David Beaty, Lincoln Riley impressed by young Garrett Riley…Does ‘Oklahoma quarterback Will Grier’ sound strange? It could have happened …One of a kind: Total staff continuity makes Tulane unique in college football landscape …UConn Teams Are Down, So Attendance Is Down, And The Rebuild Has Begun…Alex Smith comes to the Redskins with self-assurance as his strong suit…British Open: Jordan Spieth Moves Into Position for a Repeat

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

247 Sports

• ECU’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2018: No. 12
• David Beaty, Lincoln Riley impressed by young Garrett Riley

Around the American Athletic Conference

Lou Gudino Added to Gregg Marshall’s Wichita State Basketball Staff BCSNN

Mike Anthony: UConn Teams Are Down, So Attendance Is Down, And The Rebuild Has Begun Hartford Courant

One of a kind: Total staff continuity makes Tulane unique in college football landscape New Orleans Advocate

Must-watch Vols, Vandy, Memphis games this season Memphis Commercial Appeal

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

In summer of success, Wake Forest’s Bhatia falls just short of biggest win yet Raleigh News and Observer

Suspension of QB Kendall Hinton shows Wake Forest’s rules apply to all Winston Salem Journal

Deep Creek grad, softball great tapped for Virginia Tech’s Hall of Fame Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• Jake Bentley’s place among SEC QBs: Elite player, room for growth — or both?
• ‘I guess they like the slide.’ How the ACC reacted to return of Clemson D-line

Louisiana Tech Football: CUSA title next step for Bulldogs? Saturday Blitz

OU Football: Does ‘Oklahoma quarterback Will Grier’ sound strange? It could have happened Tulsa World