East Carolina has fired coach Mike Houston after five seasons.

Jim Harbaugh is used to being busy on Saturdays in the fall.

SMU's case to represent the Group of Five in the New Year's Six was a dealt a sizeable blow following last weekend's 54-48 loss at No. "To go out there and play that way, you just hate not to get the win. Proche's next TD catch will move him past Emmanuel Sanders (34; 2006-09) for the most in school history. The Mustangs' streak of forcing a turnover in 19 straight games came to an end against Memphis. PREDICTION: SMU 48, East Carolina 28

head coach Charlie Strong of the South Florida Bulls paces during warm-up before the game against the Marshall Thundering Herd in the Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on December 20, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by JulioGREENVILLE, N.C. - South Florida and East Carolina look to even their records Saturday afternoon when they meet up in Greenville, N.C. LINE: USF -2"We ran out of time," East Carolina first-year head coach Mike Houston told reporters afterward. "We just couldn't convert enough there in the second half. "The second half should give our guys confidence that they can compete," Houston said.

GREENVILLE, N.C. South Florida and East Carolina look to even their records Saturday afternoon when they meet up in Greenville, N.C. LINE: USF -2"We ran out of time," East Carolina first-year head coach Mike Houston told reporters afterward. "We just couldn't convert enough there in the second half. "The second half should give our guys confidence that they can compete," Houston said. We've got to go out and we've got to play together and do the things we do on the practice field.

Head coach Mike Houston of the East Carolina Pirates watches his team warm up before their game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina was no match for the triple-option when they traveled to Navy in its American Athletic Conference opener last week. Leading rusher Darius Pinnix Jr. missed last week's game for East Carolina and his availability is uncertain for Saturday. East Carolina has scored 10 points or fewer in both losses. PREDICTION: East Carolina 27, William & Mary 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.