As head coach, Scottie Montgomery bears the brunt of responsibility for East Carolina’s back-to-back 3-9 football seasons. He’s the first to acknowledge that. But as Dave Hart, the special consultant to chancellor Cecil Staton for athletics, indicated in an interview with Bonesville published last week, there are other factors besides coaching that must be addressed for … [Read more...]

College football's second and traditional signing day on February 7th marked the end of an offseason overhaul on defense for East Carolina. Head coach Scottie Montgomery first revamped the defensive staff, hiring former Pirate David Blackwell in December to be the coordinator before adding Daric Riley (safeties) and Tab Rodrique (defensive line) in January. Montgomery … [Read more...]

East Carolina started and finished with the best in pursuit of the football Recruiting Class of 2018. The 20-player class completed last Wednesday got started January 30, 2017, when heralded local quarterback prospect Holton Ahlers made a verbal commitment to play for the Pirates. Ahlers gave instant credibility to the class because of his lofty status in the national (No. … [Read more...]

National Signing Day has been reduced to an afterthought, thanks to an early signing period in which most schools locked up the majority of their incoming freshman classes two months before the traditional early February date. But while this year’s Signing Day lacked the fanfare of previous years, it was no less significant for East Carolina's struggling football … [Read more...]

East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery's December signing class was about quantity and quality. The Pirates followed up with one quality letter of intent signed by defensive lineman Dorian Hardy of Elizabeth, NJ, on the traditional signing date Wednesday although Montgomery didn't rule out issuing additional grants. Programs that extended offers to Hardy included … [Read more...]