With about five weeks left until the East Carolina University football team kicks off its 2018 season at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium against North Carolina A&T on Sept. 1, the excitement (and angst) is growing for Pirate football to return once again.
ECU had a down 2017 season in which it finished 3-9 and ranked at or near the bottom in the American Athletic Conference in most offensive categories. Most positions underperformed. Let’s take a look at where ECU was at each position a year ago and what it could be this upcoming season, starting with the most talked-about position on the field: the quarterback.