A short time after being hired as East Carolina’s new receivers coach in early March, Keith Gaither dropped in at Southwest Onslow High in Jacksonville while making the rounds of his new recruiting area. Accompanied by Southwest coach and former ECU offensive lineman Charlie Dempsey, Gaither walked into the weight room where he immediately laid… [ Continue Reading ]

The chance to join the college football program that has produced the two top pass-catching receivers in Football Bowl Subdivision history was too good to pass up for Andre Pegues. A big-play receiver from Hoke County High School in Raeford, Pegues decided on June 7 to follow in the footsteps of ECU greats Justin Hardy… [ Continue Reading ]

Gerard Stringer has always had a strong role model when it comes to football. And by taking advantage of that gridiron connection, Stringer played himself into an opportunity at the major college level. The outside linebacker from Suffolk, VA, took an unofficial visit to East Carolina last weekend with his mother and came away with… [ Continue Reading ]

Dwayne Harris didn’t know it at the time. But while setting school records as a receiver at East Carolina between 2007-10 Harris was influencing a new generation of Pirates. While Harris was catching passes and returning kicks for ECU, a young Peyton Winstead was watching from the stands at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium hoping to one day… [ Continue Reading ]

When Gaelin Elmore made a decision on March 23rd to leave the Minnesota football program and find another place to play immediately next fall as a graduate transfer, East Carolina wasn’t on the list of possibilities. Elmore, a 6-foot-6, 275-pound defensive end, had lettered three seasons with the Gophers and logged nine starts in Big… [ Continue Reading ]

Myles Berry really had no choice. He had to be an athlete because it’s in his blood. Berry’s uncle, Eric Berry, played college football at Youngstown State and his father, Harold Berry, was an all-state baseball player in high school. Mother, Carolyn, also got in the act as a high school track star. So with all… [ Continue Reading ]

Kennedy Tinsley hasn’t seen a lot of Trey Love, since he only assumed the position of head football coach at Greensboro’s Southeast Guilford High School in February. But the exposure has been enough for Tinsley to understand Love is a young man with great potential. “I had already heard a lot of about him, and… [ Continue Reading ]