ECU, NC State putting in plans for heat ahead of season opener…Herring pushed Ahlers in QB competition …Fourteen years later, East Carolina football starts at the bottom, again…Wolfpack fielding young squad…American Athletic Conference planning to eliminate divisions in football as soon as 2020…Rental fee from Trump rally goes to ECU Athletics

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes ecupirates.com

Herring pushed Ahlers in QB competition Shanahan.report

Fourteen years later, East Carolina football starts at the bottom, again Raleigh News and Observer

247 Sports

• Game Week Hub Week 1: NC State vs. East Carolina
• ECU, NC State putting in plans for heat ahead of season opener
• Season opener means first pregame speech at ECU for Mike Houston
• Noah Henderson to get his shot at starting right tackle gig
• Season opener means first pregame speech at ECU for Mike Houston

The East Carolinian

• Pirates ready for season opener against NC State
• Rental fee from Trump rally goes to ECU Athletics 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• #CFB150: USF Reaches No. 2 In 2007
• Game Preview: Tulsa at Michigan State
• Game Preview: USF vs. Wisconsin
• All Twelve American Volleyball Teams Ready for Friday First Serve

American Athletic Conference planning to eliminate divisions in football as soon as 2020 CBS Sports

A program in transition: As Huskies kick off season, independent future slowly snaps into focus Hartford Courant

State of the AAC: American teams to face tough opponents Daily Cougar

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

N.C. State football preview: Wolfpack fielding young squad Fayetteville Observer

Previewing Every 2019 Carolina FBS Team WFNZ

Channeling his inner Knute Rockne: Charlotte 49ers’ coach Will Healy is raring to go  Charlotte Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

• Key figures in college basketball scandal were Orlando Early’s guests at NC State games
• Five things to know about NC Central’s football season-opener at Austin Peay
• NCAA makes its final ruling on UNC cornerback Cam’Ron Kelly’s eligibility this season
• UNC hasn’t done well in season openers vs. Power 5 teams. Will the trend be reversed?
• He coached at USC, now he helps UNC. How Sparky Woods remembers his time with Gamecocks

Staff continuity has accelerated U.Va.’s progress under MendenhalGamecocks offer fast-rising local pass rusher  Hampton Roads Daily Press