Former ECU Coach Mike McGee Passes Away…Dages’ Goal Helps ECU Top VCU In Exhibition…ECU Eyes Second Scrimmage, Preps For All Scenarios…“Meet The Pirates” Scheduled For August 17…UCF continues search for starting quarterback with camp winding down…Panthers never get on track, lose sloppy home preseason opener to Bills…Braves undone by Dodgers’ late home-run barrage

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• “Meet The Pirates” Scheduled For August 17
• Dages’ Goal Helps ECU Top VCU In Exhibition
• Annual Purple-Gold VB Scrimmage Set For Aug. 20
• ECU Eyes Second Scrimmage, Preps For All Scenarios
• Pirates Enjoy Successful Summer On The Links

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU soccer wins 1-0 in exhibition
• ECU PRESEASON: 5 players who have stepped up
• Pirates end practice with ‘victory’

247 Sports

• ECU’s staff seeking aggression from safeties
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s Friday Practice

Former Duke Letterman, ECU and Duke Coach Mike McGee Passes Away Duke Blue Devils

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Led by Michael Warren, UC football’s running backs are full of surprises Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF continues search for starting quarterback with camp winding down Orlando Sentinel

New court filings in case of Kevin Ollie vs. UConn call for depositions from Jalen Adams, former coaches Hartford Courant

Temple football: Training camp battle at safety; QB Anthony Russo remains out Philadelphia Inquirer

Little big man: Tulane’s under-sized Tyler Johnson an overachiever at left tackle NOLA.com

Sonny Dykes is ready to make SMU ‘Dallas’ football program,’ and it starts with a local footprint Dallas News

247 Sports

• Statistical breakdown of Memphis’ first two games in Bahamas
• MacIntyre Talks Scrimmage Goals As Focus Soon Flips To Memphis

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football RB walk-on Traveon Samuel finding his way in new position after transfer
• Live updates: Memphis basketball vs. Bahamas National Team

TU football: Hurricane hosting Fan Fest amid three-player quarterback battle Tulsa World

Ken Niumatalolo and his Mids help award his son — a walk-on at Utah — a scholarship Washington Post

Navy’s slotback family is maturing Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Former Gamecocks athletics director Mike McGee passes away WIS

Raleigh News and Observer

• Mike McGee, former Duke football star and coach, dies at 80
• UNC’s defense ‘whooped’ the offense in its first scrimmage. Can it continue improving?
• Nike text messages show plans to offer money to Zion Williamson, other players
• These two leaders bring a ‘nasty’ energy to the Gamecocks defense — in a good way
• After two rough years, Mack Brown has fans excited about UNC football again
• USC senior tight end’s football career cut short because of health concern

App State quarterback Zac Thomas and the walk-ons, signal callers who’ve helped him along the way Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU’s Ballard Stadium is teeming with fan amenities
• 10 years in the making, ACC Network is set to launch next week

If NCAA really cared about safety, it would let athletes unionize Atlanta Journal Constitution