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GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- East Carolina has hired Keith Gaither to coach its wide receivers. Continue to Article

March 07, 2017 5:24:pm EST

Brady Gustafson sits in a conference room at Test Football Academy and breaks down film with former NFL quarterback Scott Brunner. How did Matt Ryan make that throw to Julio Jones? What defensive coverage did Tom Brady see on this touchdown pass? Continue to Article

February 23, 2017 4:22:pm EST

East Carolina coach Scottie Montgomery wanted the Pirates to find immediate help on defense. Montgomery unveiled his second recruiting class with the Pirates Wednesday, a group that includes 10 mid-year enrollees and features six junior college signees - four coming on the defensive side of the ball. Montgomery said he doesn't ''necessarily like to be in the junior-college business quite as much as we were this time'' as opposed to bringing in freshmen out of high school, but it was out of necessity after the Pirates struggled defensively in a three-win season. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 5:57:pm EST

Mississippi's signing day was downright dull compared to recent years, and recruiting wasn't much fun for coach Hugh Freeze leading up to Wednesday. The Rebels managed to grab a couple highly regarded recruits, including in-state defensive back D.D. Bowie, but the program figures to finish in the 30s nationally and in the bottom half of the SEC according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 4:03:pm EST

Former head coach Willie Taggart has departed for Oregon but 25th-ranked South Florida still has plenty to play for when it faces 6-6 South Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on Thursday afternoon at Legion Field. For one thing, new head coach Charlie Strong will be evaluating his squad, which will be directed by interim head coach and wide receivers coach T.J. Weist. For another, junior quarterback Quinton Flowers, the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, can get a head start trying to impress voters for the 2017 Heisman Trophy. Continue to Article

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