East Carolina tapped into the talent pool at Georgia Military College twice between 1999 and 2006 to generate excitement for its offense. The Pirates are now hoping another influx of GMC talent has a similar impact on their defense next fall. Two defenders from the junior college powerhouse are part of ECU's 2017 recruiting class that will officially become Pirates next … [Read more...]

Blake Proehl has already been to a Super Bowl, so making the transition from high school to major college football should be a breeze for one of the first players to join East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2017. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound wide receiver from Providence High School in Charlotte gave his verbal commitment to the Pirates last June 22 not long after attending … [Read more...]

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...]