2008 East Carolina Football Preview:
Head Coach: Skip Holtz
After a capable season and bowl appearance in 2007, the next few seasons for the East Carolina Pirates football team will be exciting to watch. The team is building itself into a real contender with a high-powered offense and good defense. Coach Skip Holtz will look to improve this coming season and clinch the Conference USA title and strive for an even better bowl bid. Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium in Greenville will be abuzz with Pirates fans screaming for their team to beat out its conference rivals and break as many school records as possible.