leading to a white-covered landscape around the campus at East Carolina University. That includes Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, the 50,000-seat venue where the Pirates play on Saturdays during the fall.

The East Carolina University football team (8-5, 5-3 American Athletic Conference) defeated North Carolina State University (6-7, 3-5 NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference) in Annapolis, MD, at Navy-Marine ...