Former Duke QB Thomas Sirk Transferring to ECU Posted Apr 7, 2017 Thomas Sirk will conclude his college football career at East Carolina. Duke’s starting quarterback in 2015 who missed all of last season due to an injured Achilles tendon, Sirk announced on Friday he’ll transfer and play for the Pirates this season. “Beyond blessed to have another year to play the game I love,” Sirk wrote. “I will spend my final year at East Carolina University.” (Durham Herald-Sun)