Staton orders ECU athletics audit…Young receivers in important roles…ECU Ready For First Scrimmage Saturday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium…Maryland places athletic staffers on leave in wake of football player’s death…New legal bills push UNC’s tab for academic scandal to $21 million…Death of man allegedly hit by Wake Forest basketball coach ruled a homicide…Redskins running back Derrius Guice suffers torn ACL, will miss season

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Alignment, Assignment, Read & Technique
• Pirates Close Exhibition Slate Against Gardner-Webb Saturday

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Young receivers in important roles
• Staton orders ECU athletics audit

247 Sports

• Scottie Montgomery shares expectations for first scrimmage
• Talented youth on display in ECU preseason camp
• ECU Football Opponent Preview: UCF Knights

ECU Ready For First Scrimmage Saturday in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Rivals.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

The American In The NFL – Preseason Openers theamerican.org

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati’s Fickell: My expectations are ‘double’ this season
• UC OL Garrett Campbell says Bearcats much sharper this year, as first scrimmage nears

Tampa Tribune

• Sam Barrington joins USF football radio team
• USF celebrates preeminence with newly designed license plate

247 Sports

• Former Bulls have big nights in their NFL debuts
• Former USF LB Sam Barrington to join USF football broadcasts

Mike Anthony: Family Reunion At Jim Calhoun Charity Event Important Show Of UConn Pride Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

• Rising junior: Thakarius Keyes one reason Tulane coaches excited about cornerback play
• Hoops recruiting: Kevin Zhang finally cleared to sign with Tulane

TU hosting preseason scrimmage and fan fest Saturday Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Pro Cougars: Elandon Roberts shines for Patriots; meet William…
• Ed Oliver feels snubbed by cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas…
• Bayou Bucket trophy to get makeover
• Famous former University of Houston students, alumni

Hoops Attendance Tops American Conference Leaderboard Wichita State Shockers

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Maryland places athletic staffers on leave in wake of football player’s death Washington Post

Raleigh News and Observer

• New legal bills push UNC’s tab for academic scandal to $21 million
• Death of man allegedly hit by Wake Forest basketball coach ruled a homicide
• The clock is ticking on one-and-done basketball. Krzyzewski says Duke will adjust
• Star recruits Tre Jones and Cameron Reddish will miss Duke’s Canada basketball games with injuries

Winston Salem Journal

• Mount Airy’s Donavon Greene, a Wake Forest football commit, gets a taste of playing at BB&T Field
• Five storylines for Wake Forest football as it prepares for its first scrimmage of fall camp
• Appalachian State’s Darrynton Evans and Corey Sutton couldn’t play last year. So how did they impact the Dollar General Bowl win?
• ‘Disrespectful’ preseason predictions resonate with Deacons for motivational reasons

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Returning specialists could put U.Va. in position for success
• Former ODU star Taylor Heinicke making case to be Carolina’s No. 2 QB

Columbia The State

• What Amari Rodgers brings to Clemson as a punt returner
• This Clemson football assistant is No. 1 in country as being ‘ready for a top job’
• Muschamp weighs in on biscuits vs. cornbread, and SI’s food expert loves his answer