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SENIOR BANQUET!

Posted on November 5, 2019 at 01:47 PM.

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SENIOR BANQUET � 2013 SEASON

COACH FALK III�S FIRST YEAR HAS CAME AND WENT AND NOW ITS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE SENIORS WHO PLAYED SUCH A LARGE PART IN THIS SEASON.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE SEASON ENDED AT 7-6 WITH A BELK BOWL LOSS TO THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS. NOT THE ENDING WE WANTED TO SEND THE SENIORS OUT IN, HOWEVER ECU DID TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS ON SENIOR NIGHT AGAINST USF! LET�S GET INTO ANNOUNCING THE SENIORS�

HUSSEIN HOWE � HB - #6

HUSSEIN STARTED OFF THE SEASON AS PART OF A TWO HEADED MONSTER ALONG WITH JUNIOR RUNNING BACK DARRIUS PINNIX, WHOSE SEASON WAS CUT SHORT IN WEEK 4 WHERE HUSSEIN FINISHED THE YEAR AS THE LEAD BACK. AS PART OF THE AIR RAID OFFENSE, THERE ISNT A LOT OF RUSHING TO BE HAD BUT HUSSEIN NEVER COMPLAINED, ALWAYS CAME TO PRACTICE AND NEVER MISSED A GAME. HE CURRENTLY HOLDS A 3.11 GPA WITH ONLY A SEMESTER LEFT TO FINISH AND RECEIVE HIS DEGREE IN HISTORY. HE FINISHED THE YEAR 29 YARDS SHORT OF 500 RUSHING YARDS AND 6 TD�S. 128 OF THOSE RUSHING YARDS CAME AFTER FIRST CONTACT. HE WASN�T A HUGE PART OF THE PASSING GAME, HOWEVER CONTRIBUTED 14 RECEPTIONS DURING THE 2013 CAMPAIGN. HIS DEFINING MOMENT THIS PAST SEASON WAS ALBEIT IN A CLOSE LOSS TO MEMPHIS, WHERE HE RUSHED FOR 65 YARDS ON 12 CARRIES AND SCORED 2 TD�S HELPING HIS FELLOW PIRATES KEEP THE GAME CLOSE. WE ARE GOING TO MISS HUSSEIN AND WISH HIM WELL ON HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS!

CORTEZ HERRIN � G - #70

CORTEZ WAS THE WEEK 1 STARTER AT GUARD HOWEVER ENDED UP DISMISSED FROM THE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 6 MONTHS ENDING HIS SENIOR SEASON.

AUDIE OMOTOSHO � WR - #8
AUDIE WAS A SENIOR GRAD TRANSFER FROM UCLA. AUDIE WAS A DAY 1 STARTER DUE TO MULTIPLE SUSPENSIONS DURING FALL CAMP. HE RETURNED TO MORE OF A RESERVE ROLE LATER IN THE YEAR BUT STILL REMAINED RELEVANT TO THE ECU OFFENSE. HE FINISHED THIRD ON THE TEAM WITH 29 RECEPTIONS FOR 280 YARDS AND 1 TD. IT WAS A TOUGH CHALLENGE TO COME TO A NEW TEAM, RUN A NEW OFFENSE UNDER BRAND NEW COACHES, BUT AUDIE WAS A SMART KID AND CAUGHT ON QUICKLY. HE CURRENTLY HAS A 3.98 GPA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. HE IS ASPIRING ONE DAY TO BECOME A COLLEGE COACH IF THE PATH LEADS HIM THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEAR OF SERVICE AUDIE!

BRANDEN PENA � C - #54
STARTED ALL 13 GAMES FOR THE 2013 PIRATES. SUFFERED A COUPLE OF INJURIES LATE IN THE YEAR HOWEVER DID NOT MISS SIGNIFICANT PLAYING TIME. ALLOWING ONLY 1 SACK THIS SEASON, WAS THE ANCHOR FOR THE OFFENSIVE LINE. BRANDEN GRADUATED EARLY WITH A 3.66 GPA IN ARCHITECTURE. A TRUE LEADER ON AND OFF THE FIELD, BRANDEN�S CHARACTER WILL BE MISSED.

ANTHONY WATLEY � TE - #80

ANTHONY WAS THE STARTER FOR HALF OF THE YEAR AND THEN SHARED TIME WITH ZECH BYRD FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. ANTHONY FINISHED THE YEAR WITH 5 RECEPTIONS FOR 37 YARDS BUT 2 OF THOSE RECEPTIONS WERE FOR TOUCHDOWNS. HE MADE THE MOST OF THE CATCHES HE HAD THIS YEAR. ANTHONY HAS A 2.83 GPA MAJORING IN HISTORY AND PLANS ON GRADUATING THIS SPRING.

JARAY SAMPSON � TE - #86

JARAY NEVER CRACKED THE STARTING LINEUP BUT WAS A KEY COG ON THE SCOUT TEAM AND THE MVP OF THE SCOUT TEAM THIS YEAR. HIS LONE IN GAME CATCH FOR 5 YARDS CAME SENIOR NIGHT AGAINST USF. JARAY GRADUATED EARLY WITH A 3.55 GPA IN HISTORY.

DEONDRE FARRIER � WR - #1

THE MOST DECORATED SENIOR OF THE CLASS, STARTED AT SLOT RECEIVER FOR THE 2013 PIRATES, FINISHING THE YEAR LEADING THE TEAM IN RECEPTIONS WITH 47, SECOND ON THE TEAM IN YARDS WITH 596 (B. PROEHL � 1ST), AND 3RD ON THE TEAM IN TOUCHDOWNS WITH 4. DEONDRE ALSO WAS A FACTOR IN THE RUN GAME (ALSO KNOWN AS THE JET SWEEP MAN) WITH 21 CARRIES FOR 152 YARDS, AND 2 TD�S. HE PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN THE OFFENSE AND MISSED NO TIME DUE TO INJURIES AND ONLY 1 GAME DUE TO A TWITTER RANT. HIS MOST IMPRESSIVE GAME WAS THE RIVALRY GAME AGAINST MARSHALL WHERE HE FINISHED WITH 49 YARDS ON THE GROUND AND 48 YARDS ON 4 CATCHES WITH A TOUCHDOWN EARNING HIM PLAYER OF THE GAME HONORS IN THE 32-26 DEFEAT OF OUR RIVAL IN �THE PLANE CRASH GAME�.

JALEN PRICE � DT - #93

JALEN WAS THE BACKUP DT IN THE 3-3-5 DEFENSE SPELLING STARTER AND FELLOW SENIOR ALEX TURNER. JALEN PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE TURNAROUND THE DEFENSE HAD THIS YEAR. HE ENDED THE SEASON WITH 5 TACKLES, 2 TFL�S AND 1 SACK. THE STATS DON�T TELL THE WHOLE STORY WITH JALEN AS HE ALWAYS WAS IN THE RIGHT POSITION ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE. JALEN IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT STUDENT WITH ONLY 3 MORE CLASSES TO PASS TO EARN HIS DEGREE (CURRENTLY HAS A 3.56 GPA).

ALEX TURNER � DT - #93

ALEX, OUT OF HOUSTON, TX, WAS THE STARTING DT AND THE ANCHOR OF THE DEFENSIVE LINE, NEVER MISSING A GAME. HE WAS TIED FOR THE LEAD IN SACKS WITH (7) WITH FELLOW SENIOR KENDALL FUTRELL. HE ALSO ADDED 25 TACKLES AND 14 TFL�S DURING THE 2013 SEASON IN WHICH HE EARNED 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE HONORS. HE MADE A LOT OF BIG PLAYS FOR THE TEAM AND COULD ALWAYS BE COUNTED ON TO MAKE A SPLASH PLAY TO TURN THE MOMENTUM IN THE DEFENSE�S FAVOR. HE WAS A DT THAT HAD TO BE GAME-PLANNED FOR. ALEX HAD HIS BEST GAME OF THE YEAR IN A LOSING EFFORT AT THE RANKED BEARCATS TALLYING 3 TACKLES, 3 TFL�S AND 2 SACKS. ALEX, IF HE DOESN�T PLAY IN THE NFL, OR RETURN TO THE GRIDIRON TO COACH WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SOME DAY, NEEDING 4 MORE CLASSES TO OBTAIN HIS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MASTERS. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ALEX!

KENDALL FUTRELL � DE - #44

KENDALL WAS THRUST INTO THE STARTING ROLE AT DE WHEN CHANCE PURVIS WHO LED THE TEAM IN SACKS AT THE TIME WITH 7 WAS INJURED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR WITH A BROKEN TAILBONE. KENDALL MADE GREAT USE OF HIS TIME AS A STARTER (PREVIOUSLY HE WAS USED AS A PASS RUSH SPECIALIST IN CERTAIN SUB PACKAGES). HE ENDED THE SEASON TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN SACKS WITH 7 AND ALSO TALLIED 18 TACKLES AND 8 TFL�S. KENDALL OFF THE FIELD WAS A MODEL CITIZEN TAKING PART IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE PIRATES, HE WILL SURELY BE MISSED!

MIKE WITHERSPOON � CB - #2
MIKE WAS ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT WAS RARELY TALKED ABOUT IN GAMES, MAINLY BECAUSE HE ALWAYS DID HIS JOB AND WAS NOT TARGETED VERY MUCH. HIS CLAIM TO FAME THIS YEAR WAS A GAME ON THE ROAD WHERE HE RETURNED AN OPENING DRIVE INTERCEPTION TO THE HOUSE JUMPING A SCREEN PASS THROWN BY SHANE BEUCHELE. HE WAS ALWAYS AN INTUITIVE PLAYER AND WE WILL MISS THAT LEADERSHIP AND INSTINCTIVENESS ON THE BACK END OF THE ECU DEFENSE. HE WILL BE A HARD ONE TO REPLACE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON. HE WAS KNOWN AS A SHUTDOWN CORNER THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE AND WAS A GUY WHO COULD TAKE AWAY THE OPPONENTS BEST RECEIVER. GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE MIKE!

COLBY GORE � CB - #26

COLBY STARTED OFF THE SEASON AS THE SLOT CORNER BUT EVENTUALLY TOOK OVER THE STARTING SPOT REPLACING FRESHMAN JAQUAN MCMILLIAN. HIS INT IN THE BOWL GAME ALMOST TURNED THE TIDE FOR THE PIRATES, BUT INSTEAD A QUESTIONABLE REFEREE CALL, TURNED IT INTO A SAFETY, GIVING THE CARDINALS 2 POINTS. HE SHOULD BE KNOWN FOR A LOT MORE THAN THAT HOWEVER AS HE WAS A GREAT TEAMMATE AND ALWAYS WAS THERE FOR HIS FELLOW PLAYERS, AS WELL AS ONE HELL OF A PLAYER HIMSELF. HE IS EARNING A MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND NEEDS ONLY ONE MORE CLASS TO OBTAIN THAT DEGREE WHICH HE SHOULD ACCOMPLISH IN THE SPRING SEMESTER.

BANQUET CONCLUSION � 2013

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PIRATES ARE GRADUATING QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP ON AND OFF OF THE FIELD. GONE WILL BE OVER 50% OF THE RUSHING TD�S FROM 2013, AS WELL AS ALMOST 100 CATCHES AND 1,000 YARDS FROM THE PASSING OFFENSE. DEFENSIVELY, ECU GRADUATES 15 SACKS AND LEADERS ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE AS WELL AS THE TWO STARTING CB�S. WE WISH ALL THE GRADUATES LUCK IN THE FUTURE AND ALSO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS AS EAST CAROLINA ALUMNI!