GREENVILLE — Mistakes and missed opportunities disrupted East Carolina's designs on beating No. 4 Cincinnati on Friday. The Bearcats improved to 12-0 with a 35-13 win at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and kept their national championship aspirations alive going into the American Athletic Conference championship game at home against Houston on Saturday. The Pirates slipped to 7-5 … [Read more...]

Cincinnati comes to Greenville on Friday (ABC, 3:30 p.m.) with an 11-0 record while East Carolina (7-4) will have the momentum of a 4-game winning streak, thanks to a 54-yard field goal by Owen Daffer as time expired at Navy for a 38-35 victory. “Obviously a pretty exciting road win this past weekend up in Annapolis," said Pirates coach Mike Houston. "We talked about it last … [Read more...]

ANNAPOLIS, MD — East Carolina kicker Owen Daffer was a walk-on as he went for the win at Navy on Saturday. He was on scholarship soon afterward. Daffer completed a comeback with a game-ending 54-yard field goal for a 38-35 American Athletic Conference triumph over the Midshipmen. "Great snap, great hold (Jonn Young), good protection and he nailed it," said Pirates coach … [Read more...]

East Carolina's 30-29 overtime win at Memphis last week came in a place and at a time of year that has not been conducive to success for Tigers' opponents. The Pirates will take the belief and momentum of a 3-game American Athletic Conference winning streak into another demanding venue at Navy on Saturday (CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.). ECU coach Mike Houston was not … [Read more...]