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- Mitch Griffis is listed first at quarterback with an OR designation for Emory Williams, who could play against Alabama depending on how Griffis and the offense perform early. - Ashton Gray has led East Carolina's running backs since spring and TJ Engleman has been consistent, while Michael Allen is questionable for the opener with a recent hamstring injury and DeJuan Lacy is expected to receive carries. - Expected contributor Landon Sides has not practiced since camp began and is absent from the depth chart, Jaquaize Pettaway may not travel, and Tyler Johnson and Jeremiah Melvin have practiced as the outside starters. - Karson Jones returned to practice Monday and gives East Carolina six trusted offensive linemen with Bryce Weaver able to move between guard and tackle, but the next group has no live experience at this level. - Ashton Levells and Angelo Ross will start at corner, while DeMarius Hines has recovered from last year's knee injury to start at safety in a deep rotation that also gave Myles Pollard and Kamaurri McKinley first-team camp reps.

- East Carolina will travel starter Mitch Griffis, Emory Williams and true freshman Trey Burke at quarterback, with Williams also a candidate to play and redshirt freshman Cole Hodge serving as a possible fourth travel option. - Receiver Ja'Keith Hamilton returned to practice and is likely to play in the opener, while North Texas transfer Landon Sides appears unlikely to play because of a preseason hamstring injury. - Ashton Gray and TJ Engleman project as ECU's top two running backs, while veteran Michael Allen is expected to travel but remains a game-time decision after a preseason hamstring injury. - ECU expects six offensive linemen to play heavily, but depth behind them remains unsettled as Niko Paic returns to second-team work after missing part of camp and Christian Harris continues to deal with preseason injuries. - Ashton Levells-Mitchell and Angelo Ross will start at cornerback with Rae'mon Mosby and Jaylen Bowden also expected to play, while Jonathan Akins' offseason improvement has strengthened his case for the remaining rotation.

- – East Carolina closed out fall camp conducting its second scrimmage before participating in the Pirates Annual Media Day event. - Second-year head coach Blake Harrell and his staff directed the team through an up-tempo scrimmage where they worked on all three phases of the game with all three levels of offense, defense and special teams.

- TE: Oh to return to the days of a filled DF Stadium with students painted (Particularly miss the Pirate girls with the skeletons painted on) and top te...

- WR: Going to need him or Melvin to step up as a bigger WR option for this offense to be high powered

- QB: @NoVaPirate joins the show for three segments as we discuss the latest on the QB position, but also how the addition of DC Jordon Hankins could change ECU's defense in 2026.

- RB/LB: I posted this somewhere on the board months ago - Gray will hit 1,000 yards by game 10...

- Top Team-Specific Takeaways - There's some guys on East Carolina's defensive line that are going to create some havoc.

- – East Carolina conducted its first intra-squad scrimmage of fall camp Saturday morning inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with all three levels of offense, defense and special teams in a controlled scrimmage under partly cloudy skies with temperatures starting in the upper 70's and ending in the low 80's.

- KICKER: Hey Hilt, I was fortunate to be drafted in football program, my " real job" was in student support.

- QB/OL: I won’t be concerned if we struggle to move the ball against bama lol

- QB: A great defense is the catalyst for demoralizing your opponent.

- – Second-year East Carolina Head Football Coach Blake Harrell officially opened the 2026 campaign Wednesday after guiding the Pirates through their first official workout of the season on Hight Field inside the Cliff Moore Practice Complex. - Harrell saw a handful of new assistant coaches participate in their first Pirate fall camp in Jordan Davis (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Jordon Hankins (defensive coordinator/linebackers), Julian Griffin (running backs), Alex Huettel l (offensive...

- TE: I went full horizontal for a reception at the TE position at John Thompson s first camp, he ran over as I was getting up and asked if I had any eligibility left.