The East Carolina homecoming game is scheduled for Oct. 10 against Rice. Every game will have a homecoming feel for former Greenville Rose running back Michael Allen, who transferred to ECU from Marshall in January. He projects as an important component in the Pirates' running dimension in 2026. As a senior for the Rampants in 2021, Allen ran 158 times for 1,173 yards … [Read more...]

Ethan Singletary inherited a family trait that has created a path to major college football. Singletary is a 6-foot, 180-pound receiver at Irmo High School outside Columbia, SC, who joined a group of 16 prep prospects giving East Carolina verbal commitments during the month of June. He made his pledge on June 13 while on campus during an official recruiting visit, choosing … [Read more...]

Larry "Andre" Grier III has been good at almost everything he's tried when it comes to sports. Grier was a championship and all-star quarterback in the recreation leagues, an all-conference basketball player in middle school and a stellar outfielder in baseball. He continues to play all three sports at Ayden-Grifton High School, but it's on the gridiron that Grier has … [Read more...]

Cash Freeman knew he wanted to play college football even as a middle schooler in Hendersonville, NC. Freeman literally dominated opponents while playing offensive and defensive lines in football at Valley Springs Middle School where he was also a slugger for the baseball team. His performance on the football field initiated a desire to play the sport at another … [Read more...]

Even before receiving a scholarship offer from East Carolina in April, Phoenix Barnes already envisioned himself becoming a Pirate. "It was one of the places I had always thought I could see myself playing there,'' said Barnes, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end from Jack Britt High school in Fayetteville, NC. Those thoughts became reality on June 13 when Barnes joined a … [Read more...]