Thursday college football: ECU visits UAB as three games fill the evening

East Carolina takes a three-game winning streak to UAB on Thursday, one of three college football games on the evening schedule. Georgia Southern visits Old Dominion at the same time, followed a half-hour later by Colorado State at Texas State.

All times below are Eastern.

East Carolina at UAB

The Pirates are 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the American after beating Rice 28-12. UAB is 3-3 and 1-1, returning home after a 38-13 loss at Memphis in which it led 13-10 at halftime.

ECU has won the last seven meetings, but these teams have not faced each other since 2013. Thursday is their first meeting as American Conference members. UAB has won all three of its home games this season.

Tim Stephens of Diehard Sports Network reports that UAB center Adam Lepkowski is questionable after being injured at Memphis. Coach Alex Mortensen said getting him back would be difficult. ECU receiver Brock Spalding was described as day-to-day by coach Blake Harrell.

Georgia Southern at Old Dominion

Both teams are 2-4. The Eagles are 1-1 in the Sun Belt after losing 27-24 to James Madison; ODU is 1-2 after a 10-3 win at App State.

The Monarchs held App State to 158 yards and one conversion in 13 third-down attempts. They also ran a school-record 61 times for 207 yards. Devin Roche rushed for 101 yards and quarterback Quinn Henicle added 88.

Defensive end Javen Gibson had four tackles for loss and two sacks in that win. ODU will also retire former quarterback Taylor Heinicke’s jersey at the end of Thursday’s first quarter.

Colorado State at Texas State

Each team is 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the Pac-12. This is the programs’ first meeting, and a Texas State win would be its first football victory in the conference.

The Bobcats lost their conference opener 31-29 at San Diego State despite gaining 565 yards on 102 plays. Brad Jackson threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns, completed passes to 11 receivers and ran for a team-high 80 yards. Texas State has gained at least 500 yards in three consecutive games.

Sources

• East Carolina: Thursday game at UAB
• Tim Stephens: East Carolina-UAB preview
• Old Dominion: Georgia Southern preview
• Texas State: Colorado State preview

Sources

Thursday game at UAB · East Carolina-UAB preview · Georgia Southern preview · Colorado State preview