Bios courtesy of East Carolina Athletics
Colby Gore SIGNED
Officially enrolled early at ECU in January of 2016 and will join the Pirates for spring drills ... Re-signed (grant-in-aid) with head coach Scottie Montgomery's program after initially inking a national letter-of-intent with East Carolina in February, 2015. High School: A two-way player, special teams stalwart and team captain for head coach Blair Hardin at North Myrtle Beach ... Produced 1,499 all-purpose yards as a receiver on the offensive side of the ball and as a prolific punt and kickoff return specialists ... Defensively, netted 79 tackles with four interceptions and six pass break-ups from his safety position as a senior ... Totaled 48 stops, eight interceptions (three returned for touchdowns) and two forced fumbles during junior season ... Logged 350 yards on 25 catches as a wide-out in 2013 ... Turned in a 98-yard kickoff return for a score and a 76-yard interception return for another touchdown during a contest against Wilson as a junior ... Also added a punt return for a TD during the course of the season ... Rated as the No. 24 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina and the No. 4 defensive back by Scout.com ... Selected to play in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives North vs South All-Star Bowl Game. Personal: Born May 6, 1997 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... Full name is Colby Deion Gore ... Son of Carlton and Rose Gore ... Older brothers all earned honors as football lettermen at North Myrtle Beach High School ... Brother P.J. Gore starred at Mars Hill and later signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons ... Another brother, Stephon Gore, serves as an assistant football (defense) coach at Monroe (N.C.) High School ... Has 11 uncles on father's side of the family, including Milton Gore who helped Georgia Southern capture NCAA Division I-AA National Championships in 1985 and 1986 ... Active in his church and member of the youth choir ... In addition to singing, other hobbies include cooking, basketball, running, fishing and hunting.
Cortez Herrin SIGNED
Officially enrolled early at ECU in January of 2016 and will participate with the Pirates in spring drills, thus signed a grant-in-aid with the program instead of a letter-of-intent (per NCAA policy).High School: Earned three letters for coach Stewart Young at Saluda High School ... Selected to the USA Today South Carolina All-State squad as a first-team offensive lineman ... Invited to play in the 2015 South Carolina North-South All-Star Game and was elected team captain ... Helped lead Tigers to a 10-3 overall record and a pair of playoff wins (30-27 over Keenan, 24-7 over Chesterfield) during senior campaign ... Outing of note in 2015 was a 14-pancake block effort against McCormick HS that helped lead Saluda to a 54-12 victory ... Played primarily the guard position on offense, while experiencing action as a defensive end on the other side of the ball ... Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, which also ranked him as South Carolina's No. 26 overall prospect (and among top 90 offensive guards nationally) ... Awarded three stars by 247Sports.com as well, in addition to a No. 17 state overall recruit ranking and a No. 41 standing among all offensive guards in the country ... A two-star performer according to Scout.com ... Officially committed to the Pirate program on May 20, 2015 ... Also received interest from Clemson, North Carolina and South Carolina ... Earned additional varsity letter as basketball player. Personal: Full name is Cortez Laquan Herrin ... Brother, Cedric Herrin, participated in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game in 2013, also serving as a captain.
Colby Gore SIGNED
Officially enrolled early at ECU in January of 2016 and will join the Pirates for spring drills ... Re-signed (grant-in-aid) with head coach Scottie Montgomery's program after initially inking a national letter-of-intent with East Carolina in February, 2015. High School: A two-way player, special teams stalwart and team captain for head coach Blair Hardin at North Myrtle Beach ... Produced 1,499 all-purpose yards as a receiver on the offensive side of the ball and as a prolific punt and kickoff return specialists ... Defensively, netted 79 tackles with four interceptions and six pass break-ups from his safety position as a senior ... Totaled 48 stops, eight interceptions (three returned for touchdowns) and two forced fumbles during junior season ... Logged 350 yards on 25 catches as a wide-out in 2013 ... Turned in a 98-yard kickoff return for a score and a 76-yard interception return for another touchdown during a contest against Wilson as a junior ... Also added a punt return for a TD during the course of the season ... Rated as the No. 24 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina and the No. 4 defensive back by Scout.com ... Selected to play in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives North vs South All-Star Bowl Game. Personal: Born May 6, 1997 at Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... Full name is Colby Deion Gore ... Son of Carlton and Rose Gore ... Older brothers all earned honors as football lettermen at North Myrtle Beach High School ... Brother P.J. Gore starred at Mars Hill and later signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons ... Another brother, Stephon Gore, serves as an assistant football (defense) coach at Monroe (N.C.) High School ... Has 11 uncles on father's side of the family, including Milton Gore who helped Georgia Southern capture NCAA Division I-AA National Championships in 1985 and 1986 ... Active in his church and member of the youth choir ... In addition to singing, other hobbies include cooking, basketball, running, fishing and hunting.
Cortez Herrin SIGNED
Officially enrolled early at ECU in January of 2016 and will participate with the Pirates in spring drills, thus signed a grant-in-aid with the program instead of a letter-of-intent (per NCAA policy).High School: Earned three letters for coach Stewart Young at Saluda High School ... Selected to the USA Today South Carolina All-State squad as a first-team offensive lineman ... Invited to play in the 2015 South Carolina North-South All-Star Game and was elected team captain ... Helped lead Tigers to a 10-3 overall record and a pair of playoff wins (30-27 over Keenan, 24-7 over Chesterfield) during senior campaign ... Outing of note in 2015 was a 14-pancake block effort against McCormick HS that helped lead Saluda to a 54-12 victory ... Played primarily the guard position on offense, while experiencing action as a defensive end on the other side of the ball ... Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, which also ranked him as South Carolina's No. 26 overall prospect (and among top 90 offensive guards nationally) ... Awarded three stars by 247Sports.com as well, in addition to a No. 17 state overall recruit ranking and a No. 41 standing among all offensive guards in the country ... A two-star performer according to Scout.com ... Officially committed to the Pirate program on May 20, 2015 ... Also received interest from Clemson, North Carolina and South Carolina ... Earned additional varsity letter as basketball player. Personal: Full name is Cortez Laquan Herrin ... Brother, Cedric Herrin, participated in the South Carolina North-South All-Star game in 2013, also serving as a captain.
