t’s a long road to make it on the roster for the East Carolina Pirates football team. After a three year struggle, East Carolina University seniors Gregory Wells Jr. and Michael Rush now can share their experiences on their battle to make it on the team as walk-ons.
The walk-on/tryout process is tough at ECU. The tough part about the tryout is appealing to the coaches watching you. For Rush, he had to adapt and change his game when ECU switched head coaches.
“I had a rough experience at first. I tried out my freshman and sophomore year and unfortunately, I did not make the team,” Rush said.