Bruce Bivens wasn't really thinking about playing football as a freshman at Benjamin O. Davis High School just North of downtown Houston. Like most males in Texas, Bivens played football growing up and was good at the sport. But in his mind, Bevins was better at basketball. “I was explosive and I could dunk,'' Bivens said. “So I didn't really want to play football. I was … [Read more...]

Trace Christian played wide receiver for most of his recreation and middle school football career. But by the time Christian reached Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, FL, a growth spurt dictated a change in positions. “He kind of grew out of the receiver position with his body,'' said David Delfiacco, who was then an assistant but now is head coach for the … [Read more...]

Arriving late to the part actually paid off in a big way for East Carolina's football coaching staff last weekend. At least 23 Football Bowl Subdivision teams had already extended scholarship offers to Deerfield Beach, FL, wide receiver Leroy Henley when the Pirates first came calling last month. Those offers included such prominent programs as Auburn, Florida, Miami, … [Read more...]

Cannon Gibbs knew next to nothing about East Carolina football when the Pirates made contact with him in October at Jones County Junior College in Ellsville, MS. But after consulting with friends and taking a first-hand look, Gibbs found a home away from home. An inside linebacker who led the Bobcats in tackles this season, Gibbs joined ECU’s recruiting Class of 2017 on … [Read more...]

When Scott Chadwick arrived at Charlotte's Myers Park High School in 2014, the football program had managed just one winning season in the previous nine years. Two years later, the Mustangs head into the Thanksgiving holiday with an 11-1 record and about to duel Charlotte Vance in the second round of the state 4-AA playoffs. Chadwick will quickly let anyone who's asking know … [Read more...]