03/25/2013 McNeill's Spring Practice Press ConferenceHead Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Start Of Spring Practice 10/22/2012 McNeill's Weekly Press ConferenceECU Head Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Upcoming Navy Game 09/06/2012 Pirates Travel To No. 9 South CarolinaSaturday Marks First Road Test For Football 08/27/2012 McNeill's Weekly Press ConferenceHead Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Upcoming Appalachian State Game 03/19/2012 McNeill's Spring Practice Press ConferenceHead Football Coach Ruffin McNeill Discusses The Start Of Spring Practice A promising young talent with a physically-imposing stature who used a solid initial spring practice period as a springboard to a two-deep standing as a top reserve at the left tackle position ... Could also experience action on the other side should personnel deficiencies warrant move, and as a member of special teams during first active campaign on the Pirates' roster ... While lift numbers are still in the development stage based on lack of experience in a collegiate strength and conditioning program, he does own one of the top vertical leaps (30") and 40 times (5.15) among all linemen ... Has already added nearly 40 pounds from an announced signing day weight of 250. 2011: Did not experience any game action, but served as a member of the scout team during redshirt season ... Officially signed with the Pirates in February. High School: Helped Silver Foxes to a 10-3 record, 4-A Region championship and an appearance in the second round of the South Carolina High School League Class AAAA, Division I playoffs as a senior after consecutive 2-9 campaigns the two previous years ... Used as a blocking tight end and interior lineman at Dutch Fork ... Named to the Midlands Football Nov. 3 Team-of-the-Week after making four knockdowns and grading out at 96 percent ... Paved the way for the offense to average 30.1 points per contest during senior season ... Played final year for legendary head coach Tom Knotts, who led Independence (Charlotte) High School to seven state titles and coached former Pirate Dominique Lindsay ... Previous head coach was Bill Kimrey ... Named the overall MVP of the Columbia, S.C., Schuman's National Underclassmen Combine (NUC) after broad jumping 8-foot-1 and running a 4.79-second shuttle drill ... Also made the Columbia NUC Outstanding Sophomore Performance List ... Rated by Jim Baxter of SCVarsity.com as the 10th-best offensive lineman in the state of South Carolina heading into the 2010 season ... Also played basketball for Dutch Fork ... Noticed by the ECU staff at one of the program's summer camps. Personal: Father, Ike Sr., played collegiate football at South Carolina while current ECU inside wide receivers coach Donnie Kirkpatrick was in Columbia serving as the quarterbacks coach ... Ike Sr. was taken in the 12th round of the 1991 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks ... An Honor Roll student at Dutch Fork ... Has not declared a college major. |
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