In an effort to continue its popular Pirate-themed recruiting ways, ECU's football team is sending out custom-designed national letters-of-intent to prospects to sign for the start of Wednesday's early signing period.

The special letters-of-intent scrolls, which are hand-crafted by the ECU football offices, are a continuation of the style the Pirates' staff used for the offer letters that went viral on Aug. 1.

These letters, designed and executed by the creative minds of director of player personnel Ethan Johnson and recruiting quality control coordinator Kevin Slattery, are the first known custom doctored NLIs college football has seen.

Most NLIs just have the generic wording with the school's logo, but the Pirates once again went all out to make an impression for their future student-athletes.

The early signing period officially opens Wednesday morning and runs until the 23rd. All of ECU's commitments are currently expected to sign in December.