Props

ECU is getting well-deserved props:

Sometimes seasons change on a hunch.

East Carolina coach Skip Holtz had been trying to find a way to break through on Virginia Tech all afternoon last Saturday. Even a game-tying touchdown wasn't, well, a game-tying touchdown. With the Pirates trailing 14-13 after a TD, Holtz watched the Hokies block the extra point and return it for a defensive 2-pointer.

"Can we ever get out of this hole?" Holtz asked himself.

Here's the rest of Dennis Dodd's column.