Although the biggest decision on the East Carolina football roster for this Saturday’s season opener against Towson went as expected, the Pirates’ first two-deep depth chart was not without some surprises on Monday.
Sixth-year ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill, despite the word ‘or’ printed between the names of junior quarterbacks Blake Kemp and Cody Keith, was perfectly frank at his first weekly news conference of the season that Kemp was the Pirates’ man.
After winning the lead backup role two weeks ago, the former junior college transfer became the top man when Kurt Benkert was lost for the season to a knee injury.