East Carolina (7-5) takes on N.C. State (6-6) in the Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. (ESPN). The temperature at kickoff is expected to be 48 degrees with a 60 percent chance of rain and wind from the south at five miles per hour. The forecast is calling for conditions to remain steady throughout the contest — 48 degrees, 60 percent chance of showers and a 5-mph breeze from the south. The synthetic turf playing surface may reduce slipping if precipitation is significant.