East Carolina true freshman quarterback Holton Ahlers said it best. “There’s no quit in this team,” he said after Saturday’s 59-41 loss to Memphis. “We’re Pirates. That’s why I came here. It’s not easy but we’ll get there.” Ahlers is not only shining for the offense, he’s also blossomed into the type of leader that this team needs from its quarterback. In his first two … [Read more...]

I begin this week coming off of a bad case of the “Bye Week Blues.” There are much bigger things in life to complain about, I know, but this past weekend was just about a personal case of the football flu. Friday night was washed out. Almost all of the high school football games were played on Thursday. When your show is called ‘Touchdown Friday,’ the Thursday games take … [Read more...]

Holton Ahlers had plenty of good to go with the bad in his debut Saturday night as the East Carolina starting quarterback. The stat sheet screamed out big numbers for Ahlers. He completed 29 of 53 passes for 406 yards and a touchdown against 10th-ranked Central Florida. He was also the Pirate’s leading rusher, gaining 69 yards on 27 carries. Many of those runs were … [Read more...]

Holton Ahlers was a living legend as a 12-year-old. He was a modern day Babe Ruth, setting a Greenville Little League record with 27 home runs in a single season. He hit a total of 40 home runs if you count the post season that year. Many of those home runs came just up the street from Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium at Elm Street Park. Some Pirate fans tailgate in the parking lot … [Read more...]