D.H. Conley High School quarterback Holton Ahlers, a four-star recruit, spent most of his junior season putting up crazy offensive numbers. He threw for over 4,500 yards. He threw 51 touchdown passes. He scored 15 more touchdowns on the ground. Those are video game-like numbers. Thus a nickname was born. Halfway through this past football season I decided to call Ahlers … [Read more...]

The last weekend of this year's recruiting cycle became a consequential one for East Carolina on Sunday when Davondre "Tank" Robinson, one of the nation's most coveted prep defensive backs, signaled his intention to pursue his college football career with the Pirates. A product of Santee (SC) Lake Marion High School, Robinson is considered by observers to be the Palmetto … [Read more...]

East Carolina tapped into the talent pool at Georgia Military College twice between 1999 and 2006 to generate excitement for its offense. The Pirates are now hoping another influx of GMC talent has a similar impact on their defense next fall. Two defenders from the junior college powerhouse are part of ECU's 2017 recruiting class that will officially become Pirates next … [Read more...]

East Carolina put in place another building block for its defense of the future as Georgia Military College stalwart Brandon Henderson pledged this week to join the Pirates' recruiting class of 2017. The Greenwood, SC, product, becomes the fifth defensive end in this recruiting cycle to plot a course to Greenville. Rated a three-star talent by 247sports.com, Henderson … [Read more...]

Blake Proehl has already been to a Super Bowl, so making the transition from high school to major college football should be a breeze for one of the first players to join East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2017. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound wide receiver from Providence High School in Charlotte gave his verbal commitment to the Pirates last June 22 not long after attending … [Read more...]