East Carolinian · Dec 23, 2018
Virginia Tech cancels three future games with ECU
The ECU Pirates playing against Virginia Tech during a previous season.East Carolina University Athletic Director Jon Gilbert announced on Saturday that Virginia Tech will not play the Pirate football team in three games that were supposed to be at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in the upcoming years.
Gilbert, who was hired in November, released a statement regarding the ECU and Virginia Tech series status. In the statement, Gilbert said the university was notified on Friday that Virginia Tech would not play ECU in Greenville during the 2019, 2023 and 2025 seasons, contrary to existing contracts.