The East Carolina football coaching search is on after the Pirates parted ways with head coach Mike Houston following a Week 8 loss to Army. It was the fourth loss in five games, and ECU athletics director Jon Gilbert made the announcement on Sunday,

Tennessee’s defensive coordinator, Tim Banks, could be a candidate for East Carolina’s recently vacated head coaching job according to On3’s Pete Nakos – who believes the link to Pirates AD Jon Gilbert is significant enough to put Banks in the running.

The 2024 college football coaching carousel officially kicked off Sunday when the East Carolina Pirates let go head coach Mike Houston in the wake of an uncompetitive 45–28 loss to the Army Black Knights.