Ask head coach Rodney Cofield of the Douglass High School football team in Atlanta to describe Juan Powell's talents and the answer may surprise and impress you. “You know this kid they had at Louisville named Jackson,'' Cofield said, referring to the Cardinals' former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson. “You take away the arm and that's what you're looking at … [Read more...]

The Southern Durham High football program has produced a number of future major college players known for being able to run between the tackles or make plays in space. Guys such as Akeem Judd, who played at Ole Miss and is now with the NFL's New York Jets, Maurice Trowell and Tony Creecy (both played at N.C. State) and current North Carolina running back Jordon Brown all … [Read more...]

College football's second and traditional signing day on February 7th marked the end of an offseason overhaul on defense for East Carolina. Head coach Scottie Montgomery first revamped the defensive staff, hiring former Pirate David Blackwell in December to be the coordinator before adding Daric Riley (safeties) and Tab Rodrique (defensive line) in January. Montgomery … [Read more...]

East Carolina started and finished with the best in pursuit of the football Recruiting Class of 2018. The 20-player class completed last Wednesday got started January 30, 2017, when heralded local quarterback prospect Holton Ahlers made a verbal commitment to play for the Pirates. Ahlers gave instant credibility to the class because of his lofty status in the national (No. … [Read more...]

National Signing Day has been reduced to an afterthought, thanks to an early signing period in which most schools locked up the majority of their incoming freshman classes two months before the traditional early February date. But while this year’s Signing Day lacked the fanfare of previous years, it was no less significant for East Carolina's struggling football … [Read more...]