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...]

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...]

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...]