Tigers must guard ball against ECU’s appetite for turnovers
East Carolina's Keaton Mitchell (25) runs the ball against Temple on Nov. 6. ECU won, 45-3, but snapped a 16-game streak for the ECU defense of forcing at least one turnover. (AP file)
ECU is ranked 12th in takeaways, while the Tigers have had at least one turnover in each of the past eight games.
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Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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