East Carolina's recruiting class of 2017 received a major boost on Sunday when one of the nation's top junior college defensive ends committed to the Pirates. Copiah-Lincoln (MS) Community College star Tyree Owens spurned offers from Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Southern Cal and a host of other suitors to pick the Pirates two days after a visit to the ECU … [Read more...]

Leroy Henley, one of the top high school players in the talent-rich state of Florida, was eyeing a path for the refinement of his skills when he committed on Friday to pursue his college football career at East Carolina. The exceptional Deerfield Beach receiver indicated he had a favorable view of the development of Zay Jones, the Pirates' NCAA-record-breaking receiver, as … [Read more...]

Cannon Gibbs knew next to nothing about East Carolina football when the Pirates made contact with him in October at Jones County Junior College in Ellsville, MS. But after consulting with friends and taking a first-hand look, Gibbs found a home away from home. An inside linebacker who led the Bobcats in tackles this season, Gibbs joined ECU’s recruiting Class of 2017 on … [Read more...]

When Scott Chadwick arrived at Charlotte's Myers Park High School in 2014, the football program had managed just one winning season in the previous nine years. Two years later, the Mustangs head into the Thanksgiving holiday with an 11-1 record and about to duel Charlotte Vance in the second round of the state 4-AA playoffs. Chadwick will quickly let anyone who's asking know … [Read more...]

When Jones County Community College outside linebacker/defensive end Marques Ford announced last Tuesday his intentions to play for East Carolina in 2017, a rare sort of excitement spread through the Pirate Nation. And with good reason. Ford not only plays a position where ECU could use some immediate help next season, he's also one of the highest ranked defenders ever … [Read more...]