Holton Ahlers

Hot seat report for NC coaches

August 31, 2024 Shawn Krest

After a brief taste of college football this past weekend, we get a full schedule of games this weekend. That includes all seven FBS teams in North Carolina, who kicked off their respective seasons starting […]

Unsettled QB situations abound in NC

December 6, 2023 Shawn Krest

Football fans in the state of North Carolina may not put much weight on what Matt Rhule thinks about football, but the former Panthers head coach made waves last week. Now at Nebraska, Rhule complained […]

App State to host floundering Pirates

September 13, 2023 Jesse Deal

Appalachian State and East Carolina are set to meet on the gridiron for the 33rd time Saturday when the Mountaineers (1-1) host the Pirates (0-2) at Kidd Brewer Stadium at 3:30 p.m. The game will […]

Pirates face big holes, tough schedule

August 16, 2023 Ryan Henkel

East Carolina is looking to take another step as a program despite some big losses up front. The Pirates are coming off an 8-5 season in which they went 4-4 in conference play, although it […]

Hope springs eternal for college teams in NC

April 19, 2023 Shawn Krest

Spring in North Carolina is known for its inconsistency, with bitter cold bringing back memories of winter and sweltering heat foreshadowing the summer to come, often on the same day. Spring is also a time […]

Senior, Shrine bowls cap busy college all-star season for local players

February 1, 2023 Shawn Krest

Two of the biggest remaining games on the college football all-star circuit take place this weekend. The East-West Shrine Bowl kicks off on Friday in Las Vegas, with Bill Belichick coaching one team against a […]

NSJ unveils All-North State football team

January 18, 2023 Shawn Krest

The college football season came to an end earlier this month, and North Carolina was well-represented in the postseason. A total of six schools from the state participated in bowl games, with Wake Forest, ECU […]

Ahlers throws 5 TDs in final game at ECU, leads Pirates to Birmingham Bowl win

December 27, 2022 The Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Holton Ahlers threw a Birmingham Bowl-record five touchdown passes and accounted for a game-record six TDs to help East Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 53-29 in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. […]

East Carolina rallies past Temple

November 26, 2022 The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Keaton Mitchell ran for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and Holton Ahlers threw his third touchdown pass of the game with 1:11 left to lift East Carolina to a 49-46 win over Temple […]

East Carolina falls short in thriller at Cincinnati

November 12, 2022 The Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Ben Bryant threw two touchdown passes, Ryan Coe kicked the go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter and Cincinnati defeated East Carolina 27-25 on Friday night. Cincinnati led 24-12 at halftime but a […]