ECU once again has deep WR rotation heading into 2018 season…Kim Sanford Named AAC Defensive Player-Of-The-Week…Tulane Hosts Wake Forest In Thursday Night Opener…No. 21 UCF aims to continue win streak as it opens against UConn…A tragedy followed by a debacle: Maryland football to kick off without answers…Scorching Day at the U.S. Open Raises Questions About Heat Policy

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Football Recruiting
McMillian bringing knack for big plays to ECU Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Coach Montgomery’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Kim Sanford Named AAC Defensive Player-Of-The-Week

247 Sports

• ECU once again has deep WR rotation heading into 2018 season
• Ranking The Cincinnati Bearcats 2018 Schedule
• Reid Herring calm, collected heading into first career start
• Brown enjoying pregame banter leading into game day
• Setting the Stage: North Carolina A&T @ ECU
• ECU likes what it sees in young tight ends
• Notes from Tuesday’s practice

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulane Hosts Wake Forest In Thursday Night Opener
• UConn, Houston and Tulane sweep Tuesday opponents at home
• American Looks to Build on an 11-5-3 Week Two Record
• Volleyball faces 7 ranked opponents through 44 matches in Week 2

UCLA Football: Bruins Have Special Teams & Coaching Edge Over Bearcats Bruins Nation

Tampa Bay Times

• USF’s surge on season-ticket sales continues
• At last, Charlie Strong confirms Blake Barnett will start at QB for USF

Transfer quarterback wins USF starting job WFLA 8

No. 21 UCF aims to continue win streak as it opens against UConn CBSSports.com

UCF offensive tackle Josh McMullen quickly adapts, earns starting role Orlando Sentinel

UCF Knights Ready To Go For Thursday Season Opener At UConn In Primetime Space Coast Daily

Metro US

• College football UConn UCF line odds spread and pick
• Temple, Villanova square off to open college football season

Guide to Group of 5 win totals: UCF has (some) margin for error theScore

Group of Five: UCF, Boise State headline 2018 preseason power rankings Saturday Blitz

UConn Special Teams Preview: Michael Tarbutt Seeking Consistency In Coming Season Hartford Courant

Family of Stoneman Douglas shooting victim to be at UConn football opener New Haven Register

Family of school shooting victim to be honored by UConn band Fox Sports

Finally healthy, UConn linebacker Eli Thomas looking to make an impact Connecticut Post

Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane basketball schedule includes home game against Florida State
• Tulane, Willie Fritz searching for elusive win against Power Five school

New Orleans Times Picayune

• 7 key storylines for Tulane football in 2018
• Tulane to play 6 non-conference home basketball games, 2 against NCAA tourney teams

Dallas News

• SMU head coach Sonny Dykes doesn’t want Mustangs to be known for their uniforms
• Everything you need to know about SMU football: Key storylines, bold predictions, and more
• Why SMU believes its defense can change perception and discover confidence this season

Memphis football adds former Auburn signee, 4-star DE Kayode Oladele Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Tiger Athletics rifle facility named after the Robert Fogelman Family Memphis Tigers

Cougars, Midshipmen and Tigers will battle over West UH Daily Cougar

Luke Skipper named TU’s starting quarterback Tulsa World

UH obligations will keep James Casey from Rice celebration Houston Chronicle

Tre Walker heads group of inexperienced slots as Navy rebuilds at the position Annapolis Capital

Markis McDuffie on WSU’s team chemistry: ‘We’re already like brothers’ Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• 5 reasons to be optimistic about UNC football. And 5 reasons to worry.
• James Madison at NC State: 10 things to know about the Dukes
• A wheelchair basketball tournament gives Phil Ford and Chasity Melvin a new perspective

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest’s offense won’t be as run-heavy as you’d think with a freshman QB
• App State releases depth chart for season opener against Penn State. Here’s how the players stack up position by position.
• Wake Forest basketball is busy. A former player gets hired, a walk-on gets a scholarship, and The Joel gets a new floor.
• College football 2018: N.C. State preview
• College football 2018: North Carolina preview
• Tuned in: ACC looks for boost with 2019 launch of TV channel

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• When it comes to the ground game, both Tech and U.Va. have been running on empty
• Big Ten predictions: Is Ohio State overrated? Can any team challenge Wisconsin in the West?
• Virginia Tech QB spent the summer in Blacksburg “bettering my understanding of the game”
• Hopeful Cavs enter the season looking to keep building and aiming to beat Tech this time

Tuned in: ACC looks for boost with 2019 launch of TV channel Fayetteville Observer

Columbia The State

• South Carolina breaking out new helmet as it reveals uniform for Coastal Carolina
• How Will Muschamp balances two important things on Friday nights: His team and his son
• Clemson has a plan for its QBs in the opener against Furman
• He might be South Carolina’s best player, and he’s only taking one class this fall
• Jake Bentley called him one of the ‘biggest surprises’ of camp. Now he’s a USC starter

Washington Post

• A tragedy followed by a debacle: Maryland football to kick off without answers
• Terps are four days from opener, facing grief that is ‘never going to go away’