From a negative came a positive for Jason Shuford and East Carolina’s football program. Shuford, a defensive lineman from Statesville (NC) High School, had settled on continuing his football career at national junior college powerhouse Independence Community College in Kansas after falling just shy of NCAA academic requirements that would have earned him a scholarship to a … [Read more...]

Tim Shramek still considers it one of the best high school football games he’s witnessed. And that’s saying a lot for a guy who’s been a prep coach in Mississippi for almost 30 years, including the past nine as the head man at Germantown High in Madison. Shramek’s Germantown squad was facing off against Oxford in the state 5-A semifinals on November 20, 2015, in Oxford. The … [Read more...]

When it comes to defense, East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2020 has it covered front and back. Coach Mike Houston and his staff continued to upgrade their defensive talent for a second straight cycle, signing 15 players on that side of the ball. The group includes seven defensive line prospects and six secondary players. Seven of those defenders have already enrolled at … [Read more...]

The traditional National Signing Day for college football was anticlimactic for the East Carolina Pirates, especially for the offense. But that shouldn't dampen the enthusiasm Pirate fans should have for 10 offensive prospects who officially cast their lot with ECU during the early December signing period. While some schools were adding another prospect or two February 5 … [Read more...]

Henry Garrison arrived at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY, two years ago as a project and left as a major college prospect. Garrison is a 6-foot-6, 265-pound defensive end from Palisades, NY, who was a last-minute addition to East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2020 during the early December signing period. He's already enrolled at ECU for the spring semester and … [Read more...]