East Carolina University’s football team focused on playing smarter and going back to the basics during its bye week. It will need to take these lessons to heart when it faces the University of Houston away this upcoming Saturday.
The Pirates entered their bye week 2-6, 1-3 AAC, as they have started off the season in an abysmal fashion. They faced eight opponents some including former Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) champions James Madison University and nationally ranked teams such as West Virginia University, Virginia Tech, the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida- before finally getting a break.