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East Carolina quarterback quarterback Holton Ahlers (12) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against North Carolina on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C.

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ECU falls to Central Florida despite a big game from its new quarterback

Central Florida, the upstart program from the American Athletic Conference, visited East Carolina on Oct. 20, 2018. UCF (6-0, 3-0 AAC East) faced the Pirates (2-4, 0-3 AAC East) at 7 p.m. Saturday before a national ESPN2 television audience and won 37-10.

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ECU’s next opponent, Central Florida, is an underappreciated powerhouse

Central Florida, the upstart program from the American Athletic Conference, is visiting East Carolina on Oct. 20, 2018. UCF (6-0, 3-0 AAC East) faces the Pirates (2-4, 0-3 AAC East) at 7 p.m. Saturday before a national ESPN2 television audience.

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Midway through its football season, ECU stays positive as it makes a change at quarterback

Midway through the 2018 football season, ECU has changed its starting quarterback from Reid Herring to Holton Ahlers.

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ECU makes a change at quarterback, names Holton Ahlers the starter

East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery confirmed on Monday a quarterback switch to Holton Ahlers. He had hinted at the move following Saturday’s loss to Houston.

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Turnovers costly for East Carolina in 42-20 loss to Houston

The East Carolina Pirates football program played Houston at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium in Greenville on October 13, 2018. Here’s an analysis from the ECU-Houston game.

Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver, right, will take on East Carolina on Saturday in Greenville.

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What ECU will face in Houston’s Ed Oliver, the nation’s top lineman

Houston football’s Ed Oliver has already declared for the 2019 NFL draft, and he heads to Greenville, NC to play the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. ECU coach Scottie Montgomery must try to stop him.

ECU coach Scottie Montgomery says his Pirates played harder than the UNC Tar Heels in big win

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How ECU turned this positionless walk-on into one of the top defenders in the country

East Carolina Pirates football player Nate Harvey, from Knightdale High, has gone from being a walk-on to a scholarship player. ECU faces Houston on Saturday, October 13, 2018 in Greenville, NC.

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ECU fails to find end zone for first time in 6 years in loss to Temple

East Carolina University played Temple in an AAC East conference football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. The Owls denied the ECU Pirates a touchdown and won 49-6.

West Charlotte High’s Patrick Williams, a top 40 national recruit, will play college basketball in the ACC, but outside of North Carolina

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West Charlotte’s Patrick Williams, top 40 recruit, picks out of state ACC school

West Charlotte High’s Patrick Williams, a top 40 national recruit, announced his college choice Saturday

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Despite no breakout game, this ECU receiver is excelling, his coach says

ECU coach Scottie Montgomery is pleased with how wide receiver Trevon Brown is playing this season even though his individual production is down.

NC State

NC State, ECU to agree to play football game on Dec. 1 to make up for hurricane cancellations

NC State and East Carolina both lost football games to Hurricane Florence. The in-state rivals have agreed to play this season on Dec. 1 to makeup for the lost game

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Late field goal gives ECU football the edge in win over ODU

East Carolina University hosted Old Dominion in a non-conference football game in Greenville, NC Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. A late field goal gave the ECU Pirates the win over the ODU Monarchs.

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East Carolina bests Old Dominion 37-35 on late field goal

The Pirates take a 37-35 shootout over Old Dominion on a Jake Verity field goal with 46 seconds remaining.

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2 more people charged with murder in 2017 shooting of former ECU football player

Two men who were previously charged with conspiracy in the death of a former East Carolina University football player now face murder charges.

Sports

After a close loss in a tough matchup, can ECU handle Old Dominion?

If the Pirates had turned up flat in their American Athletic Conference opener, it would have been understandable. But instead of ECU being routed by the unbeaten South Florida Bulls for a second straight year, the Pirates (1-2, 0-1 AAC East) had a chance to beat USF (4-0, 1-0 AAC East) before falling 20-13 in Tampa.

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