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… [ More… ]
Recruiting Evaluation: Class of 2020 Offense
Football Recruiting
Garrison’s route to ECU anything but typical
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… [ More… ]
Early signing class evaluation
Pirates on the rise in recruiting wars
If rankings mean anything, Mike Houston may have just landed the best East Carolina recruiting class in nearly two decades during college football’s early signing period. The first-year ECU head coach and his staff signed 25 prospects last Wednesday, with a heavy emphasis on the defensive line and secondary where 12, and potentially more of… [ More… ]
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Healing prep star Hudson on track to sign early
A rare and severe injury forced Taji Hudson to miss most of his senior football season at Cedartown High in Georgia. But Hudson is on the mend and is expected to be ready to start his freshman year at East Carolina next fall. “He is doing well,” Cedartown coach Doyle Kelley said last week. “He… [ More… ]
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Coveted QB recruit Garcia headed to Shrine Bowl
Between a math test and workout last Wednesday, Mason Garcia received word he’d been selected for an elite team. The quarterback from Carolina Forest High in Myrtle Beach, SC, was added to the South Carolina roster for the prestigious Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas after originally being left off the squad. An injury to another… [ More… ]
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Help is on the way for ECU running game
Keaton Mitchell had to wait his turn to become the feature running back at Eagles Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, GA. But when his time finally came, Mitchell produced a season that placed his name in the state record books ahead of legendary Herschel Walker. The 5-foot-9, 170-pounder registered 49 rushing touchdowns along with 2,509… [ More… ]
Football Recruiting
Tackle took trek from ballboy to superstar
D’Anta Johnson has gone from ballboy to superstar for the Dinwiddie County (VA) High School football team. Next fall, Johnson hopes to make the leap from prep standout to major college contributor at East Carolina. The 6-foot-2, 275-pound defensive tackle made a verbal commitment to the Pirates on Halloween during a ceremony at Dinwiddie’s auditorium.… [ More… ]