Had Holton Ahlers been able to play against Navy, ECU would almost certainly have won. Now, you could say that in a lot of situations. If UCF didn’t have so many opt outs would they be 2-2? If Houston had been able to play in the first month of the season, would they be ranked right now? This situation in particular though, ECU must feel like they were robbed.
You see Ahlers didn’t miss the game because he was injured. He hadn’t gotten into trouble and been suspended. He had a positive COVID-19 test. Now, a positive test keeping out a key player is a fact of life in 2020.