While coaching back at Marlboro County High School in Bennettsville, SC, in the early 2000s, Ronnie Baker helped tutor a defensive end named Robert Ayers. Ayers went on to earn all-state honors at Marlboro County, All-American status at the University of Tennessee and enjoyed a 10-year career in the National Football League. Baker compares the potential of his current … [Read more...]

Shavon Revel Jr. could have waited for what was sure to be other scholarship offers coming his way in the near future. But after wowing the East Carolina coaching staff with a performance at their summer camp and earning a scholarship offer from the Pirates, Revel didn't hesitate. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback decided to accept the offer June 18 and thus became the … [Read more...]

The continued rise in prominence of American Athletic Conference football in 2020 was reflected in the recruiting classes signed by the league's 11 schools in December and February. And in some cases, those classes surpassed ones signed by prominent programs in higher profile leagues. For example, Cincinnati, which won the AAC title and finished ranked eighth in the final … [Read more...]

Experience is one significant characteristic among the defensive signees in East Carolina's recruiting Class of 2021. Five of the seven players who signed a national letter of intent with the Pirates by February 3rd had a season or more of post-high school experience at either the prep school level, junior college ranks or are graduate transfers from other Football Bowl … [Read more...]

Editor's note: The "TIGHT END/H-BACK" section of this article has been updated since the original publication date. The COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic impact on the 2020 college football season and recruiting for the Class of 2021. With summer camps and visits to campus all but erased due to virus outbreak, coaching staffs had to get creative in pursuit of talent. Zoom … [Read more...]