04/09/2012 Spring Football Notebook No. 13ECU Opens Fourth and Final Week of Spring Drills 03/31/2012 Spring Football Notebook No. 8Defensive Pressure, High-Percentage Passing Effort Highlight Pirates' First Scrimmage 03/19/2012 McNeill's Spring Practice Press ConferenceHead Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Start Of Spring Practice 03/16/2012 2012 Pirates Ready To Start Spring Work MondayThird-Year Head Coach Ruffin McNeill Welcomes Back 15 Returning Starters, 48 Lettermen 11/23/2011 East Carolina Closes Regular Season At MarshallSaturday's Winner Ensures Bowl Appearance 10/15/2011 Coach McNeill Post-Game Interview (Oct. 15)Listen to comments from Coach McNeill, Torrance Hunt, Dominique Davis and Emanuel Davis following the Memphis game. 10/15/2011 East Carolina-Memphis Game HighlightsWatch highlights from East Carolina's win at Memphis. 10/08/2011 East Carolina-Houston Game HighlightsWatch highlights from East Carolina's game at Houston. An exceptionally gifted, quick and explosive skill performer who seemingly has made a smooth transition to the running back position after spending the first two seasons in the Pirate program as an inside receiver ... Coaches facilitated move to utilize pass-catching ability and break-away speed out of the backfield ... Enjoyed stellar spring, quickly acclimating to new role with a "team-first" attitude which resulted in depth chart inclusion and future competition battles with Michael Dobson and newcomer Reggie Bullock ... In addition, expected to serve top-tier special teams role again as a sophomore ... Led all rushers with 88 yards on eight carries during fi rst spring scrimmage April 2 ... Demonstrated explosiveness with a 49-yard scoring scamper midway through the contest, which also included one pass catch for seven yards ... Ran five times for 21 yards and had two receptions for nine yards during the second intrasquad match April 9 before averaging over 10 yards per rush (2-23) during the Purple-Gold Game on April 16. 2010 Game-by-Game Statistics 2009: Redshirted during initial season in Pirate program ... Officially signed with ECU in February, 2009. High School: Played on both sides of the ball during prep career, but finished as one of the region's top all-purpose backs during senior campaign ... Compiled 622 rushing yards and 238 reception yards on 12 catches ... Was also program's top kickoff return specialist, racking up over 300 yards and three touchdowns (95, 96 and 98-yard returns) ... In all, was responsible for 10 touchdowns in 2008 for coach Mike Briggs at C.E. Jordan High School ... Logged 71 tackles, five interceptions and 14 pass breakups as a member of the Falcons' secondary as a junior in 2007 and was chosen to the all-conference team ... Earned two varsity letters and was program's team captain as a senior ... Top prep effort was a 21-carry, 221-yard performance against Riverside High School in 2008 ... Invited to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game ... Racked up over 1,200 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns as a sophomore on program's junior varsity squad ... Helped lead JV unit to consecutive conference titles as the Offensive MVP ... A track letterman who posted a 4.25 time in the 40-yard dash - the fastest clip recorded at the Nike Combine that year ... Also booked a school-record 6.38 clip in the 55-meter sprint during the indoor season, which ranked as the fourth-fastest time nationally ... Owns a 41-inch vertical jump and a 4.37 20-yard shuttle time ... Earned MVP honors at the Nike Sparq Athletic Combine ... Stood No. 44 among all cornerbacks according to ESPN.com. Personal: Full name is Torrance Antonio Hunt ... Born January 28, 1991 at Durham, N.C. ... Son of Terry Hunt and Samantha Leak ... A communications major ... Lists current Tennessee Titans' running back Chris Johnson as favorite all-time Pirate player ... Has worn No. 34 on a uniform since age six ... Says reptiles are a "hobby" of choice ... Names former running back great Emmitt Smith as favorite NFL player ... Identifies his parents as the most influential people on his career.
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