GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) β East Carolina hasn’t been on a roll like this in quite a while. For these 18th-ranked Pirates, there’s really no time to savor it β not with so much more left to pursue.
They’ve off to their best start in 15 years, have settled into their first national ranking since 2008 and have a prime-time audience for their latest high-scoring show when Connecticut visits Thursday night.
Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley says the hype is “an unprecedented level for us” and he wants his team to “stay focused on how good we can get.”
The Pirates (5-1, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) haven’t started 6-1 since 1999. A win will make them bowl eligible for the eighth time in nine years.
Standing in the way is four-touchdown-underdog UConn (1-5, 0-3).
