According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term "ball hawk'' is defined as "a player skillful in taking the ball away from opponents.'' Maybe they should consider using Angelo Ross's photo next to the entry. The 6-foot-1, 170-pounder from Baltimore, MD, certainly established himself as a "ball hawk'' during his junior season at Mount Joseph High School. Ross led the … [Read more...]

Colquitt County (GA) football coach Sean Calhoun calls star defensive end Amari Wilson a "connection kid.'' So, when numerous Football Bowl Subdivision programs began pursuing the 6-foot-2, 235-pounder, East Carolina immediately stood out. The Pirates were one of the first to offer a scholarship to Wilson back in May 2023 and added an ace in the hole last March by hiring … [Read more...]

Kendric Davis was plotting a career in basketball until success on the football field prompted a change of direction as a high school sophomore. Two years later, the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder is regarded as one of the best linebacker prospects in the state of North Carolina. A rising senior at Palisades High School in Charlotte, Davis accumulated a list of scholarship offers … [Read more...]

Durante Speer has spent most of his life on the football field and around football players. Speer's grandfather, Eddie Sheats, played defensive line for Kansas in the early 1970s and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 1973 NFL Draft. His father, Terrence, was a cornerback at Alabama A&M and cousin DeMario Minter is a former NFL cornerback. But even though … [Read more...]

Zion Cooley wasn't very familiar with East Carolina football when the Pirates extended a scholarship offer on January 23, 2024. "I really didn't know anything other than their team color is purple,'' said Cooley, who would receive an accelerated course on ECU football over the next four-and-a-half months. The knowledge he gained convinced the 6-foot-4, 225-pound edge rusher … [Read more...]