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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupWednesday, September 13, 2017

September 13, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Can East Carolina recover from its latest self-inflicted football mess?…QB injury, coordinator change leaves ECU reeling as it prepares to host No. 16 Virginia Tech…Brown, Grayson repackaged for success…Bud Foster on ECU: It’s a hornet’s nest down there…Baseball Garners Top-20 National Recruiting Ranking By Baseball America…Cardinals re-signing Chris Johnson…Bulls remain atop AAC power rankings after Week 2…Illinois-USF game to be played Friday as scheduled…AD Benedict Holds Out Hope That USF-UConn Football Game Can Be Rescheduled…Duke football is winning and has a renovated stadium. But where are the fans?…Roaring 20: Indians tie AL record with 20th straight win

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Can East Carolina recover from its latest self-inflicted football mess? Raleigh News and Observer

QB injury, coordinator change leaves ECU reeling as it prepares to host No. 16 Virginia Tech Richmond.com

ecupirates.com

  • Baseball Garners Top-20 National Recruiting Ranking By Baseball America
  • Pirates Finish Eighth At Minnesota Invitational

Brian Bailey Show: Interview with new ECU defensive coordinator Robert Prunty Pirate Radio 1250

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Brown, Grayson repackaged for success
  • Recruiting rankings make ECU history

ECU recruiting class gets national ranking for 2nd straight year WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • AP Source: Cardinals re-signing Chris Johnson
  • ECU baseball garners top 20 national recruiting class

247 Sports

  • Brown, Pirate wide receivers hitting stride at the right time
  • Pirates keeping a close eye on Sirk
  • Cardinals bring back RB Chris Johnson
  • Bud Foster on ECU: It’s a hornet’s nest down there
  • ECU’s 2017 baseball recruiting class ranked No. 19 nationally
  • Setting the Stage: Virginia Tech @ ECU

Pirates Put Together a Top 20 Baseball Recruiting Class Rivals.com

Roanoke Times

  • Virginia Tech football: Post-Beamer special teams still giving Hokies a spark
  • Hokies notes: Mike linebacker outlook, ECU QB expectations and backup DT progress

The 10 most disappointing teams after Week 2 USA Today

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Touchdown Tuesday: Week 2
  • The Rise: NFL Edition

Tampa Bay Times

  • Bulls remain atop AAC power rankings after Week 2
  • USF to play Friday with hopes of an improved offense
  • Illinois-USF game to be played Friday as scheduled
  • Bulls begin ‘condensed’ practice week
  • Strong invites first responders, high school teams to USF game
  • Know the foe: Illinois

UC-Miami: Bearcats try to keep ‘Bell’ streak alive Cincinnati Enquirer

Hurricane Irma: UCF football team serves meal to National Guard Orlando Sentinel

Owls Notes: Two kickers still sharing one job for Temple Philly.com

AD Benedict Holds Out Hope That USF-UConn Football Game Can Be Rescheduled Hartford Courant

UConn QB Bryant Shirreffs and Family Dealt with Hurricane Irma theuconnblog.com

Big odds aside, Tulane ready for No. 2 Oklahoma New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Tulane welcomes challenge at No. 2 Oklahoma, says Tulane’s Willie Fritz
  • Tulane battles injuries as Wave prepares for No. 2 Oklahoma

Memphis eager for ‘showcase game’ against UCLA Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU offense shares credit for D’Angelo Brewer’s big day Tulsa World

UH football’s weekly stock report Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Hokies staying patient as running game slowly emerges Hampton Roads Daily Press

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Duke football is winning and has a renovated stadium. But where are the fans?
  • Impressed by Ryan Finley’s fast start for NC State? Guess who isn’t

Duke, Cutcliffe ready for Baylor WRAL SportsFan

The Associated Press

  • No. 3 Clemson’s offense needs to ‘bring it’ vs Louisville
  • No. 23 Tennessee, No. 24 Florida to play as scheduled
  • Despite Irma, football games in Florida get a go-ahead
  • Auburn offense struggles to score against good team – again
  • No. 18 K-State matchup legitimate test for unbeaten Vandy
  • Nebraska coach Mike Riley receives 1-year contract extension
  • Pac-12 Beat: Conference test appears to be shortening games

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ODU forced to trim $842,000 from athletic budget to compensate for enrollment decline
  • With eye toward Foreman Field renovation, ODU announces $40 million in athletics fundraising
  • Students end up as big winners in ODU stadium expansion
  • ODU proposes 22,130-seat football stadium to be built without new student fees

Charleston Post and Courier

  • South Carolina’s baseball recruiting class ranks 5th in nation, Clemson at 15th
  • Burden of Kentucky losing streak now falls on Muschamp, Gamecocks’ underclassmen
  • Charleston Southern adds football game at Indiana next month

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Roaring 20: Indians tie AL record with 20th straight win
  • Kershaw helps Dodgers end 11-game skid, clinch playoff spot
  • AP Was There: NY Giants set baseball win streak mark in 1916
  • Lakers to retire Kobe Bryant’s 2 jersey numbers in December
  • ESPN distances itself from anchor Jemele Hill’s Trump tweets
  • LEADING OFF: Indians go for 21st straight; Rays head home
  • Column: Freak show over, the real fight is finally here
  • Odd ball: Indians chase win streak record that includes tie
  • Verlander leads Astros to skid-snapping 1-0 win over Angels

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers’ defense looks good under Steve Wilks, but still a work in progress
  • Fan who got Jonathan Stewart’s TD ball Sunday has a funny ‘back’ story

Washington Post

  • Dusty Baker has taken a good Nationals team and made it better
  • Indians’ record-tying win streak is even more amazing than it seems
  • Santana Moss: Josh Doctson ‘might be the best receiver on this team’
  • Smoot: Don’t let Cousins off the hook

Raleigh News and Observer

  • If Canes really are a top-line center away from making the playoffs, is this the guy?
  • Danica Patrick says she’s out at Stewart-Haas Racing after season
  • Was the wrong Steve Smith just named an initial nominee of 2018 Hall of Fame class?

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