The air-raid offense that Ruffin McNeill and his staff have found great success with should be on the way out, replaced by a run-heavy offense led by former JUCO quarterback James Summers.
In their previous two games, the Pirates threw the football 107 times. ECU lost both contests and constantly found itself playing from behind, attempting to adapt to counter defenses rather than establishing its preferred offense.
On a rainy day in Greenville, with Summers under-center, the Pirates played a gritty brand of offense. They attempted just 20 passes, rushing a whopping 43 times, and won their biggest game of the season in convincing fashion.