Coach Mo's staff expands by two

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Scottie Montgomery's staff continued to grow on Tuesday as East Carolina's first-year coach announced the hiring of Middle Tennessee State assistant Geep Wade and Duke staffer Ethan Johnson.

Wade will coach the Pirates’ offensive line, the same role he carried out for the Blue Raiders the last three seasons. MTSU's offense during his tenure ranked ranked among the nation's passing and rushing leaders.

The 2002 Chattanooga graduate's previous coaching stops included Marshall and Chattanooga.

Wade is married to the former Amy Howell of McKenzie, TN. The couple has two children, Emma Kate and Jackson.

Johnson will serve as ECU's director of player personnel. He spent the last 10 years as assistant director of player personnel for the Blue Devils, with significant responsibilities in all aspects of recruiting.

The 2005 Liberty grad served alongside Montgomery and recently-named ECU  assistant AD for football operations Terrell Smith during stretches of his stint in Durham.

Wade and Johnson join seven previously-announced staff hires since Montgomery's appointment to succeed Ruffin McNeill as head coach of the Pirates:

• Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tony Petersen (previously served in that same capacity at Louisiana Tech)

• Defensive coordinator Kenwick Thompson (previously served as Vanderbilt associate head coach and linebackers coach)

• Defensive line coach Deke Adams (previously served in the same role at South Carolina)

• Wide receivers coach Phil McGeoghan (previously served in the same role for the Miami Dolphins)

• Secondary coach Rick Smith (previously served as defensive coordinator and secondary coach on former ECU coach Ruffin McNeill's staff)

• Special teams coach Shannon Moore (previously served as special teams coach at Florida International)

• Assistant athletics director for football operations Terrell Smith (previously served as director of football operations at Duke)

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