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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, September 12, 2019

September 12, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU coach Mike Houston pens touching letter to Pirate Nation…Gameday: Pirate Soccer Returns Home To Host Old Dominion…Mike Houston on Navy: We’ve got to ‘fight for four quarters’; Assessing ECU’s tight ends, offense….Rookie Gardner Minshew has gone from unheralded backup to QB leader…UCF OC Jeff Lebby feels QB Brandon Wimbush will play against Stanford…Florida State a fascinating test for No. 25 U.Va….After two games, an early bye week gives Old Dominion a chance to “take a deep breath”…Revenge game? Maybe. But Panthers DT Gerald McCoy more focused on new home than hype…The NFL wanted a celebration for its 100th season. Instead it got Antonio Brown….Justify Failed a Drug Test Before Winning the Triple Crown

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Signature road win fuels home momentum
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ecupirates.com

  • Message from Coach Houston: Thank You Pirate Nation
  • Gameday: Pirate Soccer Returns Home To Host Old Dominion

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Assessing ECU’s tight ends, offense
  • Torbett: Defense led Pirates past N.C. State
  • Freshman enrollment up at ECU but overall enrollment is down slightly

ECU Hopes To Get Navy Off Schedule Offensively On Early Downs Rivals

247 Sports

  • Mike Houston on Navy: We’ve got to ‘fight for four quarters’
  • Navy Scouting Report: Five Facts To Know
  • Five Things to Watch: ECU at Navy
  • ECU senior CB Colby Gore to return versus Navy
  • ECU players prepare for the challenge of the triple option
  • ECU coach Mike Houston pens touching letter to Pirate Nation
  • Setting The Stage: ECU at Navy

The East Carolinian

  • ECU opens conference play on the road against Navy
  • Mike Houston thanks Pirate fans for the support
  • Pirates get second place in Minnesota Invitational
  • Fanning and Moss leaders at ECU
  • ECU becomes stricter with fake IDs

How to watch Navy-East Carolina football game Baltimore Sun

Verity swing steady first tee through final hole shanahan.report

Jaguars vs. Texans: Rookie Gardner Minshew has gone from unheralded backup to QB leader Florida Times-Union

Gardner Minshew is the league’s most interesting QB NFL

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • The American Huddle: Episode 3
  • Game Preview: Houston vs. Washington State
  • #CFB150: The Unlikely Heisman
  • ECU Five-Set Thriller Caps Successful American Tuesday
  • American Women’s Soccer Release: Week 4
  • USF’s Evelyne Viens Earns National Player of the Week Honors

How to watch Navy-East Carolina football game Annapolis Capital

PFF: Cincinnati Bearcats football o-line must improve against Miami U and for AAC play Cincinnati Enquirer

Would USF’s Charlie Strong survive a ninth consecutive defeat? Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF OC Jeff Lebby feels QB Brandon Wimbush will play against Stanford
  • UCF football fans should expect rain during game against Stanford
  • UCF Football Now: No. 17 UCF preps to face Stanford

Temple tight end Kenny Yeboah’s availability will be key against Maryland Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane coach Willie Fritz on Missouri State: “All we’re worrying about is being 1-0 this week.” NOLA.com

How Memphis football LB Keith Brown found a stronger faith after two shoulder surgeries Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

  • Oklahoma State at Tulsa: TU hasn’t played an offense as good as OSU’s, nor have the Cowboys faced a defense as stingy as the Hurricane’s
  • Throwback Tulsa: In 2011, OSU-TU played a game that ended after 3 a.m.

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • A football game that should never have been played — but it’s great that it is
  • UNC vs. Wake means Chazz vs. Sage Surratt. And neither brother plans to hold back.

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest’s Sage Surratt might take a hard hit from UNC’s Chazz Surratt on Friday. That won’t be easy for Brandi Surratt.
  • 5 things to know about Wake Forest’s opponent: North Carolina

Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • His juggling catch was featured on ESPN. Off the field, he’s juggling more important issues.
  • Florida State a fascinating test for No. 25 U.Va.
  • After two games, an early bye week gives Old Dominion a chance to “take a deep breath”
  • Teel Time: Virginia flexes its muscle against the Tribe and Virginia Tech escapes with a win against ODU

What’s the best way to beat Alabama? Gamecocks could learn from Clemson Charleston Post and Courier

Washington Post

  • Georgia fans organize last-minute ‘pink-out’ to honor Arkansas State coach’s late wife
  • Despite back spasms, Maryland backup QB Tyrrell Pigrome expected to be available vs. Temple

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • How to watch college football: Week 3 TV, networks for all 68 FBS games
  • Where UGA and Tech teams rank among college football’s 150 best ever
  • Citadel’s option offense looks familiar to Georgia Tech

The Associated Press

  • No. 13 Penn State going for 3 in a row in rivalry with Pitt
  • AP Source: FSU’s Taggart hiring Leavitt as defensive analyst
  • Mississippi State offense shows improvement under Moorhead
  • Cy-Hawk showdown among 7 Big 12 games vs. other Power 5s
  • The Latest: Dignitaries pay tribute to tycoon Pickens

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers scouting report: Force Bucs QB Jameis Winston to continue turnover-prone ways
  • Revenge game? Maybe. But Panthers DT Gerald McCoy more focused on new home than hype
  • Shimmy, shake and thrust: What’s up with Panthers QBs and their TD celebrations?
  • Exclusive: Hornets talk losing Kemba Walker, why they won’t rebuild with free agents
  • Five pressing questions as Carolina Hurricanes begin training camp

New York Times

  • Justify Failed a Drug Test Before Winning the Triple Crown
  • Need a Hug? Just Ask the Yankees’ Cameron Maybin
  • João Félix Is in a Hurry. So Is Everyone Else.
  • For Antonio Brown, a Rape Accusation Raises a Question of Privilege in the N.F.L.

Washington Post

  • I don’t know what Antonio Brown did, but he’s already damned by misogynist language
  • The NFL wanted a celebration for its 100th season. Instead it got Antonio Brown.
  • NFL to consider placing Antonio Brown on paid leave
  • Stephen Strasburg and an effective bullpen help Nationals hold off Twins
  • Dave Martinez tearfully shares memories of first game in New York after 9/11
  • Days after sitting Adrian Peterson, Jay Gruden probably will turn to him vs. Cowboys
  • It’s the bottom of the ninth for Raiders games on a baseball field
  • Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield and the dangers of judging quarterbacks too early
  • Jonathan Villar’s three-run homer propels MLB to new power threshold

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Play-action has worked for Matt Ryan. Will Dirk Koetter use more of it?
  • Braves’ ‘magic number’ down to 8 entering finale vs. Phillies
  • Atlanta United rested and refreshed for final 6 MLS games

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