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— Gino English threw two touchdown passes and East Tennessee State took advantage of a short field to get the winning score with about six minutes to go to beat Western Carolina 24-21 on Saturday.

— Brayden Manley recovered a fumble in the end zone, Marques Thomas had a 25-yard pick-6 and Mic Wasson returned a blocked punt 20 yards for a touchdown and Mercer held on for a 37-31 win over East Tennessee State on Saturday.

— Jaylen King ran for two touchdowns in the second half, lifting East Tennessee State to a 24-7 win over Wofford on Saturday.

— Jaylen King threw three touchdown passes, including a 75-yarder to AJ Johnson that ignited a 17-point run, and East Tennessee State rallied to beat Samford 31-28 on Saturday.

— Reggie Davis rushed for 103 yards, including a go-head touchdown with 43 seconds left, and Beni Mwamba ended the game with an interception as Chattanooga edged East Tennessee State 17-10 on Saturday for its fifth straight win in the series.

East Tennessee State fired football coach George Quarles after a 6-16 record, including a 3-13 mark in Southern Conference play, since being hired in 2021.

Carl Torbush, a defensive specialist who succeeded Mack Brown as North Carolina's head football coach after Brown's first tenure and later coached at East Tennessee State, has died. He was 72.

Tight end Nate Adkins is transferring from ETSU to South Carolina, where his father, Greg, is the the offensive line coach.

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East Tennessee State has hired Furman offensive coordinator George Quarles as the Buccaneers' head coach.