After beating two ranked opponents in back to back weeks, No. 14 East Carolina struggled with Tulane before rallying late in the fourth to eek out a 28-24 victory on Saturday at the Superdome.
It was over when… Patrick Pinkney threw a 24-yard TD with 1:41 left in the fourth quarter to save the Pirates from a crashing.
Gameball goes to… Pinkney, who was 22 of 32 for 260 yards and two touchdown throws.
Stat of the game… 3-0: The Pirates are 3-0 for only the third time in the past 30 years.
There was bound to be a let down for East Carolina after beating Virginia Tech and West Virginia and Saturday was it. It’s nice to see that they pulled out the victory because college football needs programs like ECU to keep things interesting. The Pirates are the story of the 2008 college football season, so lets hope their magical run continues a little longer.
