Eric Doctor wasn't well acquainted with East Carolina football on May 1 when the Pirates extended a scholarship offer to the linebacker-safety from Edgewater High in Orlando, FL. "Their coaches had come around during our spring (practice),'' Doctor said. "I didn't know much about them other than seeing them on TV a couple of times playing against the Florida schools, like … [Read more...]

Because of the major college talent ahead of him, Jason Romero didn't have the chance to really shine until his junior season for state 4-A powerhouse Scotland County HIgh School. And even then, Romero played in just eight games before an injury sent him to the sidelines. But the lack of experience didn't keep major college programs such as Duke, Coastal Carolina, Florida … [Read more...]

Isaiah Foote had played football, but fancied himself a basketball player while advancing through the elementary and middle school ranks in Maryland Calvert County. "My dad played football in high school, but my mom was not a big fan of football. She still really isn't,'' Foote said. "I played organized football the first time when I was 12. But I really played a bunch of … [Read more...]

J'Vian McCray didn't make much a first impression on Brett Hickman when the latter was named head football coach at West Brunswick High School in Shalotte, NC, in March 2018. Hickman, whose father Yogi led the Trojans to 53 wins between 1994-99, had spent most of his young coaching career at the college level. He served as a grad assistant at East Carolina under Skip Holtz, … [Read more...]

Mike Morris was working with the junior varsity football team at Fluvanna High School in Virginia in August 2017 when a a player on the varsity field caught his attention. "It was about the third week of camp,'' said Morris, a Fluvanna graduate who was promoted to varsity head coach in May 2018. "I started watching the varsity scrimmage and they had this big kid playing … [Read more...]