East Carolina has picked Blake Harrell to be its head football coach. Harrell has served as interim head coach since Oct. 20 and helped the Pirates to a 4-1 record during that time. His promotion came in an announcement from Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert.

Blake Harrell, who’s led East Carolina to four straight wins as interim coach, will reportedly be named head coach prior to facing Navy on Friday.

East Carolina is on a huge winning streak and has now found its new head coach just weeks after firing Mike Houston.

East Carolina will take the interim tag off of Blake Harrell and make him the full-time head coach, according to multiple reports on Monday. ESPN first reported the news. FootballScoop's John Brice first reported on the possibility of Harrell landing the full-time role last week.

Blake Harrell has been named the 23rd head football coach at East Carolina University according to an announcement Wednesday by ECU Director of Athletics Jon Gilbert. Harrell, the program’s interim head coach since Oct.

ECU Interim Head Football Coach Blake Harrell is set to have that title changed Wednesday to Head Football Coach. The ECU Board of Trustees is meeting at 10 a.m. to approve the decision and contract for Harrell in what has been an emotional week for him.