jordan is growing more comfortable with being on the field instead of the sideline.

Casey Barth, the North Carolina sophomore kicker may have kicked his biggest field goal of his early career.

East Carolina has traded its familiar routine for national TV exposure. The Pirates will visit Memphis tonight, then won't play again until Nov.

Quarterback Patrick Pinkney ran for two touchdowns to help East Carolina beat Memphis 38-19 Tuesday night.

Looking to remain a step ahead in Conference USA's East Division, East Carolina is faced with the foreign experience of playing football on a Tuesday.

Virginia Tech tailback Ryan Williams, who ranks eighth nationally in rushing yards, logged his fifth 100-yard game in the Hokies' loss on Saturday night.

Dwayne Harris will be among the first to tell you that he's no Chris Johnson, but he's starting to do a pretty good impression.

While injuries have forced the Deweyville Pirates into somewhat of a "youth movement," the Buna Cougars look to stay in the thick of the District 23-2A race when the two squads collide at Pirate Stadium tonight.

Here's a look at how several Division I college football players from Cleveland County have fared lately Shelby grad Van Eskridge leads East Carolina with 37.5 tackles overall from his free safety position and is tied for the team lead with a pair of interceptions.

College football coaches rarely look ahead at the schedule. Tulsa coach Todd Graham did admit that he understands the importance of the Conference USA contests remaining on the schedule, starting with Wednesday's nationally televised game at UTEP .