Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, August 31, 2017

ECU swim program under internal investigation…Trevon Brown Earns Medical Clearance For Return To Action…Godwin Announces Staff Additions For 2018 Season…ECU Soccer Faces Campbell Thursday on the Road…Linebacker leadership emerges…Derrell Scott Fired Up To Return…JMU’s Kirkpatrick Ready To Face Old Team…ECU alum Sandra Bullock donates $1M to Harvey relief…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: HV III has a bone to pick with the American media Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Trevon Brown Earns Medical Clearance For Return To Action
• GAMEDAY: ECU Soccer Faces Campbell Thursday on the Road
• Gameday: Volleyball Makes Way To Florida For Hatter Classic
• Godwin Announces Staff Additions For 2018 Season
• Softball Announces 2017 Fall Competition Schedule
• ECU Men’s Golf Schedule For 2017-18 Revealed

WITN 7

• First on WITN: ECU swim program under internal investigation
• Pirates get Brown back

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Linebacker leadership emerges
• Late Night with Ronnie Woodward: Top 10 for ECU football fans
• Report: ECU swimming under investigation

The East Carolinian

• East Carolina conditioned, ready to face James Madison
• Preseason Report Card, Strengths and Weaknesses

Scott excited about chance at RB for Pirates WCTI 12

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Midweek Pow6r Points From The American
• Volleyball heads into 33 matches Over the weekend
• Women’s Soccer: Week 3 Preview
• Game Preview: Navy Visits Florida Atlantic Friday
• American Stories: New Coach, New QB, Same Mentality
• The Rise: Olympic Sport Edition

Memphis-ULM game will go on as planned Thursday Memphis Commercial Appeal

Harvey keeping Rice and Houston football teams off campus Associated Press

Houston Chronicle

• UH finds comfort in Austin but yearns to return home
• University of Houston football season opener postponed
• State’s college football teams pitching in to help Houston’s…
• Vince Young hosts UH football team at his steakhouse

Down the Drive

• AAC Roundtable: Predictions for the 2017 season
• Cincinnati Bearcats Football 2017 Preview

Catching up with Gino Guidugli: Former star QB is now Bearcats’ running backs coach WCPO 9

UC vs. Austin Peay: Scouting report and prediction Cincinnati Enquirer

USF freshmen’s cameo evolves into prominent role Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF driven to build on success in season opener against FIU
• UCF assistant coach Jovan Dewitt lauds Knights’ mental toughness, progress

Annapolis Capital

• Hawk epitomizes new era of Navy offensive linemen
• Pasadena resident Zach Abey takes reins of Navy’s triple-option offense

Best-case and worst-case scenarios for SMU in the 2017 college football season  Dallas News

Tulsa World

• Tulsa at No. 10 Oklahoma State: Philip Montgomery comfortable heading into third season
• Tulsa at No. 10 Oklahoma State: Three storylines for the Hurricane

Tulane not taking Grambling lightly — and for the Green Wave, that’s not a chiche New Orleans Advocate

Shockers in Houston happy to see the sun after days of rising water Wichita Eagle

UConn Football ’17: Is There A QB In The House? David Pindell Becomes The Huskies’ Next Man Up Hartford Courant

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• Hokies-Mountaineers rivalry has simmered, but memories still fresh
• Tailgate Guys company aims to enhance Virginia Tech fan experience

Raleigh News and Observer

• Greenville’s World Series All Stars get warm welcome from NC lawmakers
• The cable cord-cutter’s guide to watching college football and the NFL
• Here’s how to watch college football games on ACC Network Extra
• Why UNC players and coaches don’t know what to expect out of the team’s offense

The Associated Press

• Week 1 preview: ‘Bama-FSU; Action Jackson; Sumlin vs Mora
• College football picks: ‘Bama-FSU can make long-term impact
• SEC enters 50th season since its integration of football
• Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova to ’85 NCAA title, dies
• Villanova fondly remembers ’85 championship behind Massimino
• No. 17 Florida names Franks starting quarterback for opener
• Florida suspends 2 more for opener, including RB Scarlett
• Former teammates are anchors for No. 8 Huskies, No. 24 Cougs
• Pac-12 adds new measures to shorten football games

Winston Salem Journal

• Best foot forward: Wake Forest football has chance to get off on right start against Presbyterian
• Ram Ramblings: CIAA now in different region for football playoffs

Columbia The State

• Why one analyst has South Carolina’s first opponent in College Football Playoff
• Clemson grad student was once a history-making kicker at Kent State

App State athletics has $54 million impact on High Country Watauga Democrat