East Carolina and Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium made an indelible impression on Justin Chase on a late September afternoon back in 2015. Then a highly regarded offensive line recruit from Chesapeake, VA, who had already made a verbal commitment to play for the Pirates, Chase had driven to Greenville with his father to watch ECU face Atlantic Coast Conference power Virginia Tech. It … [Read more...]

When it comes to defense, East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2020 has it covered front and back. Coach Mike Houston and his staff continued to upgrade their defensive talent for a second straight cycle, signing 15 players on that side of the ball. The group includes seven defensive line prospects and six secondary players. Seven of those defenders have already enrolled at … [Read more...]

The traditional National Signing Day for college football was anticlimactic for the East Carolina Pirates, especially for the offense. But that shouldn't dampen the enthusiasm Pirate fans should have for 10 offensive prospects who officially cast their lot with ECU during the early December signing period. While some schools were adding another prospect or two February 5 … [Read more...]

Henry Garrison arrived at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY, two years ago as a project and left as a major college prospect. Garrison is a 6-foot-6, 265-pound defensive end from Palisades, NY, who was a last-minute addition to East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2020 during the early December signing period. He's already enrolled at ECU for the spring semester and … [Read more...]

If rankings mean anything, Mike Houston may have just landed the best East Carolina recruiting class in nearly two decades during college football's early signing period. The first-year ECU head coach and his staff signed 25 prospects last Wednesday, with a heavy emphasis on the defensive line and secondary where 12, and potentially more of the class could win up playing. … [Read more...]