When Jones County Community College outside linebacker/defensive end Marques Ford announced last Tuesday his intentions to play for East Carolina in 2017, a rare sort of excitement spread through the Pirate Nation. And with good reason. Ford not only plays a position where ECU could use some immediate help next season, he's also one of the highest ranked defenders ever … [Read more...]
Football recruiting: McCain looks to shore up ECU secondary
An impromptu meeting with Scottie Montgomery back in the fall 2013 left an impression on Kalen McCain. McCain was a defensive back for Durham's Hillside High School at the time and had already made a verbal commitment to play for Virginia Tech when he encountered Montgomery in the office of then-Hillside coach Antonio King. Montgomery, then an assistant at Duke, had dropped … [Read more...]
Football recruiting: Gifted athlete destined for ECU secondary
Perry Parks is a high school football coach players love to follow. For Latheron Rogers-Anderson, that meant moving 46 miles West for his senior season. Parks is the second-year head coach of the currently unbeaten Ridge View High School Blazers from Columbia, SC. Rogers-Anderson, a running back-defensive back on the Ridge View squad, has received college scholarship offers … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting Report: Pirates pluck a peach of a defensive back
The state of Georgia has already proven to be a fertile recruiting ground for East Carolina and first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery. Montgomery signed four players from the Peach State in his first recruiting class last February and has another trio verbally committed to the Class of 2017. The latest Georgia product to join the Pirates is a versatile defensive back who … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting Report: High Point Central spawns another defensive end for ECU
Veteran High Point Central High School coach Wayne Jones sent East Carolina a defensive end in 2011 who would end up starting 16 games and appearing in 37 overall. The player, Johnathon White, had been a three-time All-Piedmont Triad 4-A Conference pick performing for Jones. After a redshirt season as a true freshman at ECU, White recorded 95 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and … [Read more...]