Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, November 9, 2017

ECU basketball inks three during early signing period…Jake Agnos Selected For NCAA Leadership Forum…Pirates’ football has future superstar already contributing on its hands…Anytime, anyplace for Minshew…Odum leaves UNC to join ECU…Logan Zone: ECU’s not athletic enough on D…Temple Visits Cincinnati Friday on ESPN2…Knights, Tigers, Bulls lead AAC power rankings…Tulane’s DE Robert Kenney refused to let freak accident deter his drive…College Football Playoff cartel insults UCF with laughable No. 18 ranking…How UNC football reached this point of futility…NC State tries again for immediate eligibility for Beverly…AP source: Jones threatens Goodell deal after Elliott ban…Cam floats Tom Brady ‘Benjamin Button’ theory

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: Jabs takes command of ECU’s winningest program Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Inks Three During Early Signing Period
• Jake Agnos Selected For NCAA Leadership Forum

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Anytime, anyplace for Minshew
• ECU: Agnos to forum; Lebo signs 3

Pirate basketball inks to start for 2018-19 season WNCT 9

ECU basketball inks three during early signing period WITN 7

The East Carolinian

• Pirates’ football has future superstar already contributing on its hands
• TECsperts Predictions for ECU vs. Tulane
• Baseball to return to the field friday for Purple-Gold tournament
• Men’s basketball set to start season
• Pirate Women’s Tennis Finishes Record Fall Season
• Women’s Basketball aims to focus on “the process”
• Women’s Hoops Looking forward to the upcoming season

247 Sports

• ECU signs three in early signing period
• Final three games could be showcase for Gardner Minshew
• Brown, McGhin, Williams grade out strong for Week 10
• American Athletic Conference basketball preseason projections
• ECU offers 2019 in-state RB Cameron Hutchinson first

Pirates Ink Three Basketball Prospects for 2018-19 Season Rivals.com

Odum leaves UNC to join ECU The Robesonian

Logan Zone: ECU’s not athletic enough on D WRAL Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Signing Day Central
• Top Defensive Plays – Week 10
• Game Preview: Temple Visits Cincinnati Friday on ESPN2
• Women’s Volleyball: Five teams in contention for regular season title
• Women’s Basketball Championship Tickets Go On Sale Friday

AAC Power Rankings: UConn Falls A Spot Following Loss To USF Hartford Courant

Tampa Bay Times

• Knights, Tigers, Bulls lead AAC power rankings
• Four questions for Bulls men’s hoops as season begins

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane’s DE Robert Kenney refused to let freak accident deter his drive
• Easton’s Dene Mimms, John Curtis’ Dynah Jones sign with Tulane

College Football Playoff cartel insults UCF with laughable No. 18 ranking Orlando Sentinel

Philly.com

• Is UCF showing signs of vulnerability? | AAC football notes
• Temple to host Jefferson in Thursday’s charity exhibition for hurricane relief

Dallas News

• Post-Week 10 AAC power rankings: Why SMU moves up after loss to Central Florida
• 5 things SMU fans need to know about Navy, including its unique offense
• Why SMU basketball’s season will hinge on the development of its freshman class

UC basketball: Bearcats sign California point guard Cincinnati Enquirer

Wichita Eagle

• Erik Stevenson calls signing with Wichita State ‘dreams becoming reality’
• Gregg Marshall’s thoughts on Wichita State’s four early signees
• 6-9 (and growing) wing Chance Moore gives WSU a signing-day score
• It’s awesome, baby! Dick Vitale joins Gregg Marshall at Chamber’s annual meeting

Tigers gear up for opener against Alabama Memphis Commercial Appeal

Annapolis Capital

• Sayles has quietly developed into the epitome of a Navy football player
• Redskins sign former Navy standout Keenan Reynolds to practice squad

TU basketball signs two players with Division I experience Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• How UNC football reached this point of futility
• Braxton Beverly hires attorney; NCSU files reconsideration request with NCAA
• Wrapping up Laptop Dome, the dumbest scandal in the history of dumb scandals

WRAL SportsFan

• Walston: UNC heads to Pitt with nothing to lose, plenty to gain
• Brownlow: UNC looks to keep streak against Pitt alive
• Preseason No. 1 Duke down to dominate with size

Winston Salem Journal

• Appalachian State looks to re-energize in matchup with Georgia Southern
• Appalachian State receives $10 million donation to athletics

The Associated Press

• Last year’s Final Four teams expecting boost from transfers
• A guide to the 2017-18 college hoops season
• Chinese authorities say 3 Americans are under investigation
• NC State tries again for immediate eligibility for Beverly
• South Carolina-Virginia to play home-and-home hoops series
• No. 3 Notre Dame faces No. 7 Miami with QBs in spotlight
• College Football Picks: 7 ranked vs ranked games – again
• Mark Richt among ACC coaches having success in 2nd year
• Central Michigan has 5 interceptions, tops EMU 42-30
• Ohio rushes for 393 yards, hands Toledo 1st conference loss
• Western Michigan has 3 defensive TDs, tops Kent State 48-20

Charlotte Observer

• College basketball tips off Friday. Here’s a preview of the area’s Division I conferences
• Similarities between 49ers coach Mark Price, point guard shape their special bond
• Charlotte 49ers sign one forward, expect to add two more recruits Thursday
• Gamecocks football assistant coach nominated for top national award

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Georgia Tech’s option creates preparation headaches for Hokies
• It’s time for Virginia Beach arena developers to concede the project just wasn’t viable