Gerard Stringer has always had a strong role model when it comes to football. And by taking advantage of that gridiron connection, Stringer played himself into an opportunity at the major college level. The outside linebacker from Suffolk, VA, took an unofficial visit to East Carolina last weekend with his mother and came away with a scholarship offer from the Pirates. Less … [Read more...]

East Carolina's football recruiting class of 2018 grew to five this week as Suffolk (VA) Nansemond River High School star Gerard Stringer responded in the affirmative on Monday to a scholarship offer extended over the weekend. Stringer paid an unofficial visit to campus on Sunday with his mother, Kisha. After returning home and bringing his father, also named Gerard … [Read more...]

The announcement of the addition of graduate transfers Thomas Sirk from Duke, Tyshon Dye from Clemson and Gaelin Elmore from Minnesota reinforces coach Scottie Montgomery's contention that East Carolina won't back away from anyone in recruiting. South Carolina came after Sirk, a quarterback, even after he had tweeted his plans to join the Pirates. Miami of the ACC sought the … [Read more...]

Dwayne Harris didn't know it at the time. But while setting school records as a receiver at East Carolina between 2007-10 Harris was influencing a new generation of Pirates. While Harris was catching passes and returning kicks for ECU, a young Peyton Winstead was watching from the stands at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium hoping to one day follow in Harris' footsteps. “I've been … [Read more...]

The graduate transfer market in college sports is similar in many respects to free agency in the professional ranks — with two glaring differences. For one thing, the players available to college programs are often someone else’s castoffs rather than some of the best in the business, as they are in the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball. And unlike those pro leagues, … [Read more...]