GAINESVILLE, Fla — Brian Wudkwych breaks down ECU’s narrow, 31-24, defeat in The Swamp at the hands of the Florida Gators.
FIRST DOWN: NO STAGE TOO BIG ECU’s habit of traveling to play Power 5 opponents has helped increase national attention of the university and its football program. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium served as the latest host to ECU’s unnerving of larger programs, and though head coach Ruffin McNeill reiterated the idea of no moral victories, the Pirates kept their heads in front of 88,034 raucous, mostly blue and orange clad fans. First, the Pirates came out of the gate and punched the Gators in the mouth with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive, capped off with Blake Kemp’s touchdown pass to Davon Grayson.