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...]
ECU Football & Basketball Recruiting
Insights from BrettColeman represents milestone recruit for ECU
There was big news involving an East Carolina athletic program over the past week. And no, it wasn’t the baseball team’s galant run through the loser’s bracket to an NCAA regional title — although that was newsworthy in its own right, especially the way the Pirates did it. Overshadowed by the success of ECU coach Cliff Godwin and his team, and their ongoing quest for a … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingPalmetto State bruiser Martin picks Pirates
Laurens (SC) High School football Chris Liner had himself a good chuckle recently when he read some reactions online regarding the weight-lifting exploits of senior Duane Martin. “There was a long comment list saying, 'There's no way a kid in high school can do that,''' Liner said. “I kind of laughed because he does. He squatted 550 pounds in the state strength meet, and he … [Read more...]
BASKETBALL RECRUITING NEWSHoops roster swells by six
East Carolina is undergoing a major roster overhaul after Joe Dooley's first season back as coach. Six players have expressed their intentions to transfer with ten players either signed or committed to come aboard the Pirate ship. Dooley and staff secured signed grants-in-aid or verbal pledges from half a dozen of the incoming talents in the last ten days. Dooley has placed … [Read more...]
Football RecruitingPirates keep versatile lineman close to home
As an assistant coach Jonathan Cobb witnessed NFL and former Ohio State defensive end Tyquan Lewis perform at Tarboro High School between 2009 and 2012. Cobb is now the head coach at Southwest Edgecombe High School in Pinetops, NC, where he has directed the career of Lewis's cousin, Jaquaez Powell. Powell, a rising senior, has been part of the Southwest varsity since his … [Read more...]