Saturday night presented a déjà vu moment for both Memphis and East Carolina fans alike. The venue changed from Memphis to Greenville, the side of the field changed, but the ending brought back instant flashbacks of the 2021 game. One year after East Carolina broke up Memphis’ overtime 2-point try upend the Tigers at the Liberty Bowl, the moment repeated itself at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. This time, Seth Henigan’s lob to Caden Prieskorn landed out of bounds, as the quarterback overshot his tight end on a climactic tying 2-point attempt in fourth overtime.
East Carolina escaped with a 47-45 victory in a game which tied the record for most overtime periods between FBS opponents this year.