{"id":672,"date":"2021-08-04T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T19:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/943thegame.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2021-08-05T18:43:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T18:43:57","slug":"ecu-football-hc-mike-houston-wants-to-ignore-the-critics-and-the-praise-in-day-one-of-preseason-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/943thegame.com\/?p=672","title":{"rendered":"ECU Football HC Mike Houston Wants To Ignore The Critics And Praise In Day One Of Preseason Camp."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Ben Byrum &#8211; Producer of &#8220;The Patrick Johnson Show&#8221; and 94.3 The Game<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:video {\"id\":677} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/943thegame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mike-Houston-Award-Watch-List.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HOUSTON NOT WORRIED ABOUT PRESEASON RECOGNITION<\/span><\/strong><br><br> Heading into his third Pirate preseason training camp, head coach Mike Houston made it a point to ignore the criticism, but even more importantly ignore the preseason praise. As we look ahead to the 2021 Pirate football season, four players were named to some form of a prominent national award watchlist. The list of players selected to award watchlists include:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/divi:video -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Jr. QB Holton Ahlers- Wuerffel Trophy<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. WR Tyler Snead- Paul Hornung Award<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Sr. Punter Jonn Young- Ray Guy Award<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. Rahjai Harris- Doak Walker Award<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Coach Houston emphasized the importance of ignoring the noise and focusing on the task at hand, which is of course, winning football games. The big talk of today&#8217;s press conference was the AAC&#8217;s Preseason Poll and the Pirates being ranked 8th (tied with Navy at 85 points) and Cincinnati being the heavy favorites in the conference. Houston closed the book on all the poll talk, saying &#8220;the only poll that matters, is the postseason poll&#8221;. <\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:video {\"id\":678} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/943thegame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mike-Houston-RB-Room.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A TOSS UP ON THE RB DEPTH CHART BEHIND HARRIS &amp; MITCHELL<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/divi:video -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>After many changes to the running back room with players such as former starting RB Darius Pinnix deciding to enter the transfer portal and Demetrius Mauney moving to the defensive side of the ball, one thing is guaranteed in the running back room, Harris &amp; Mitchell WILL be the starters. Coming off a season where the freshman duo of Rahjai Harris &amp; Keaton Mitchell shocked the American and Pirate nation, emerging to combine for over 1000 rushing yards, it&#8217;s pretty much set in stone those two will be the starters heading into 2021. Especially considering Harris earned AAC Rookie of the Year honors along with becoming the first true freshman in 16 years to\u00a0garner\u00a0first-team all-conference\u00a0accolades. The even bigger question in the running back room is who will play behind those two? The current running backs on the roster is as follows:<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. Joseph &#8220;Pop&#8221; McKay- Central<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. Kavon Chambers- Fork Union<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>RS Fr. Asa Barnes- Village Christian<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. 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The list of new transfers includes:<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. WR Tyree Saunders &#8211; Virginia Tech<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. DE Jasiyah Robinson &#8211; Michigan State<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. RB G&#8217;Mone Wilson &#8211; Marshall<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. S Devon King &#8211; Marshall<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. WR Ray Rose &#8211; UNC<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. OT Rob Vanderlaan &#8211; Oregon State<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. WR Jhari Patterson &#8211; Marshall<\/p>\n<!-- \/divi:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- divi:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. 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As we look ahead to the 2021 Pirate football season, four players were named to some form of a prominent national award watchlist. The list of players selected to award watchlists include:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:video -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Jr. QB Holton Ahlers- Wuerffel Trophy<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. WR Tyler Snead- Paul Hornung Award<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sr. Punter Jonn Young- Ray Guy Award<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. Rahjai Harris- Doak Walker Award<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Coach Houston emphasized the importance of ignoring the noise and focusing on the task at hand, which is of course, winning football games. The big talk of today's press conference was the AAC's Preseason Poll and the Pirates being ranked 8th (tied with Navy at 85 points) and Cincinnati being the heavy favorites in the conference. Houston closed the book on all the poll talk, saying \"the only poll that matters, is the postseason poll\". <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:video {\"id\":678} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/943thegame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mike-Houston-RB-Room.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A TOSS UP ON THE RB DEPTH CHART BEHIND HARRIS &amp; MITCHELL<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:video -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After many changes to the running back room with players such as former starting RB Darius Pinnix deciding to enter the transfer portal and Demetrius Mauney moving to the defensive side of the ball, one thing is guaranteed in the running back room, Harris &amp; Mitchell WILL be the starters. Coming off a season where the freshman duo of Rahjai Harris &amp; Keaton Mitchell shocked the American and Pirate nation, emerging to combine for over 1000 rushing yards, it's pretty much set in stone those two will be the starters heading into 2021. Especially considering Harris earned AAC Rookie of the Year honors along with becoming the first true freshman in 16 years to\u00a0garner\u00a0first-team all-conference\u00a0accolades. The even bigger question in the running back room is who will play behind those two? The current running backs on the roster is as follows:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. Joseph \"Pop\" McKay- Central<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. Kavon Chambers- Fork Union<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>RS Fr. Asa Barnes- Village Christian<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. 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Houston's luck with transfers have been more miss than hit (look no further than Arkansas' Chase Hayden or former Alabama cornerback Nigel Knott). The list of new transfers includes:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. WR Tyree Saunders - Virginia Tech<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. DE Jasiyah Robinson - Michigan State<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. RB G'Mone Wilson - Marshall<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. S Devon King - Marshall<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. WR Ray Rose - UNC<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. OT Rob Vanderlaan - Oregon State<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fr. WR Jhari Patterson - Marshall<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Soph. 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