GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Reid Herring rallied East Carolina to two scores in the last five minutes with Jake Verity kicking a 38-yard game-winning field goal with 46 seconds left and East Carolina (2-2) edged Old Dominion 37-35 on Saturday.
Kendal Futrell sacked Blake LaRussa for a 17-yard loss back to the 3 to end Old Dominion's final threat in the last 40 seconds.
Herring completed 24-for-42 for 309 yards and three touchdowns. He was intercepted twice. Tahj Deans and Trevon Brown and Deondr Farrier all caught scoring passes, with Deans pulling in a 4-yarder to cap a nine-play drive that cut Old Dominion's lead to a point, 35-34 with 5:22 left to play.