East Carolina's wide receiver corps took some significant hits during the offseason with its second-leading pass catcher Audie Omotosho completing his eligibility and All-American Athletic Conference second-team pick Tyler Snead opting to forgo his final year to pursue a professional career. The Pirates then started spring practice in March minus the top returning receiver … [Read more...]

Running back isn't necessarily a position of need as East Carolina turns its focus to recruiting the Class of 2023. But that doesn't mean the Pirates aren't pursuing some prominent rushing prospects to join an already young and talented stable of runners on the current roster. ECU will have the top returning backfield duo in the American Athletic Conference next fall in … [Read more...]

Barring any major offseason departures, East Carolina should have one of the deepest and most talented quarterback corps in the American Athletic Conference next fall. Fifth-year senior and record setter Holton Ahlers headlines the group of five scholarship quarterbacks currently listed on ECU's 2022 roster. Behind the elder statesman Ahlers are some talented sophomores, … [Read more...]

College football's version of free agency — better known as the NCAA Transfer Portal — has significantly altered the makeup of just about every American Athletic Conference football program during the offseason. AAC teams have been among the most active in the 2022 portal for transfer additions as well as losses. As of February 20thth, the 11 AAC programs had signed or … [Read more...]

East Carolina's first winning record and bowl bid since 2014 had a lot to do with improvement on defense. The recruiting Class of 2022 will offer some immediate assistance in continuing that trend in addition to providing some developing talent for the future. The Pirates were among the American Athletic Conference's worst defensive units in 2020, finishing 10th in scoring … [Read more...]