Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Lindberg Scores Twice in Pirates’ First Road Win…Volleyball Sweeps William & Mary To Open ECU Invitational…New ECU punter hoping to strike fear with big leg…Hurricane Harvey forces Cougars to shift football operations to Austin…Charlie Strong, football program need a cash commitment from USF…Anchors Aweigh for American football season at Wichita State…North State, Texas to tangle for US title…Leach’s young ex-Texas Tech QBs thriving as Big 12 coaches…Hospitality done: It’s nearly game time for Stanford, Rice…Mayweather, McGregor ready to rumble in much-hyped fight

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Lindberg Scores Twice in Pirates’ First Road Win
• Volleyball Sweeps William & Mary To Open ECU Invitational

Around the American Athletic Conference

Hurricane Harvey forces Cougars to shift football operations to Austin Houston Chronicle

theamerican.org

• Women’s Volleyball Completes 15 Matches In Opening Day
• Women’s Soccer: Week 2 Friday Recap

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC punter is from Australia
• ‘Big Country’ to lead UC offensive line

Jones: Charlie Strong, football program need a cash commitment from USF Tampa Tribune

UCF women’s soccer earns historic win over No. 4 North Carolina Orlando Sentinel

Anchors Aweigh for American football season at Wichita State Wichita Eagle

College football preview 2017: A look at TU’s depth chart, stars, sleepers and schedule Tulsa World

Can Tulane be a special team? That will largely depend on a new kicker. New Orleans Advocate

Tulane position preview: Defense New Orleans Times Picayune

Dallas News

• 10 key players every SMU fan needs to know
• National analyst: What Chad Morris needs to do in third year at SMU to be considered for Power Five jobs

Isaac Bruce a ‘great mentor’ for Anthony Miller Memphis Commercial Appeal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Greenville Daily Reflector

• North State, Texas to tangle for US title
• Greenville playing the Field(s)
• World Series a family affair for players

Winston Salem Journal

• Wolford named Wake Forest’s opening-game starter for fourth time
• Macaulay reunites with Clark on App State’s line

The Associated Press

• Leach’s young ex-Texas Tech QBs thriving as Big 12 coaches
• Hospitality done: It’s nearly game time for Stanford, Rice
• Rice football players check on status of Hurricane Harvey
• Wake Forest picks John Wolford as its starting quarterback
• Clemson’s Swinney gets raise to nearly $7 million a year
• Alabama-Florida State kicks off this season’s games to watch
• A freshman no more, ‘Bama’s Jalen Hurts focused on future
• Georgia Tech exploring options to replace leading rusher
• Illinois to stop playing ‘war chant’ music at games
• Pitt Preview: Panthers looking to take the next step
• Colorado football program to retire Rashaan Salaam’s number