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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupTuesday, October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Ahlers to start against UCF…Dooley, Macy represent ECU at American Media Day for Basketball…Ellie Cooper Named Assistant Softball Coach…AAC FB: Bulls, Knights stay loose and unbeaten…Armstead’s status still uncertain for Temple’s game vs. Cincinnati…Logan: NCSU can win at Clemson…AAC Hoops Preview: Several Teams Have the Talent to Join Cincinnati and Houston at the Top…Geno Auriemma Says UConn Losing Wouldn’t Be The Worst Thing For The Huskies…Dodgers fall flat in Game 3 as Brewers regain series lead in NLCS…Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Seahawks/Trailblazers owner, Is Dead at 65

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • From the Anchor Desk
    Ahlers gets his shot
  • Audio Feature
    Coach Mo Weekly Presser

ecupirates.com

  • Coach Dooley Quotes From The American Coaches’ Roundtable
  • Ellie Cooper Named Assistant Softball Coach
  • Coach Montgomery’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
  • Pirates Wrap Up Play At ITA Regionals

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • AAC: Bulls, Knights stay loose and unbeaten
  • Ahlers gets the ball
  • Roundup: AAC releases basketball rankings
  • Dooley sees potential in ECU bigs
  • ECU Florence recovery drive aids food bank

WNCT 9

  • Dooley, Macy represent ECU at American Media Day for Basketball
  • Montgomery names former Conley star Holton Ahlers as new ECU…

WCTI 12

  • Oct. 15 6 p.m. sports: Ahlers to start for Pirates; season ends early for Hughes
  • Pirates to start D.H. Conley grad Saturday against UCF

The East Carolinian

  • Ahlers to start against UCF
  • ECU football offensive inconsistencies show against Houston
  • ECU volleyball ranked 4th in the AAC
  • Soccer earns close win against Temple

247 Sports

  • Ahlers announced as starting QB versus UCF
  • Scottie Montgomery: There’s ‘no leash’ on Holton Ahlers
  • ECU releases depth chart for UCF game

Holton Ahlers Named Starter at QB On Saturday Against #9 UCF Rivals.com

UCF coach Josh Heupel on East Carolina Orlando Sentinel

ECU makes a change at quarterback, names Holton Ahlers the starter Charlotte Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Football Teleconference – Week 8
  • UCF, Houston and USF Players Take Weekly Football Honors
  • UCF & USF Split Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
  • Thompson earns fifth weekly accolade, Pingel collects second-straight honor
  • UConn Tops American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll

AAC Preview: Several Teams Have the Talent to Join Cincinnati and Houston at the Top YAHOO! Sports

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF coach Josh Heupel, players not concerned with top 25 rankings
  • UCF picked to win American Athletic Conference basketball title for first time in school history

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF journal: Coby Weiss earns AAC honor
  • USF women 2nd in AAC preseason hoops coaches poll, men 12th

UC Bearcats guard Cane Broome will look to score more this year Cincinnati Enquirer

Previewing the Second Half for Cincinnati Bearcats Football Down the Drive

Hartford Courant

  • Geno Auriemma Says UConn Losing Wouldn’t Be The Worst Thing For The Huskies
  • Jalen Adams Makes All-AAC First Team; UConn Men Picked 5th In Preseason Poll
  • Randy Edsall Says UCF, American Athletic Conference Don’t Get Deserved Respect In Polls

Philly.com

  • Armstead’s status still uncertain for Temple’s game vs. Cincinnati
  • Temple picked sixth in AAC preseason men’s basketball poll

Tulane returns to practice with quarterback question looming New Orleans Times Picayune

Freshman OT making move toward playing time with SMU Dallas News

Memphis Tigers men’s basketball picked fourth in preseason AAC coaches poll Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU basketball picked to finish ninth in American; Sterling Taplin on preseason all-conference second team Tulsa World

UH hoping to clean up penalties against Navy Houston Chronicle

Houston All-American nose guard is next challenge for struggling Navy offense Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

  • ‘Penny Magic’ has arrived to the AAC and here’s why it’s good for everyone
  • Here’s what UConn women’s coach Geno Auriemma has to say to WSU fans
  • WSU players view the AAC coaches’ poll as ‘more fuel to the fire’
  • Here’s why the AAC coaches may have just given WSU some extra motivation

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Text messages shown in court appear to clear UNC’s Nassir Little in FBI case
  • In the unavoidable twilight of Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke career, the Blue Devils start from scratch, again
  • NC State quarterback Ryan Finley has little to say about that 2016 loss at Clemson

Winston Salem Journal

  • Duke’s new five-out offense will be a celebration of reading
  • Duke’s Krzyzewski agrees with UNC’s Williams on basketball corruption trial
  • How App State’s Daetrich Harrington and Camerun Peoples could factor into games following Jalin Moore’s injury

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Struggling Western Kentucky offense offers opportunity for Old Dominion defense
  • Hokies have work to do despite a week off

Columbia The State

  • Brent Venables compares NC State’s offense in 2018 to Clemson’s with Deshaun Watson
  • How Trevor Lawrence recharged during bye week to get ready for the rest of 2018
  • What the Gamecocks hope to get out of their open week

WRAL SportsFan

  • No. 3 Clemson, No. 16 NC State set to meet after bye weeks
  • Dave Doeren previews No. 16 NC State’s clash with No. 3 Clemson
  • Logan: NCSU can win at Clemson
  • Where Duke, North Carolina and NC State stand after a crazy Week 7
  • Fedora previews UNC’s trip to Syracuse

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Washington Post

  • Dodgers fall flat in Game 3 as Brewers regain series lead in NLCS
  • Jay Gruden says he is looking for some improvements from Alex Smith, Redskins’ offense
  • Why Bill Self’s texts with an Adidas official are a headache for Kansas basketball
  • From car seats to sympathy weight, Wizards players are navigating fatherhood
  • By going west, LeBron James has reset the entire NBA
  • Standings, award predictions for the 2018-19 NBA season
  • Welcome back, NBA: The must-see games for opening week

Turnover issues changed the game plan, put Panthers in must-pass mode Charlotte Observer

New York Times

  • This Time, a Brewers Starter Is the Ace in a Win over the Dodgers
  • David Price Finally Leads Red Sox to a Postseason Victory. Sort Of.
  • Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65
  • How Fear of a Penalty Might Have Cost the Chiefs the Game
  • U.S. Soccer Team Is Again Being Rebuilt With an Interim Coach’s Blueprint
  • Racial Abuse, Then a Beating, on a French Soccer Field

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