{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"🏴‍☠️ TSO Wednesday Night – Pirate Football Preview: ECU vs. NC Central 🏈","description":"🏴‍☠️ TSO Wednesday Night – Pirate Football Preview: ECU vs. NC Central 🏈\n\nThe Pirates are back home!\n\nAfter picking up a 20–17 road victory over Old Dominion, East Carolina returns to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Saturday afternoon as the Pirates welcome the North Carolina Central Eagles to Greenville.\n\nTonight, The Sports Objective — The Podcast for Pirates has your complete Pirate Football Preview as we break down everything you need to know before ECU and NC Central kick it off Saturday!\n\n🏴‍☠️ ON TONIGHT'S PIRATE FOOTBALL PREVIEW:\n\nComplete ECU vs. NC Central matchup breakdown\nWhat did ECU learn from the road win at Old Dominion?\nCan the Pirate offense put together its most complete performance of the season?\nWhat are the biggest advantages for ECU?\nWhere could NC Central create problems for the Pirates?\nBreaking down the ECU offense vs. the Eagles defense\nBreaking down the Pirates defense vs. the NC Central offense\nPlayers and matchups we're watching\nKeys to Victory for East Carolina\nWhat do we need to see from the Pirates before entering the open week?\nThe latest ECU Football news\nYour questions, comments and predictions\nTSO Roundtable\nPlus, you never know who might stop by!\n\n🏈 GAME INFORMATION\n\nNorth Carolina Central at East Carolina\n📅 Saturday, September 26\n⏰ 4:00 PM ET\n🏟️ Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium — Greenville, NC\n📺 ESPN+\n📻 Pirate Sports Radio Network — 107.9 WNCT / 94.3 The Game locally\n\nECU Athletics confirms the 4 p.m. kickoff and ESPN+ broadcast, with 107.9 WNCT and 94.3 The Game carrying the radio broadcast locally. Saturday is also Family Weekend and Junior Pirate Club Day at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. East Carolina University Athletics\n (https://ecupirates.com/news/2026/5/27/2026-game-times-tv-picks-set-for-seven-ecu-football-games?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\nPirate Nation, we want YOU involved tonight! Join us live, drop your comments in the chat and send us your questions. What do you want to see from ECU Saturday? Can the Pirates build on the momentum from Norfolk? And what would constitute a complete performance heading into the open week?\n\n🏴‍☠️ AND TO CLOSE THE SHOW — TSO SCORE PREDICTIONS!\n\nWho wins — East Carolina or North Carolina Central?\n\nEverybody on the TSO crew goes on the record with their winner and final score prediction. We'll tell you how we think Saturday's game plays out and give you our official TSO picks!\n\nIt's your one-stop shop for everything ECU vs. NC Central!\n\nThe Sports Objective — The Podcast for Pirates 🏴‍☠️\n\nDon't forget to like our Facebook page!\n\nFollow the show on X (Twitter): @TheSportsOBJ\nFollow on Instagram: @thesportsobjective\nFollow on TikTok: @thesportsobjective\n\nSubscribe to our YouTube Channel for more content.\n\n📧 Email the show: TheSportsOBJ@gmail.com\n (mailto:TheSportsOBJ@gmail.com)\n#ECUPirates #PirateNation #ECUFootball #GoPirates #ECUvsNCCU #NCCU #DowdyFicklen #PirateFootballPreview #TheSportsObjective #TSO #ThePodcastForPirates","author_name":"The Sports Objective","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4938473-the-sports-objective","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43855568/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8957216/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"></iframe>"}