Home Game Preview: ODU set to host East Carolina in 2024 home opener
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Game Preview: ODU set to host East Carolina in 2024 home opener

Chris Graham

odu athletics ODU, which took South Carolina to the brink in a 23-19 loss in front of more than 78,000 fans in Columbia in Week 1, will open its home schedule on Saturday night with East Carolina.

The game, with a 6 p.m.-ish kickoff, will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Chip Tarkenton and Andy Mashaw on the call.

Ted Alexander and James Witham have the action on ESPN Radio 94.1.

Last week’s nailbiter continued a recent trend for ODU, which played a Division I record 11 one-score games in 2023, going 6-5 in those games. Of the 11 one-score games, six came down to the final play of the game. ODU went 3-3 in those games.

The Monarchs took their first lead of the game with 9:54 left in the fourth quarter on an Ethan Sanchez field goal, but USC took the lead for good on a LaNorris Sellers TD run with 6:11 to go.

Senior wide receiver Isiah Paige caught eight passes for a career-high 115 yards and a touchdown at South Carolina. Paige’s 72-yard touchdown grab was his longest career reception.

QB Grant Wilson completed 22-of-38 passes against South Carolina for 197 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He also rushed for a 36-yard score.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].