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...]
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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...]
VIEW FROM THE EASTPirates face familiar foe in opener
A season-opening football game between East Carolina and N.C. State took place with relative frequency between 1973 and 1987. The Pirates started their season seven times in Raleigh during that span with a 3-4 record. ECU played its first game in the Mike Houston coaching era at Carter-Finley Stadium in 2019 and the Wolfpack prevailed, 34-6. When the Pirates start the … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting News‘Football town’ helps draw Short to Pirates
Michael Short was born in a football town and into a football family, so it was only natural for him to be drawn to East Carolina University. Short, a linebacker from Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, became one of three players to help start ECU's football recruiting Class of 2023 by making a verbal commitment to the Pirates last weekend. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder … [Read more...]