Kaleb Morrow came to Apex (NC) High School for basketball but wound up becoming a major college football player. Morrow, a 6-foot-6, 240-pound tight end, became part of East Carolina's football recruiting Class of 2025 on June 16 after giving the Pirates a verbal commitment. He selected ECU over Appalachian State, but also entertained scholarship offers from Bryant, … [Read more...]
ECU Football & Basketball Recruiting
CLASS OF 2025 RECRUITING FEATUREPirates lure Baltimore ‘ball hawk’
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term "ball hawk'' is defined as "a player skillful in taking the ball away from opponents.'' Maybe they should consider using Angelo Ross's photo next to the entry. The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder from Baltimore, MD, certainly established himself as a "ball hawk'' during his junior season at Mount Joseph High School. Ross led the … [Read more...]
CLASS OF 2025 RECRUITING FEATUREECU bests slew of suitors for Georgia defensive end
Colquitt County (GA) football coach Sean Calhoun calls star defensive end Amari Wilson a "connection kid.'' So, when numerous Football Bowl Subdivision programs began pursuing the 6-foot-2, 235-pounder, East Carolina immediately stood out. The Pirates were one of the first to offer a scholarship to Wilson back in May 2023 and added an ace in the hole last March by hiring … [Read more...]
CLASS OF 2025 RECRUITING FEATUREQueen City LB Davis aims for January enrollment
Kendric Davis was plotting a career in basketball until success on the football field prompted a change of direction as a high school sophomore. Two years later, the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder is regarded as one of the best linebacker prospects in the state of North Carolina. A rising senior at Palisades High School in Charlotte, Davis accumulated a list of scholarship offers … [Read more...]
CLASS OF 2025 RECRUITING FEATUREPedigreed safety Speer plans early enrollment
Durante Speer has spent most of his life on the football field and around football players. Speer's grandfather, Eddie Sheats, played defensive line for Kansas in the early 1970s and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 1973 NFL Draft. His father, Terrence, was a cornerback at Alabama A&M and cousin DeMario Minter is a former NFL cornerback. But even though … [Read more...]