ECU to host Norfolk State in 2020, Campbell in 2022…Wealth In Numbers & Talent For Receivers…Two Pirates catching attention of NFL scouts as season nears…ECU’s Draw Is The American’s Friday Highlight …Shoe Deals and Double Standards at North Carolina…NC State, Kevin Keatts working on new contract…Maryland football Coach DJ Durkin remains on leave, but many believe his fate is sealed…McCaffrey’s run highlights Panthers’ 27-20 win over Dolphins…Snedeker stays in front but others will likely make a run this weekend in Wyndham Championship

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fight Back In 1-1 Draw At Old Dominion
• Wealth In Numbers & Talent For Receivers
• Volleyball Purple-Gold Scrimmage Set For Aug. 21
• Softball To Hold Walk-On Tryouts In Mid-September

Five players to watch in final scrimmage Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU looks for turnaround after consecutive 3-9 finishes USA Today

247 Sports

• ECU to host Norfolk State in 2020, Campbell in 2022
• Mackie a valuable asset to ECU
• Two Pirates catching attention of NFL scouts as season nears

Around the American Athletic Conference

ECU’s Draw Is The American’s Friday Highlight theamerican.org

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Paul Daugherty: Luke Fickell building trust in Cincinnati Bearcats
• UC football: A look at who’s who as Bearcats seek drastic special-teams improvement

USF preseason: some midpoint observations Tampa Tribune

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF receiver Tre Nixon brings speed, strong work ethic to Knights after transfer from Ole Miss
• Date set for second game in UCF, Georgia Tech football series

UCF’s task for 2018: What comes after a perfect season? Fox Sports

UConn Running Back Preview: With Two Options Gone, All Eyes On Zavier Scott, Kevin Mensah Hartford Courant

Temple football heads off campus to closed practice at Franklin Field Philly.com

Tulane football notebook: backup QB battle coming into focus New Orleans Advocate

Memphis football observations: Screaming in Jackson Memphis Commercial Appeal

UH sends Ed Oliver-on-a-horse bobblehead to media Houston Chronicle

Jarid Ryan returns to cornerback with greater knowledge of defense Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

New York Times

• Shoe Deals and Double Standards at North Carolina
• The Rise of the College Football Strength Coach

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State, Kevin Keatts working on new contract
• That tunnel near Carter-Finley Stadium won’t be ready for NC State’s home opener

Five storylines for Wake Forest entering its second scrimmage of fall camp Winston Salem Journal

To get better in the fourth quarter, ODU goes into overtime in practice Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• Hometown SpursUp! Cam Smith commits to Gamecocks
• 5 things we learned from Clemson’s final scrimmage of preseason camp

Washington Post

• Maryland football Coach DJ Durkin remains on leave, but many believe his fate is sealed
• A year before McNair’s death, Maryland president nixed overhaul of athletes’ health care
• McNair is not the first Maryland player to die of heatstroke
• Maryland governing board takes control of investigation