{"id":130062,"date":"2024-11-25T22:59:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T15:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130062"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:59:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T15:59:57","slug":"sources-east-carolina-to-promote-blake-harrell-to-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130062","title":{"rendered":"Sources &#8211; East Carolina to promote Blake Harrell to head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/thamel_pete.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Pete Thamel, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">Nov 25, 2024, 09:40 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d42cb6f4-41d2-e072-0b54-e6d123a92654\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/151\/east-carolina-pirates\">East Carolina<\/a> is set to promote interim coach Blake Harrell to be its next coach, sources told ESPN on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell is 4-0 since taking over Oct. 20. East Carolina is 7-4 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>ECU&#8217;s board still needs to meet to formally approve a contract for Harrell, sources told ESPN. That meeting is expected to be called in the upcoming days and a decision is expected to be formalized this week, sources said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/41902706\/east-carolina-fires-football-coach-mike-houston-amid-3-4-start\" class=\"img-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2024\/1020\/r1403031_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The East Carolina brass has been impressed with the &#8220;contagious energy&#8221; that Harrell has brought to the job, as there&#8217;s a belief at ECU that the job should be one of the best in the AAC in its current iteration. ECU has a 50,000-seat stadium and a passionate fan base, and the coaching search was centered around someone who could maximize the job.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell has rallied the team with a hands-on style, as he has scaled back practices to keep players fresh and put a focus on maximizing their experience.<\/p>\n<p>The players have responded with wins over <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4fa12e74-d34d-ac36-c5ed-49486b795781\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/218\/temple-owls\">Temple<\/a>, <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"87a34b7e-ceeb-2909-37c5-90c59fcc4deb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2226\/florida-atlantic-owls\">Florida Atlantic<\/a>, at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d4483de2-dfde-d0e7-9cca-63ecf8f72f4d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/202\/tulsa-golden-hurricane\">Tulsa<\/a> and at <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f27efab6-fcbe-7d0b-b71c-b06f0e56ecb8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/249\/north-texas-mean-green\">North Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ECU fell behind 21-0 to UNT on Saturday and stormed back for an emphatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/recap\/_\/gameId\/401645372\">40-28 win<\/a>. In the aftermath of that emotional victory, the players amplified their rallying cry to keep Harrell as the coach.<\/p>\n<p>Redshirt sophomore quarterback <a data-player-guid=\"999cb61e-2784-3e90-8e65-5c1b19e5cd5c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4795295\/katin-houser\">Katin Houser<\/a>, who has thrown 13 touchdown passes in Harrell&#8217;s four games as interim coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katinhouser\/status\/1860488006257291341\">posted &#8220;Wewantharrell&#8221; on social media<\/a> to express his support for Harrell to get the full-time job. Others who went public with their support included veteran tailback <a data-player-guid=\"62587766-5d19-35cc-8a30-6f1034352b79\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4590347\/rahjai-harris\">Rahjai Harris<\/a> and senior tackle <a data-player-guid=\"9df21647-4dbc-05cf-5a24-e14559089553\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4428048\/parker-moorer\">Parker Moorer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell, 46, was promoted to interim from his job as East Carolina&#8217;s defensive coordinator. He has deep rooting in the Carolinas, as he graduated Western Carolina and has an MBA from Lenoir-Rhyne. He coached in high school in North Carolina and began his full-time college coaching career with jobs at Lenoir-Rhyne and The Citadel.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell also had a stint outside the Carolinas at Kennesaw State as the defensive coordinator in 2019, where he had a top-five FCS defense.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell is set to take over for Mike Houston, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/41902706\/east-carolina-fires-football-coach-mike-houston-amid-3-4-start\">who was fired<\/a> in his sixth season after going 27-38. ECU hasn&#8217;t won a league title since Skip Holtz led them to a Conference USA crown in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell&#8217;s expected promotion marks the first of the six American Athletic Conference jobs to fill this year. The remaining open jobs are Tulsa, FAU, <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"beb7c712-ded6-12a7-5f70-86c7344e288d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/242\/rice-owls\">Rice<\/a>, <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"93f647dd-6cbb-7dac-b43a-b478f7acef9b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2429\/charlotte-49ers\">Charlotte<\/a> and Temple.<\/p>\n<p>ECU plays <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6d79fd87-3903-89aa-8028-da81638e6989\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2426\/navy-midshipmen\">Navy<\/a> on Saturday to close out the regular season. A win would mark just the second time since 2014 that ECU has won eight games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/42602928\/sources-east-carolina-promote-blake-harrell-head-coach\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 25, 2024, 09:40 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. 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