Nick Slogik was looking for something extra when considering places to continue his athletic career. The Pennsylvania native found that at East Carolina, where he plans to play for both the football and baseball teams during the 2024-25 academic year. Slogik, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound tight end from Bishop McDevitt High in Harrisburg, PA, made a verbal commitment to play for … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsMiami linebacker may see freshman action
Char'quez Lee only had six varsity football games under his belt when the first of many Football Bowl Subdivision scholarship offers came his way. The offer not only surprised, but it inspired Lee. "My eighth-grade year I played quarterback,'' Lee said. "When I came to high school I was like, 'Wow! Quarterback in high school is different.' So, I started at defensive back … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsECU wins battle for Kentucky prep QB
Cole Hodge is sort of an athletic prodigy in Kentucky, who has been making headlines for almost a decade even though he hasn't even started his senior year in high school yet. Hodge starred as a point guard on the AAU basketball circuit in his early teens and was so talented he made the varsity squad at Christian Academy of Louisville as an eighth grader. On the football … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsOfficial visit sealed the deal with Walz
Manchester (VA) High coach Tom Hall and East Carolina offensive line coach Allen Mogridge have a past in common, and soon will share a future connection. Hall and Mogridge were both coached at the college level by Steve Marshall, a highly respected offensive line mentor who spent nearly 40 years working at the Football Bowl Subdivision and NFL levels. Hall toiled under … [Read more...]
ECU Recruiting NewsHighlight reel leads ECU to defensive lineman
Established relationships can often pay big dividends in the world of college football recruiting. Such was the case for East Carolina in landing a verbal commitment on June 24 from Florida defensive lineman Javon Williams. Max Smith is Williams' head coach at Pinellas Park High School in Largo, a city on Florida's Gulf Coast situated South of Clearwater and across Old Tampa … [Read more...]