Three-star Canadian product Jabari Craig is in school at East Carolina after committing to Coach Jeff Lebo earlier this month and qualifying for admission in the fall semester. The late addition of the 6-11, 235-pound transfer from Pearl River (MS) Community College finishes a major transformation for the Pirates in the post. His presence along with that of 7-foot Wake … [Read more...]
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View from the East: Big 12 is dream land for ECU
As soap operas go, the Big 12 expansion saga is pretty good stuff. It certainly has national implications and some fortunate schools could see their athletic revenue increase by something like $30 million annually. Not only are high stakes involved, there have been story lines emerging on a regular basis since the spring. The possibility of membership for East Carolina … [Read more...]
Insights from Brett: Summers has eyes on a different prize
What aspiring young football star wouldn’t want to follow in the footsteps of Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback who led the Carolina Panthers to a Super Bowl and is rapidly becoming the face of the NFL? James Summers, for one. Don’t misunderstand. The ECU senior does have aspirations of playing professionally, just like most of his Pirates teammates. It’s … [Read more...]
From the Anchor Desk: First scrimmage thoughts
Scrimmage number one for East Carolina is in the books and reviews from head coach Scottie Montgomery were mixed. The scrimmage was closed to the public and media so my observations come from the stat sheet and several sources that watched the scrimmage. From that standpoint, Philip Nelson continues to impress. That's good news because he IS the Pirate … [Read more...]
Football Recruiting Report: Versatile Pinnix on track for LB at ECU
Jeff Snuffer has heard it often in a lengthy coaching career at Western Alamance High School in Elon College. A father comes up and starts telling Snuffer that he has a young son whose going to be a good player. The situation is repeated often, but usually the athlete doesn't live up to the father's hype. That wasn't true in the case of Darius Pinnix Jr. His father, … [Read more...]