A great afternoon and evening for football appears to be in store as East Carolina hosts N.C. Central for a 4 p.m. kickoff today (ESPN+). Partly cloudy conditions are expected at the start of the nonconference contest with 77 degrees, 39 percent humidity and wind from the North-Northwest at 11 miles per hour. The game will finish up under the lights with sunset at 7:01 p.m. The forecast calls for 68 degrees, mostly clear skies, 53 percent humidity and wind at five mph from the North as play wraps up. There is a zero percent chance of rain throughout.