Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

AD: Cost of attendance is costly, necessary…Pirates outline objectives for preseason…NFL feel to special teams…2x NAIA National Champ Magnus Andersen Transferring to East Carolina…Bills’ Zay Jones: Surrounded by veteran…UCF lands $2 million donation for athletics village…Navy assistant coach retires from Marine Corps…Center of golf universe will be in North Carolina the next two weeks…Don Baylor, former MVP and Manager of Year, dead at 68

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Back to work, finally Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Summer Sessions: Raquan Wilkins
• Boys Of Summer Report (Final)

Greenville Daily Reflector

• AD: Cost of attendance is costly, necessary
• NOTEBOOK: NFL feel to special teams

Pirates outline objectives for preseason Washington Daily News

Bills’ Zay Jones: Surrounded by veterans CBS Sports

Another one: Vikings agree with nose tackle Linval Joseph on four-year contract extension Minneapolis Star-Tribune

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF lands $2 million donation for athletics village
• UCF coaches fired up about first scrimmage

USF journal: speedster Duran Bell making fast impression Tampa Bay Times

Swedish OL Oskar Andersson commits to Temple philly.com

Tulane notebook: Freshmen quickly moving up the ranks, especially on defense New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

• Which coaching situations should SMU fans worried about Chad Morris watch in 2017?
• What Tim Jankovich wants SMU to get out of its week-long Canada trip

Mike Norvell on ‘best practice of fall camp so far’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU practice report: Cooper Edmiston filling Trent Martin’s void at linebacker Tulsa World

Navy assistant coach retires from Marine Corps Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

It’s got to be the shoes: How Michael Jordan’s Jumpman could help UNC football  Raleigh News and Observer

Davidson headed to Italy, Slovenia for culture, hoops  Charlotte Observer

Panthers coach would have voted for Clemson’s Deshaun Watson to win Heisman Columbia The State

Charleston Post and Courier

• CSU, Citadel, Wofford ranked in FCS preseason poll
• Citadel plan for Johnson Hagood Stadium calls for 3,800 seats, office/residential space

“You enjoy every single second of it” – ODU senior Bunmi Rotimi on the first day of football practice Norfolk Virginian Pilot