East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton announced on Thursday that head football coach Scottie Montgomery will not return to coach for the program next year and will not coach Saturday against North Carolina State University.
"As much as we would have liked the outcome to be different, the progress of a program is ultimately measured by its competitiveness, win total and championships," Staton said in a press release from ECU News Services. "It is our decision to move in a different direction with new leadership.
During Montgomery’s three year tenure with ECU, he was 9-26 (.257) overall, with a 4-20 mark in American Athletic Conference play.