2025 Football Roster
Hodge, Cole

Jersey Number 7
Cole Hodge
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Christian Academy of Louisville
- Major:
- Undecided
Bio
Freshman in the classroom that has four years of eligibility remaining ... Officially signed with East Carolina in December of 2023 and enrolled in January of 2025.
High School: Played for head coach Hunter Cantwell helping CAL to a pair of state championships as a junior and senior … Brother Connor signed with ECU in December of 2024 ... His senior season, led the Centurions to a 14-1 overall record which included a 41-16 win over Bell County for the state crown … In that game, he completed 18 of 20 passes for 238 yards and scored five total touchdowns (2 pass, 3 rush) including connecting on a five-yard toss to his younger brother (Connor) on the final score of the contest … Named state championship game MVP … Earned Kentucky 3A Player of the Year honors as a senior … As a junior, earned 3A State Player of the Year, District 4A Player of the Year and Wave 3 State Player of the Year honors after leading CAL to a state title … Completed 73.0 percent of his passes … Threw for 2,949 yards with 48 touchdowns to four interceptions … Rushed for 711 yards with nine scores with a 9.4 yards per rush … Led all Kentucky prep signal callers in TD passes, completion percentage (fifth all-time in state history), TD to INT ratio and yards per attempt … Three-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite, ESPN.com, On3.com and Rivals.com … Listed as the 86th-best quarterback nationally by 247Sports … Tabbed as the No. 28 quarterback nationally by ESPN.com and No. 39 by Rivals.com … Listed as a Top 20 player in Kentucky by Rivals.com (No. 6), ESPN.com (No. 11), 247Sports (No. 11) and On3.com (No. 18) … Chose East Carolina over offers from Appalachian State, Army, Ball State, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Liberty, Marshall, Memphis, Miami (OH), UAB, Western Michigan and others.
High School: Played for head coach Hunter Cantwell helping CAL to a pair of state championships as a junior and senior … Brother Connor signed with ECU in December of 2024 ... His senior season, led the Centurions to a 14-1 overall record which included a 41-16 win over Bell County for the state crown … In that game, he completed 18 of 20 passes for 238 yards and scored five total touchdowns (2 pass, 3 rush) including connecting on a five-yard toss to his younger brother (Connor) on the final score of the contest … Named state championship game MVP … Earned Kentucky 3A Player of the Year honors as a senior … As a junior, earned 3A State Player of the Year, District 4A Player of the Year and Wave 3 State Player of the Year honors after leading CAL to a state title … Completed 73.0 percent of his passes … Threw for 2,949 yards with 48 touchdowns to four interceptions … Rushed for 711 yards with nine scores with a 9.4 yards per rush … Led all Kentucky prep signal callers in TD passes, completion percentage (fifth all-time in state history), TD to INT ratio and yards per attempt … Three-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite, ESPN.com, On3.com and Rivals.com … Listed as the 86th-best quarterback nationally by 247Sports … Tabbed as the No. 28 quarterback nationally by ESPN.com and No. 39 by Rivals.com … Listed as a Top 20 player in Kentucky by Rivals.com (No. 6), ESPN.com (No. 11), 247Sports (No. 11) and On3.com (No. 18) … Chose East Carolina over offers from Appalachian State, Army, Ball State, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Liberty, Marshall, Memphis, Miami (OH), UAB, Western Michigan and others.
East Carolina Postgame Interviews (Sept. 25, 2025)
Friday, September 26
ECU Football Coach Blake Harrell Presser Army
Monday, September 22
ECU Post-Game Interviews (Sept. 20, 2025)
Sunday, September 21
09/16/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Tuesday, September 16