Roster overhaul taking shape heading into Dooley’s second year…Dooley addresses roster turnover, UConn’s exit…ECU Women’s Squad Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team…Dusty Baker Named To CPL Select Team…Romero chooses East Carolina…ECU ranked in top 15 percent for college-bound veterans; Proposed GOP budget restores Vidant funding, reverts board back to original makeup…UConn football heads toward independence; 11 enough for AAC…Kumar Rocker’s 11 strikeouts help Vanderbilt defeat Michigan, force winner-take-all CWS title game…‘If You Don’t Have It, You’re Behind’: College Baseball’s Tech Arms Race…For new Campbell AD, job is almost too good to be true…NCAA’s weak threat shouldn’t keep players from endorsement cash…Canes’ 2019-2020 schedule includes State Fair, New Year’s Eve games; 2019-20 Capitals schedule has a challenging start…Nationals avoid all the drama as Max Scherzer shuts down the Marlins…Acuna, Albies homer; Swarzak saves Braves against Cubs

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Football Recruiting: Foote finds home away from home at ECU Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Dusty Baker Named To CPL Select Team
• ECU Women’s Squad Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Fantasy camp introduces children to ECU hoops
• Dooley addresses roster turnover, UConn’s exit
• Championship series features No. 23
• Legislature appoints mulls new ECU trustees

The East Carolinian

• UConn’s departure will shake up AAC athletics
• There is room for campus safety improvements
• Historical mural on display in Uptown

ECU ranked in top 15 percent for college-bound veterans WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU hosts fantasy basketball camp
• Proposed GOP budget restores Vidant funding, reverts board back to original makeup

Romero chooses East Carolina Laurinburg Exchange

247 Sports

• Roster overhaul taking shape heading into Dooley’s second year
• ECU Football Burning Questions: Running Backs

Sammy Batten: Local football prospects pick UNC, App State, ECU Fayetteville Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

UConn head coach Jim Penders Named ABCA/Diamond Northeast Coach of the Year theamerican.org

Three questions: How UConn’s move to the Big East affects Cincinnati Bearcats, AAC Cincinnati Enquirer

Two-time state champion coach Alan Kunkel leaves Calvary Christian to take position on USF’s baseball staff Florida Sun-Sentinel

Hartford Courant

• UConn’s move to the Big East is expected to cost over $10 million: Here’s a history of what it has cost teams to leave the AAC
• UConn Board of Trustees poised to vote on Big East move with formal announcement planned for Thursday

UConn football heads toward independence; 11 enough for AAC USA Today

UConn Board Expected to Finalize Switch From AAC to Big East New York Times

Will AAC replace UConn? If so, who are top candidates? If not, how does it affect Memphis? Memphis Commercial Appeal

What’s next for AAC after UConn? BYU, Boise State or Army would be ideal The Baltimore Sun

POTENTIAL REPLACEMENTS FOR UCONN IN THE AAC Every Day Should Be Saturday

3 Reasons App State should replace UConn in the AAC SB Nation

Why Mick Cronin’s move to UCLA isn’t just about basketball ESPN

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Kumar Rocker’s 11 strikeouts help Vanderbilt defeat Michigan, force winner-take-all CWS title game Omaha World-Herald

‘If You Don’t Have It, You’re Behind’: College Baseball’s Tech Arms Race New York Times

Charlotte Observer

• A 13-year-old QB from Charlotte has scholarship offers from 2 top college programs
• For new Campbell AD, job is almost too good to be true
• Oddsmaker releases projected win total for South Carolina, rest of the SEC
• Former Gamecock lineman landed with FCS playoff school closer to home
• UNC’s top ranked commit, Malik Hornsby, reopens recruitment

William & Mary goes long for latest football recruit: He was raised in Belgium Norfolk Virginian Pilot

NCAA’s weak threat shouldn’t keep players from endorsement cash Atlanta Journal Constitution