On Wednesday, University Press sports editor sat down with Nick Bailey to discuss FAU’s home matchup against the East Carolina University (ECU) Pirates (1-8, 0-5 AAC). Bailey is the sports editor at The East Carolinian, the student-run newspaper at ECU. FAU is coming off a devastating 45-42 loss on the road against the University of.
Essentials WHAT #2 Michigan (0-0) vs East Carolina (0-0) WHERE Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI WHEN 12:00 Eastern THE LINE M –36.0 (Vegas) M -41.0 (Bill C) TELEVISION Peacock TICKETS From $76. WEATHER partly cloudy 11 mph wind 84 degrees Overview The long and winding path to eternal college football glory for Michigan's 2023 season begins tomorrow with one of three non-conference tune-ups. First up on the schedule are the East Carolina Pirates, the first ever meeting between ECU and the Wolverines. The Pirates hail from the American Athletic Conference and are coming off a solid 8-5 campaign, albeit one that failed to meet the lofty expectations the program had going into the year. Now comes the projected fall, as the Pirates sustained heavy losses on both sides of the football in the offseason: Bill Connelly ranked ECU 130th out of 133 teams in returning production back in February, and that was before they sustained further losses via the portal post-spring. This team
Previously: Quarterback, Running Back, Receivers, Offensive Line The Enemy, Ranked now shifts to the defensive side of the ball as we break down Michigan's opponents for the 2023 season. Today we start in the trenches, looking at the opposing defensive lines. While perhaps not quite as grim as offensive line, I can't say I came away from this exercise terribly enthused by the opposing defensive lines. Yet again you can partly chalk that up to the schedule, avoiding Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, but I also am not sure how great of a year for the B1G on the DL this is in general. Regardless, let's get going: 12. Bowling Green DE DT DT JACK Jordan Porter Anthony Hawkins Dontrez Brown Demetrius Hardamon Ali Saad Davonte Miles Billie Roberts Chasius Howell Today we start off with a tight battle for the bottom of the list between BGSU and the team just ahead of them, but I ultimately opted to go with the Falcons in 12th place. Bowling Green's DL last season w