Nate Conner grew up along the banks of the St. Johns River in the town of Orange Park, just outside of Jacksonville, FL. Across the river and almost due East from Orange Park is the seaside community of Ponte Vedra Beach, which is home to state football powerhouse Nease High School. Leading Nease at quarterback during Conner's time in Orange Park was future Heisman Trophy … [Read more...]

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...]