The East Carolina Pirates visit the UAB Blazers on Thursday 15 October 2026 at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama for a college football regular season game. Kickoff time and broadcast details are confirmed closer to game day.
FBS college football is the top tier of American collegiate football, contested by more than 130 teams across ten conferences and a handful of independents. The regular season runs from late August through early December, with most teams playing twelve regular-season games. Conference standings decide the participants in conference championship games, and the top twelve teams nationally qualify for the College Football Playoff, which culminates in the National Championship Game in January.
The UAB Blazers play their home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, and compete in FBS college football. The East Carolina Pirates play their home games at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.
Both clubs play in the American Athletic Conference, so their regular season meetings feed directly into the standings and tiebreakers used when setting the final postseason seedings.
How to watch: College football games are broadcast across a patchwork of networks in the United States, including ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Fox, FS1, CBS, NBC, Peacock, the SEC Network, Big Ten Network, ACC Network, and streaming on ESPN+. Broadcast assignments vary by conference TV rights and week; check local listings for specific games.