Juwan Moody was displaying potential on the football field long before he became a star wide receiver at Conway High School in South Carolina. Juwan and his twin Jaylen were constantly present at Conway's varsity football practices as middle schoolers when older brother Mykal played quarterback for the Tigers. Carlton Terry, now Conway's varsity head coach, was offensive … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingPirates enlist impact DB from JC ranks
East Carolina recently landed a verbal commitment from a junior college cornerback who could start for any Football Bowl Subdivision team in the nation next year. So says Andrew Krause, who has been Michael Witherspoon's position coach the last two seasons at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. “I don't think there's any program in the country he couldn't step in and … [Read more...]
View from the EastNew signing date presents problems
New NCAA regulations mean national signing date is coming up earlier and East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery anticipates some challenges with the change. Recruits can sign during a three-day period from Dec. 20-22 this year. The traditional signing period will still run from Feb. 7 to April 1. The difficulties that will accompany the earlier date, according to … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingButler High’s Hickman honed by competition
There is a common belief in sports that the quickest way to improve is to compete against the very best. If that's the case, then Damel Hickman may be one of the most talented prospects in East Carolina's football recruiting Class of 2018. Hickman has been a secondary starter at state 4-A powerhouse Butler High in Matthews since his sophomore season and has helped the … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingWeight room transforms versatile Richardson
Austin Richardson was just a fifth grader when he first encountered Michael Hertz, then an assistant football coach at Porter Ridge High School. Hertz had already coached two of Richardson's older brothers and was looking forward to Austin joining the Porter Ridge program as a freshman in 2014. But instead, Hertz and Richardson would go their separate ways, only to be … [Read more...]