ESPN puts Pirates in middle of pack in AAC

by | Jun 22, 2025

ESPN has joined the list of others that have begun taking a deep dive into the college football season.

Previews of conferences and teams have been spotted all over online. One of the first previews ESPN has posted involves the AAC and East Carolina.

Bill Connelly is reviewing each FBS conference along with all 136 teams. You can click here to check out all he posted regarding the AAC.

Also in the preview, he gave his 2025 projections with ECU listed eighth and at No. 90 overall. He wrote about the returning players such as Katin Houser, Anthony Smith and Yannick Smith. He also emphasized how losing talent like running back and Military Bowl MVP Rahjai Harris will be hard to replace.

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