While coaching back at Marlboro County High School in Bennettsville, SC, in the early 2000s, Ronnie Baker helped tutor a defensive end named Robert Ayers. Ayers went on to earn all-state honors at Marlboro County, All-American status at the University of Tennessee and enjoyed a 10-year career in the National Football League. Baker compares the potential of his current … [Read more...]
ECU Athletics NewsGilbert weighs in on Supreme Court decision
Athletic director Jon Gilbert has been dealing with a multitude of issues lately. Athletes will soon be entitled to a bigger piece of the financial pie. Athletic department revenue streams, parched by COVID, are starting to flow again. There is a proposal that is gaining popularity to expand the College Football Playoffs. The baseball program is good enough that coach Cliff … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting ReportClass of 2022 starts with Juco corner
Shavon Revel Jr. could have waited for what was sure to be other scholarship offers coming his way in the near future. But after wowing the East Carolina coaching staff with a performance at their summer camp and earning a scholarship offer from the Pirates, Revel didn't hesitate. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback decided to accept the offer June 18 and thus became the … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHouston weighs new transfer eligibility rule
East Carolina football coach Mike Houston figured the change was coming, but he is concerned about how immediate eligibility for transfers will affect college football. "(Wednesday), the NCAA approved some legislation that we have been anticipating, that basically allows all players to transfer one time without having to sit a year," Houston said. "In the past, if someone … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTIndoor practice facility a priority for Houston
The rescheduled start of spring football practice pointed out a long-standing need for the East Carolina program. "Obviously, we got put behind a little bit by some of the weather we had in Eastern North Carolina last week," Houston said. "Thankfully, it ended up not being quite as bad as some of the experts thought it was going to be. "We were able to get started with … [Read more...]