ECU Interim Chancellor to seek permanent chancellor position…ECU football prepares to bounce back against William & Mary this Saturday; Mike Houston expects Tribe to test Pirates…ECU wants to rebrand Student Pirate Club…New bowl game at Fenway Park to match teams from ACC, AAC…State of the AAC: UCF, Memphis, SMU, others remain undefeated…Canes’ youthful lineup makes good impression in 3-0 preseason win …Panthers QB Cam Newton re-aggravates foot injury; team has ‘no idea’ when he’ll return…Everything clicks for the Nationals, who get a pivotal 6-2 victory in St. Louis

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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• East Carolina VB Grinds Past N.C. Central In Four Sets
• Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Gameday: Soccer Pirates Take On NC State
• Men’s Track To Hold Open Tryouts In Late September

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU wants to rebrand Student Pirate Club
• ECU offense looks for right combination
• Gerlach affirms ECU’s commitment to economic development

WNCT 9

• One on one with Houston for William & Mary game
• ECU knocks of NC A&T in four sets

WITN 7

• ECU football prepares to bounce back against William & Mary this Saturday
• ECU women’s volleyball rolls past N.C. Central in four sets
• ECU Interim Chancellor to seek permanent chancellor position

ECU Readies For An Improved William & Mary Football Team Rivals

247 Sports

• Mike Houston expects Tribe to test Pirates
• ECU Depth Chart for Week 4 against William & Mary
• What Mike Houston said during his weekly press conference

London’s Tribe steps it up again with East Carolina WVEC

Harold Varner credits Gaston County support with PGA success Gaston Gazette

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

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• ECU, USF Open the Week With Tuesday VB Wins
• Fenway Sports Management, ESPN Events Introduce The Fenway Bowl
• American Women’s Soccer Release: Week 5
• American Volleyball Release: Week 4

AAC Power Rankings after Week 3 Underdog Dynasty

State of the AAC: UCF, Memphis, SMU, others remain undefeated The Daily Cougar

UCF defensive line continues to prove doubters wrong Orlando Sentinel

UConn football coach Randy Edsall on California bid to let college athletes profit: ‘I hope every state in the union passes the bill’ Hartford Courant

UConn baseball releases 2020 schedule The UConn Blog

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Temple looking to move past last week’s win and applause, put focus on Buffalo
• Temple’s Harrison Hand selected AAC defensive player of the week

NOLA.com

• Deep Tulane secondary feels ready for the challenge against Houston
• Houston QB D’Eriq King can do it all, but Tulane wants him to throw

Dallas Morning News

• SMU is averaging 44 points a game. How TCU’s ‘suffocating’ defense can stop the Mustangs
• Did TCU’s Gary Patterson throw SMU a Top 25 vote ahead of its annual rivalry game?
• New look, same foe: Gary Patterson, TCU embrace the challenge of a revamped SMU team on the rise

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant really wants Tigers recruit Jalen Green to join him in Memphis
• Former Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch signs with Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad

New bowl game at Fenway Park to match teams from ACC, AAC. UCF, USF, FSU, and Miami all could someday play in Boston Sports Talk Florida

247 Sports

• Special teams fixes key Temple’s prep for Buffalo
• UCF lands second big WR commitment
• Around Campus: USF Athletics Schedule 9/16-9/22
• Tigers in 20 – Episode 43: Full recruiting period breakdown

TU football: Hurricane wraps up difficult nonconference schedule with 3-0 Wyoming, followed by unbeaten SMU to start conference slate Tulsa World

Eric Wedge to make WSU baseball coaching debut at Eck Stadium on Saturday vs. Nebraska  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

From out of nowhere, or so it seems, Zach Burdick has become a playmaker at W&M Hampton Roads Daily Press

Raleigh News and Observer

• How North Carolina is trying to fix its third down woes in time for Appalachian State
• Previewing NC State’s game against Ball State
• For USC’s lone Missouri native, Gamecocks might as well be playing Clemson this week
• Dabo does his best to hype up Charlotte, says 49ers ‘could embarrass us’
• Former football player at Fayetteville State University shot on campus, reports say
• Rapper J. Cole is all about repping North Carolina — this time with a Wolfpack jersey

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU is in an 0-2 hole after Saturday’s loss. The Rams digging themselves out doesn’t get easier this week vs. Tuskegee.
• Ram Ramblings: Top-ranked Red Sea of Sound headed to ESPN’s First Take
• Wake Forest football is back to a normal schedule this week against Elon. Now, the Deacons look to keep an even-keeled approach.
• Wake Forest football notes: Deacons win ACC awards, Shrine Bowl ties, kickoff time set for Boston College game
• App Trail: A scouting report on North Carolina, App State’s upcoming opponent

Confidence grows on Wake Forest’s defense Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies’ hiring of Jerry Kill curiously timed but not coerced
• 30 major league stadiums in one season: Virginia Beach couple completes baseball bucket list

Sapakoff: A Gamecocks loss to Missouri means misery, Shreveport or worse Charleston Post and Courier

The Associated Press

• Winding path firms up for Notre Dame RB Avery Davis
• No. 8 Auburn, Nix taking show on road against Mond & Co.
• Michigan State OL Jarvis expected to miss 6-7 weeks
• Michigan OG Ben Bredeson headed home to play Wisconsin
• Pac-12 This Week: Utah’s defense sits atop the league