East Carolina's 2022 season ended with a 35-13 home loss to No. 4 Cincinnati on Nov. 26 with the cancellation of the Military Bowl. The Pirates, coming off a 7-5 campaign, return to action on Sept. 3 at noon against N.C. State at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. Spring practice culminated on April 9, but player development and recruiting seldom take an offseason break. "The kids … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsPirates project lineman Durant as center
Kameron Durant, a 6-foot-3, 305-pound offensive lineman from Summerville, SC, sent out emails last February to 100 college football coaches in an effort to generate recruiting interest. Only one coach responded — East Carolina offensive line coach Steve Shankweiler. Shankweiler, who has more than 40 years of coaching experience at the college level, was acquainted with … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsECU spotted potential in Conley lineman
Bryce Weaver planned to spend the summer of 2021 attending college football camps in hopes of sparking recruiting interest. Weaver, already 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds, was coming off a sophomore season at D.H. Conley High School in Greenville, NC, in which he started every game on the offensive line. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vikings only played seven games during a … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates should challenge in American
Coming off its best season since 2014, East Carolina should be a challenger for the American Athletic Conference football championship in 2022. The Pirates are trending upward after going 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the AAC in 2021 with significant experience and talent returning on both sides of the ball. ECU has some additions from the transfer portal that could immediately … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsECU lands fleet-footed Georgia defensive back
For a guy who as a middle schooler envisioned himself playing in the NBA, Ty Adams has turned out to be a pretty good football player. Or a spectacular football player might be a better description. After two injury riddled varsity seasons at Swainsboro High in Georgia, the 5-foot-11, 175-pounder emerged as a two-way star for the Tigers on the football field during the … [Read more...]