Pirates Progress To Shells For First Time; ECU’s young corners pushing the vets…ECU Unveils New Williams Arena Court Design…Burleson, Williams rank among top college baseball prospects…USF season ticket sales holding steady in 2019…UC football staff on Desmond Ridder’s development: ‘You’re in charge. You’re the guy’ …Noah Giles ready to spark William & Mary’s offense…Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa bond over faith…‘If the Green Goblin played football.’ Michigan State ridiculed for its new uniforms on Twitter…Ever heard of Javien Elliott? He’s the Panthers’ biggest surprise of camp so far…The biggest problem in Redskins’ QB battle? There aren’t enough passes to go around….Vince Carter will return to Hawks, play record 22nd season

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Pirates pad up Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Progress To Shells For First Time
• ECU Unveils New Williams Arena Court Design
• ECU Phyisicans strengthening budget process in light of UNC assessment

Shoulders pads are on for Pirates  Greenville Daily Reflector

Pirates pad up for first time  WNCT 9

247 Sports

• Burleson, Williams rank among top college baseball prospects
• ECU’s young corners pushing the vets
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s Monday practice
• ECU reveals new Minges Coliseum court design

CBSSports.com

• Mike Houston on building a winning program at ECU
• Mike Houston recaps Day 3 of camp as Pirates add pads

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC Football Top 50 Players: 50-41 Underdog Dynasty

UC football staff on Desmond Ridder’s development: ‘You’re in charge. You’re the guy’ Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• USF season ticket sales holding steady in 2019
• Billy Atterbury transitions to left tackle for USF

UCF QB competition still unresolved, but scrimmage could provide first test Orlando Sentinel

Hartford Courant

• New strength coach Matt King brings energy — lots and lots of energy — to UConn football
• Randy Edsall says players’ attitudes are ‘totally different’ from last year in opening days of practice

Temple’s Shaun Bradley anxious to begin senior season Philadelphia Tribune

Anthony Russo ready to face the ‘microscope’ as Temple’s starting QB Philadelphia Inquirer

Home away from home: rain prompts Tulane football team to practice at Saints indoor facility NOLA.com

Dallas News

• Eyes on the prize: WR James Proche says bringing SMU football back to prominence is ‘all that really matters’
• 10 key SMU players to know this season, including veteran WR James Proche

247 Sports

• TJ Carter feels he gives receivers ‘no chance’ in press coverage
• Is UCF more open to scheduling a two-for-one with UF now?
• Owls add two verbal commitments to start month of August

The 12 best college football non-conference games of 2019 YAHOO! News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• How Memphis football’s O’Bryan Goodson lost 45 pounds in two years to help Tigers’ defense
• Who the Memphis Tigers will face in the Bahamas and when

Solomon: UH is not Holgorsen’s stepping stone Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Former Nansemond-Suffolk star Noah Giles ready to spark William & Mary’s offense Norfolk Virginian Pilot

A drug deal, a foot chase, then gunshots: the night W&M football player Nate Evans was killed Hampton Roads Daily Press

Raleigh News and Observer

• Here’s who will help pick the new president of the UNC System
• Why UNC football’s Patrice Rene showed up to camp in a hard hat and orange safety vest
• One played offense, the other defense. Now they’re coaching that same football program.
• Wolfpack Nation, your beer is here. Old Tuffy, the NC State beverage, now in stores.
• Wrestling background ‘definitely helped’ this Gamecock prepare for starting role
• South Carolina football: John Scott says Zacch Pickens improving, has junior’s body
• Observations from Clemson’s latest practice, with notes on d-line, receivers, more
• Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa bond over faith
• What Trevor Lawrence learned from his first season of college football
• ‘If the Green Goblin played football.’ Michigan State ridiculed for its new uniforms on Twitter

Wake Forest’s solution to creating more of a pass rush will include Tyler Williams Winston Salem Journal

Former College of Charleston teammates reunited in NBA Summer League Charleston Post and Courier

More attrition for Georgia’s No. 1-ranked class of 2018 Atlanta Journal Constitution