Thursday, Aug. 30:
Central Florida 56, Akron 14 [ESPN3.com]
UCLA 49, Rice 24 [CBSSN]
Saturday, Sept. 1:
ECU 35, Appalachian State 13 [FSN]
West Virginia 69, Marshall 34 [FX]
Troy 39, UAB 29 [FCS]
Nebraska 49, Southern Miss 20 [ABC] |
Saturday, Sept. 1 (continued):
Iowa State 38, Tulsa 23 [FSN]
Tennessee-Martin 20, Memphis 17 pm
Rutgers 24, Tulane 12 [CBSSN]
Texas State 30, Houston 13 [CSS]
Oklahoma 24, Texas-El Paso 7 [FSN]
Sunday, Sept. 2:
SMU at Baylor, 6:30 pm [FSN] |
GREENVILLE
— We can officially
dismiss the notion that
East Carolina’s brand of
offense is a
plug-and-play operation
at quarterback. Rio
Johnson proved that
point with a shaky debut
that ended in a 35-13
Pirates’ victory over
Appalachian State that
was much closer than the
score would suggest. ...
GREENVILLE
— Pirate Nation had
followed the quarterback
competition, it seemed,
since last season ended
with an overtime loss at
Marshall. Much of the
focus as East Carolina
opened 2012 was on how
Rio Johnson would handle
the starting assignment.
Johnson performed better
and better as a warm day
progressed. ...
