ECU Soccer Ties No. 16 NC State 1-1…Value in Blackwell’s insight…ECU ticket sales behind with season opener a week away…Commissioner believes American Athletic merits inclusion with big five conferences …Blake Barnett expected to be USF’s opening night starter …Grad transfer from UCF already leader in Nebraska secondary…Maryland football grants release to freshman, allowing transfer…A new weapon for Penn State football team: cherry juice…Tiger Woods, With Another Slow Start, Is 5 Strokes Back in the Northern Trust

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
ECU and its foes are all dealing with issues Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Ties No. 16 NC State 1-1
• College Colors Day Is August 31

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Value in Blackwell’s insight
• ‘Game ready’

Pirates hold on for draw at No. 16 NC State WNCT 9

ECU ties No. 16 NC State 1-1 WITN 7

Aug. 23 6 p.m. sports: Pirate Talk with Terrell Greene WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Looking at the ECU 2018 Scholarship Chart
• Pena back into the mix for ECU’s offensive line after injury
• ECU ticket sales behind with season opener a week away
• The 2018 ECU All-Preseason Team: Defense

ECU Defensive Line Getting It Wright for the Season Opener Rivals.com

Wolfpack draws ECU despite strong showing NCSU Technician

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Stories: Heisman Hopes for UCF’s Milton
• 2018 American Football Previews: UCF Knights
• AMERICAN DIGITAL NETWORK TO CARRY 19 FALL EVENTS

How college football games are created: Athletic directors striking delicate balance with schedules Republican-American

Commissioner believes American Athletic merits inclusion with big five conferences Houston Chronicle

FOX Sports Ohio Announces ‘Bearcats Insider’  Fox Sports

Blake Barnett expected to be USF’s opening night starter Tampa Tribune

UCF is No. 1 on my preseason college football ballot Orlando Sentinel

UConn Defensive Backs Preview: Extremely Young Secondary To Be Tested Quickly Hartford Courant

Temple Football: Offensive Expectations Heading into 2018 Season 247 Sports

Tulane freshman Jeffery Johnson says he is ready for veteran Wake Forest O-line New Orleans Advocate

Memphis football gets reacquainted with Liberty Bowl during practice Memphis Commercial Appeal

At TU, punter Thomas Bennett is learning from one of the best – his dad Tulsa World

Navy kicker Bennett Moehring confident entering season Annapolis Capital

Wichita State wonders who’s next at setter as volleyball opens 2018 season Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Can Scotty McCreery fling as well as he can sing? See how he did on the baseball mound.  Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• App State notebook: A day after walk-on tryouts, Scott Satterfield names the best he’s had as head coach
• Breaking down Wake Forest’s first depth chart of the season
• WSSU progressing nicely heading toward the opener on Sept. 1 against UNC Pembroke

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU gives basketball coach Jeff Jones a contract extension and a raise
• How about we call a lie a lie … talking to you, Urban Meyer

Columbia The State

• With camp over, South Carolina’s projected depth chart
• Clemson defender walking away from football

Charlotte Observer

• Grad transfer from UCF already leader in Nebraska secondary
• Mike Jensen: A new weapon for Penn State football team: cherry juice
• Michael Cunningham: I’m glad Urban Meyer makes it harder to pretend college sports are about higher values

Washington Post

• As Maryland AD, Anderson used school funds to defend football players in sex assault case
• Maryland football grants release to freshman, allowing transfer
• Boomer Esiason calls for Maryland president and AD to exit

Urban Meyer and the Missed Signs at Ohio State New York Times