With recruiting season hitting the final stretches and many prospects taking their official visits in the coming weeks, ChippewaCountry takes a look at a few questions about the Central Michigan football program. Look inside for the full Q and A segment]]> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:00 GMT ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands(AP) Scotty Hopson scored 25 points to lead No. 10 Tennessee to a 105-66 rout of East Carolina in the opening round of the Paradise Jam on Friday.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina University has announced an extension of head baseball coach Billy Godwin's contract, which will secure his position through the 2014 season. Here's more from ECU Baseball Media Relations]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:00 GMT PI's Kevin Jones and Mark Davis examine the matchups in our UAB Week edition of HOW THEY STACK UP. The Pirates host the Blazers this Saturday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadiu]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:00 GMT "I received an offer from East Carolina [Tuesday] and that was a big surprise. My coach was really excited about..]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:34:00 GMT DALLAS (FWAA) - East Carolina defensive line coach Thomas "Rock" Roggeman is the weekly nominee for the 2009 FedEx Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award. Here's more..]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:57:00 GMT BUIES CREEK, N.C.(AP) Jonathan Rodriguez scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Campbell's 74-68 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:49:00 GMT Rajaan Bennett out of Powder Springs (Ga.) Mceachern is done with his senior football season but while on the field, he put up the kind of numbers you would expect out of a four-star back. Despite ending his season earlier than he would have liked, Bennett hit nearly all of the personal marks he had set for himself]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT Three-star defensive end Devae Goins out of Galax, Va. continues to wait for his first scholarship. The 6-foot-5, 230-pounder is working hard to get himself in position as colleges are taking a strong interes]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:00 GMT GREENVILLE, N.C. - Skip Holtz addressed the press in his weekly Press Conference. Catch PI-TV coverage in it's entirety and more here on PirateIllustrated.com.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:04:00 GMT Four-star West Virginia commit Braylon Heard had a couple of impressive scoring plays in a big win for Youngstown (Ohio) Cardinal Mooney last week while offensive tackle Eric Franklin helped pave the way for a 351 yards of offense in the game. We take a closer look at some of big performances from last week's game]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT Robert Partridge is a big reason for the Tigers' run]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:00 GMT TULSA, Okla.(AP) Dominique Lindsay ran for a career-high 172 yards, Darryl Freeney had a career-best 152 yards receiving and East Carolina maintained its lead in Conference USA's East Division with a 44-17 victory over Tulsa on Sunday night]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:19:00 GMT GREENSBORO - East Carolina was no match for Wake Forest as the Deacons got off to a fast start and put the Pirates away with ease, 89-58 in the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:48:00 GMT GREENVILLE, N.C. - Catch the latest on PI-TV as ECU head coach Mack McCarthy gets you set for the Demon Deacons here on PirateIllustrated.com, your national coverage home of the Pirates. ]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT GREENVILLE, N.C. - PirateIllustrated.com was there to catch the postgame comments of East Carolina head coach Mack McCarthy on PI-TV ]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:27:00 GMT After ECU's 77-60 home opening win over UVA-Wise PirateIllustrated.com was there to catch the postgame comments of junior center Chad Wynn and point guard Brock Young]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:13:00 GMT GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina opened their 2009-10 basketball season with a 77-60 home victory over UVA-Wise. Here's more from Minges Coliseum]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:26:00 GMT GREENVILLE, N.C. - Montvale, New Jersey St. Joseph's Kamal Hogan has offers from several BCS programs and a few non-BCS. Hogan updates his recruitment for PirateIllustrated.com.GREENVILLE, N.C. - Montvale, New Jersey St. Joseph's Kamal Hogan has offers from several BCS programs and a few non-BCS. Hogan updates his recruitment for PirateIllustrated.com. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:05:00 GMT Three-star defensive end Keevon Newsome holds a couple offers to date and has interest from a few other schools. The 6-foot-3, 233-pounder is waiting patiently to see what other colleges come i]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT