Ty Johnson made a leaping reception in tight coverage for a 23-yard touchdown from Cole Hodge with around eight minutes left on a running clock for the deciding score as Purple topped Gold, 17-10, in the spring game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. TyMir Brown intercepted for Purple with under two minutes left to seal the outcome. There was nothing like a steak … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayRahjai bids farewell with 86-yard TD run as ECU tops State
Rahjai Harris raced 86 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 1:33 remaining and Dontavius Nash intercepted with 44 seconds left as a 26-21 East Carolina win over N.C. State in the Military Bowl on Saturday took its place in series lore. Harris ran for a career high 220 yards on 17 carries in his last college game. The matchup was as heated as ECU's 32-14 win in Raleigh in … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayRested Navy pulls away from Pirates
GREENVILLE — Navy had almost two weeks to prepare for East Carolina and it showed in a 34-20 American Athletic Conference win for the Midshipmen at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. The Pirates squandered some early scoring chances and could not keep pace with the visitors in the second half. ECU held a 3-0 lead at the midpoint. After a fourth-down stop at the … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayECU resurgence continues with rout of Florida Atlantic
GREENVILLE — East Carolina won its second straight American Athletic Conference contest since a coaching change by obliterating Florida Atlantic, 49-14, on Thursday night before a Black-Out crowd of 30,573 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and a national television audience on ESPN2. As in a 56-34 Homecoming win over Temple on Oct. 26, Michigan State transfer Katin Houser threw for … [Read more...]
Inside Game DayPirates W-I-N at Homecoming as Houser passes for 5 TDs
GREENVILLE — Multiple factors came together for East Carolina in a 56-34 American Athletic Conference win at Homecoming over Temple at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday. Interim coach Blake Harrell made the adjustment from press box to sideline with a fresh approach that seemed to energize the players. Quarterback Katin Houser completed 16 of 29 for 269 yards with five … [Read more...]