Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, August 20, 2017

Offense Bounces Back In Second Scrimmage…Varner loves the ECU backers he’s had this week …WR Trevon Brown cleared for practice…FCS No 1. JMU begins preparations for East Carolina…UConn Football Has Leadership Council; Not Captains…Showtime documentary series provides tremendous exposure for Navy football program…Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert quietly confident…Hokies’ Fuente presses on with final personnel decisions…Starting offense again spins its wheels in Redskins’ 21-17 loss to the Packers…Christian McCaffrey a bright spot during otherwise dismal day for Panthers’ offense

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Offense Bounces Back In Second Scrimmage ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU offense bounces back
• Political science professor honored

Offense bounces back in ECU’s second scrimmage Washington Daily News

Varner loves the ECU backers he’s had this week Winston Salem Journal

Dowdy Student Stores T-shirt sales raise $5250 for ALS Association The East Carolinian

First weekend back for East Carolina students WNCT 9

Around the American Athletic Conference

USF wraps up preseason camp Tampa Bay Times

UCF offensive linemen maintain unique tradition, push to improve Orlando Sentinel

Owls treat scrimmage like real game situation; Finch given tough-guy number philly.com

Russell trying to be next great at new Linebacker U Owls Daily

UConn Football Has Leadership Council; Not Captains The UCONN Blog

Tulane notebook: With QB Jonathan Banks, the passing game has a pulse New Orleans Advocate

Tulane hoping to build an on-campus performance center, AD Troy Dannen says New Orleans Times Picayune

Dallas News

• SMU senior offensive linemen Jerry Saena, Braylon Hyder leave program  
• SMU defense’s odds for success hinges on its line heading into 2017
• SMU safety Michael Clark could miss season opener with shoulder injury
• Adam Grosbard answers questions on all things SMU and AAC football at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23; ask yours now

Showtime documentary series provides tremendous exposure for Navy football program Annapolis Capital

WSU notes: Shockers stock up on Kansas’ baseball class of 2019 Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlottesville violence prompts black U-Va. athletes to reflect on their experience Washington Post

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• Virginia quarterback Kurt Benkert quietly confident
• Hokies’ Fuente presses on with final personnel decisions

Columbia The State

• He had the biggest catch in Clemson history. Now Hunter Renfrow has new ambitions
• Clemson defense struggles in scrimmage: ‘We’re not as good as we think we are’
• Gamecocks hope to play hide and seek with Deebo Samuel on offense

Former walk-on Blake LaRussa appears virtually certain to start at QB for Old Dominion Norfolk Virginian Pilot

The Associated Press

• Florida State QB Francois ready to be leader of offense
• Oklahoma football gets flashy $160 million upgrade for stadium and facilities
• Walk-on awarded scholarship in practice stunt