East Carolina plans to promote interim head coach Blake Harrell to the full-time role, pending approval from the school’s board, it announced Monday. Harrell, formerly the defensive coordinator, is 4-0 since taking over as the interim coach, with wins against Temple, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa and most recently North Texas, overcoming a 21-0 deficit to win 40-28 on Saturday. After beating …
By Alex Andrejev, Ralph Russo and Chris Vannini East Carolina fired football coach Mike Houston on Sunday after five-plus seasons that produced only two bowl bids, the school announced. “After a comprehensive evaluation of our football program, I informed Mike Houston this morning that we are making a change in leadership,” ECU athletic director Jon Gilbert said in a statement …
