GREENVILLE, N.C. – It’s been more than four years since Andrew Conrad enjoyed being on a football field quite this much. But he made Night at the Boneyard on Friday one moment he will never forget.
Conrad, in his fifth season at East Carolina, nailed a career-best 55-yard field goal as time expired to send the Pirates to a 20-17 comeback win over South Florida and trigger a field storming from the fans at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The Kernersville native had not attempted a field goal since the 2024 season, when he made 10 of 14, but had a 33-yard game-winner at BYU on Oct. 28, 2022, in his memory bank.
With ECU at the Bulls’ 37-yard-line and 2 seconds showing, head coach Blake Hareell opted for Conrad over Noah Perez, whose career long is 49 yards. Conrad’s best was 52 yards before Friday…