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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPThursday, September 26, 2019

September 26, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates one win from important 3-win mark…ECU Baseball Officially Opens Fall Practice Thursday…ECU women’s volleyball sweeps Campbell for eighth straight win…Meeting with alma mater means unique week for David Blackwell…It’s an undistracted Collins preparing Tech for its trip to Temple…Judge questions if bribing college athletes is a federal crime in Eric Leak case…Case Keenum’s foot injury further complicates Redskins’ quarterback situation…Bryce Harper fed up with taunts from Nationals fans: ‘It’s not right’

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

  • East Carolina VB Blanks Campbell For Eighth-Straight Victory
  • ECU Baseball Officially Opens Fall Practice Thursday

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Pirates one win from important 3-win mark
  • Plant the flag: Pirates cruise to home-course win

Pirates win 8th straight; ECU opens AAC play Friday night WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • ECU QB Reid Herring, RB Hussein Howe enter transfer portal
  • ECU women’s volleyball sweeps Campbell for eighth straight win
  • ECU Football: Mike Houston, Tyler Snead and Jake Verity address Old Dominion

September 24, 11:00 p.m. Sports – 2 ECU players enter transfer portal  WCTI 12

ECU Getting Bryan Gagg Ready to Back Up Holton Ahlers Rivals

247 Sports

  • Herring’s ill-timed departure leaves inexperience behind Ahlers
  • Meeting with alma mater means unique week for David Blackwell
  • Setting the Stage: ECU vs. Old Dominion

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • USF, ECU Sweep Final Nonconference Matches of 2019
  • The American Mailbag #AskAndyFB – September 24

PFF: How Josiah Deguara fits into blueprint for Cincinnati football to take down Marshall Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati defense impresses Herd Huntington Herald-Dispatch

USF men enter preseason with one of nation’s most experienced rosters Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF Football Now: How are the Knights handling a rare loss?
  • UCF announces new student entrance plans for home football games
  • UConn Insider podcast: Positive and negative signs from the first quarter of the Husky football season Hartford Courant

Revisiting Tulane’s fake kneel-down: The perfect play at the perfect time NOLA.com

SMU football shows off Iron Skillet at Dallas City Council meeting after defeating TCU KDFW

It’s an undistracted Collins preparing Tech for its trip to Temple  Atlanta Journal Constitution

Undefeated Navy, Memphis meet in American showdown Associated Press

Navy football hoping to make statement vs. red-hot Memphis in Week 5 Saturday Blitz

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Tiger Basketball Podcast: Examining the takeaways from Memphis’ first practice
  • Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball on ESPN documentary series
  • Commercial Appeal staff picks every AAC football game against the betting line: Week 5

247 Sports

  • SMU releases depth chart for USF game
  • SMU’s starting cornerbacks a key surprise for 2019 season
  • Kyle Smith and his new-look Cougars get underway this week

Tulsa World

  • What we’ve learned about TU so far: Defense always gives Hurricane a chance
  • The Picker gallery: Faith in TU football restored? Does Texas deserve to lose to OSU?

UH QB D’Eriq King: ‘I’m staying here’ Houston Chronicle

Kinley looks to make some noise in Memphis homecoming Annapolis Capital

Gregg Marshall updates WSU’s progress before first full practice: ‘We’re way ahead’  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Judge questions if bribing college athletes is a federal crime in Eric Leak case
  • How many coaches have a grandson on the team? Duke’s Coach K does
  • UNC’s Mack Brown says Clemson is ‘the best program in the country’
  • Dave Doeren wants NC State to make more of its ‘layups’
  • Jonathan Alexander previews UNC’s game against Clemson
  • Gamecocks set to face Kentucky backup QB, not for the first time
  • What Vegas Thinks: ‘Notable’ movement in USC’s favor as bettors sour on Kentucky

Humor and humility: How Wake Forest kicker Nick Sciba moved past last season’s viral disaster and how it highlights specialists’ approach for Deacons Winston Salem Journal

NCAA suspends response deadlines in basketball corruption cases Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • U.Va. offense needs to be better on third downs against Notre Dame
  • An 0-2 ACC start would be uncharted waters for Hokies
  • Back in the game: Kill ready for anything Hokies coach Justin Fuente throws his way

The ‘face of Citadel football’ is a scrawny backup kicker and future Wall Street analyst Charleston Post and Courier

WATCH: Can Michigan, Notre Dame and UCF still hope for a playoff spot after Week 4? USA Today

Charlotte Observer

  • Appalachian State football team has transformed from hunters to the hunted
  • One worry Charlotte 49ers basketball players won’t have this season: Being lonely

Washington Post

  • App State, still the biggest little college football program going
  • Maryland’s bowl path is tougher after Temple loss but maybe not as tough as once thought

The Associated Press

  • No. 7 Auburn has shot at revenge against Mississippi State
  • Hillinski’s South Carolina teammates supporting freshman QB
  • No Rush: SEC team joining in on spread of air-based offense
  • Virginia-Notre Dame matchup headlines ACC’s Week 5
  • Fallout from Iowa-Iowa State game lingers for nearly 2 weeks
  • No. 5 Ohio State will be facing inspired underdog in Huskers
  • No. 24 K-State into Big 12 opener undefeated under Klieman

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • What going undrafted taught Kyle Allen? Bet on himself ‘because nobody else is going to’
  • A key Panthers offensive starter misses practice, but backup plan is already in place
  • Edmundson happy to join ‘jerks’
  • Hornets going all-mobile ticketing; will require smartphone and team’s app

New York Times

  • Baseball’s Pace of Play Is Perfect for at Least One Group: Knitters
  • The N.B.A. Has a New Mental Health Plan. What About the W.N.B.A?
  • Packers Try to Stay Unbeaten as They Host the Eagles
  • The I.T.F. Presidential Hopeful Heard Round the World
  • The Mets Are Eliminated. Now Will Mickey Callaway Survive?
  • New York City F.C. Routs Atlanta and Inches Closer to Top Seed
  • The Brewers’ M.V.P. Falls, but the Team Keeps Soaring
  • Milwaukee Bucks Fined $50,000 for Tampering (With Their Own Player)

Washington Post

  • Case Keenum’s foot injury further complicates Redskins’ quarterback situation
  • The calls for Redskins to start Dwayne Haskins are growing louder
  • Josh Norman is being picked on by opponents. It’s working.
  • Nationals, perhaps a little hung over, keep on keeping on in quest for home field
  • Nats GM Mike Rizzo credits Dave Martinez, ‘special group’ for playoff berth
  • Playoff-clinching win was perfect bookend to the Bryce Harper chapter in Nationals history
  • Bryce Harper fed up with taunts from Nationals fans: ‘It’s not right’
  • Boswell: Nats earned their spot in the postseason, but they still have unfinished business
  • State of the race: What the Nationals need to do to host wild-card game
  • D.C. United has straight path to home-field advantage in MLS playoffs

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Soroka better on road, other Braves starters better at home
  • Brad Guzan: ‘We play like this, it’s going to be a short postseason’
  • Atlanta United dropped by NYCFC in MLS East showdown
  • Falcons discussing fines to clean up penalty issue 
  • Braves shut down Ronald Acuna for remainder of regular season
  • Falcons add officials to practice to eliminate penalties

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