ECU won a grand total of nine games over the past three years. New Pirates coach Mike Houston has an entire program rebuild ahead of him, and the first game of his tenure is a bit optimistic to expect results against a program coming off back-to-back nine-win seasons.
Why State will lose...
There’s no real game tape for State to use here - ECU’s roster is more talented than what Houston had at James Madison, and whatever State has from last year’s 58-3 laugher is useless. ECU QB Holton Ahlers is a dual-threat who will test just how improved State’s secondary is, while being able to hurt the Pack D with his legs if the LB group isn’t disciplined.