A big loss in high school helped turn Immanuel “Manny” Hickman into a winner in the football recruiting game. Hickman, a defensive end from Matoaco High School in Chesterfield, VA, was one of the last additions to East Carolina’s recruiting Class of 2019. The 6-foot-3, 260-pounder waited until signing day on February 6th to reveal… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Football Recruiting
And away we go with the 2020 recruiting class!
Ashley “Smoke” Pierre has watched Nasir Clerk grow from a young boy into a man worthy of multiple scholarship offers to play major college football. East Carolina became one of those schools extending a grant to Clerk back in January. Following an unofficial visit with his parents to Greenville late last month, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Musician D’Abreu strikes chord on football field
A gift for music led Rick D’Abreu to the football field. But it was D’Abreu’s hard work that turned him into a Football Bowl Subdivision football player. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound defensive lineman from Thomas Dale High in Chester, VA, became one of the final pieces to first-year East Carolina head coach Mike Houston’s initial recruiting… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting: Defensive Report Card
Stellar recruiting effort fortifies defensive unit
Upgrading talent and bolstering depth on the front and back ends of the defense were priorities when East Carolina began pursuing the recruiting Class of 2019. The Pirates wound up exceeding those goals by signing 10 players of exceptional potential, five of whom are projected as defensive linemen and four pegged for the secondary. Headlining… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting: Offensive Report Card
Future offensive needs come into focus
An appropriate title for the story of East Carolina’s football recruiting Class of 2019 would be “A Tale of Two Coaches & Their Staffs.” The last three players in the class were signed to a national letter of intent February 6th, bringing the final total to 21. A core group of 17 signees were the… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Prized recruit Lewis goes on the offensive
One of the surprises emerging from the early signing period in December for East Carolina involved the labeling of local product Jeremy Lewis as a tight end. Sure, Lewis had been a prominent pass catcher at South Central High School just a few miles from the ECU campus in Winterville. But the 6-foot-3, 215-pounder had… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
New staff held its ground in early signing effort
Mike Houston had very little time to make up ground recruiting after becoming East Carolina’s head coach just 16 days before college football’s early signing period for the Class of 2019. But with an aggressive approach that had Houston and his staff traveling from Florida to Pennsylvania for face-to-face meetings with prospects, the Pirates didn’t… [ More… ]