East Carolina started and finished with the best in pursuit of the football Recruiting Class of 2018. The 20-player class completed last Wednesday got started January 30, 2017, when heralded local quarterback prospect Holton Ahlers made a verbal commitment to play for the Pirates. Ahlers gave instant credibility to the class because of his lofty status in the national (No. … [Read more...]

East Carolina secured the bulk of its 2018 recruiting class in December during college football's first early signing period. But that doesn't mean the Pirates won't be active when the traditional signing day rolls around Wednesday. Coach Scottie Montgomery and his staff have been working vigorously the past month-and-a-half to make a few final additions to the 19 players … [Read more...]

The Havelock Rams had their backs against the end zone at the 1-yard line last August early in the second game of the 2017 season against Craven County rival New Bern. Leading only 13-7 at the time, Havelock coach Caleb King had specific instructions for senior Khalil Barrett before sending the offense onto the field. “I told Khalil, 'Don't get tackled in the end zone,''' … [Read more...]

The first time around for college football's early December signing period proved extremely successful for East Carolina. The Pirates signed all 19 players who were verbally committed in the first few hours of the signing period, which ran Wednesday through Friday. The haul featured a major influx of defensive talent – 13 of the 19 play defense and seven are defensive back … [Read more...]

If success truly does breed success, then East Carolina's football program should be back to its winning ways in the near future. The 20 high school and junior college players verbally committed to ECU's recruiting Class of 2018 won 64 percent of their games this season, captured five conference championships and 16 advanced to the postseason play. The majority of those … [Read more...]