Cole Hodge

Freshman in the classroom ... 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.