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: Defensive Report Card
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… ]
Football Recruiting
Pirates land coveted Shrine Bowler Mauney
A Big Ten Conference-caliber talent became the first new prospect added to East Carolina’s football recruiting Class of 2019 by new head coach Mike Houston earlier this week. Demetrius Mauney, an in-state prospect from East Rutherford High School in Forest City, was originally the 11th player to join the 2019 class of on-the-rise Big Ten… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Big defensive end’s long journey stops at ECU
Sometimes the toughest journeys result in the greatest reward. The road Hozey Haji-Badri traveled to a scholarship offer to play football for East Carolina certainly fits that scenario. A 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive end from Chantilly, VA, Haji-Badri made a verbal commitment to the ECU recruiting Class of 2019 on November 19 after also considering offers… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Angus keeps Guilford County pipeline flowing
Greensboro Page High School coach Jared Rolfes received some surprising news in a phone call he received in late October. “A buddy of mine at East Carolina called and said, ‘What’s up with Alex? He’s reached out to our secondary coach and wants to know what is available,”’ Rolfes said. The caller was referring to… [ More… ]