When it comes to developing under-rated receivers into record breakers at the college level, few programs have done that better than East Carolina. From Mitchell Galloway to Justin Hardy to Tyler Snead, the Pirates have excelled at making stars out of receivers who were lightly recruited or joined the program as walk-on players. Galloway and Snead rank among ECU's top-10 … [Read more...]
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VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates (No. 73?) open preseason camp
East Carolina is scheduled to start preseason camp at 9:40 this morning and conclude the initial workout at 11:50 a.m. "I expect us to look like a really good football team day one," said ECU coach Mike Houston last week. "There’s really no excuses not to. The guys that are going to be on the field in the two-deep are guys that have played a lot of ball. They’ve been in the … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsOfficial visit swayed North Mecklenburg star
The path of Demoris Jenkins' football career is an old tale for a new age. Jenkins, a 6-foot-5, 220-pounder, grew up just outside Charlotte in Huntersville, NC, with hopes of becoming a college basketball player and beyond. He dreamed of playing for state 4-A powerhouse North Mecklenburg and its heralded basketball coach Duane Lewis, who has directed the Vikings to two state … [Read more...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTHouston looks ahead on AAC Media Day
As is customary for media day in the American Athletic Conference, commissioner Mike Aresco led off Thursday with remarks addressing the myriad of issues that confront college football — NIL, the transfer portal, conference realignment and its consequential shift in the balance of power, and possible expansion of the College Football Playoff. Aresco said the best model … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsPhysical Georgia receiver poses tough matchup
Sometimes early talent assessments do become reality. Such was the case with Malik Leverett, who was a dominant player at Greenbriar Middle School in Evans, GA, during the 2017 and 2018 season. As an eighth grader in 2018, Leverett piled up almost 1,000 yards rushing and scored 24 touchdowns, despite sitting out the fourth quarter in most games as Greenbriar racked up big … [Read more...]