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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

April 22, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Duke’s David Cutcliffe, ECU’s Mike Houston find new ways to reach NFL scouts…ECU adds commitment from high-level guard Noah Farrakhan…This again? South Carolina’s schedule once more ranked the hardest in the land by ESPN…ESPN’s Phil Steele ranks USF’s football schedule No. 2 nationally …NCAA updates targeting punishment, replay review time limits in latest rule changes…Rob Gronkowski to Reunite With Tom Brady in Tampa Bay…Golf will be sports’ first test, and it’s not going to pass without more tests…Magic coach Steve Clifford, once a special-ed teacher, still strives to help others

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville Rewind: Some of Pirates’ biggest moments, 2010-2019 by Al Myatt 

Firing Ruff

The dismissal of Ruffin McNeill after the 2015 football season never made sense, except apparently to former athletic director Jeff Compher.  Ruff was 42-34 over six seasons and his teams seemed to play their best when they lined up against ACC opponents.  The Pirates are 13-35 since Ruff’s players read about his firing on social media.

The long-term fallout led Compher to negotiate a buyout and the return to ECU of former AD Dave Hart as an advisor. Compher’s hire, Montgomery, had no head coaching experience and the program spiraled downward.

Duke’s David Cutcliffe, ECU’s Mike Houston find new ways to reach NFL scouts Fayetteville Observer

Noah Farrakhan Chooses ECU Rivals

ECU adds commitment from high-level guard Noah Farrakhan 247 Sports

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Williford: Commit a ‘great get’ for Pirates
  • Who is the GOAT? ECU’s Newton sticking with LeBron James … for now

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Cincinnati Bearcats center Chris Vogt declares for NBA Draft, maintains eligibility
  • John Brannen talks Cincinnati Bearcats recruiting, challenges presented by coronavirus
  • Seattle Seahawks claim former Bearcats DB Linden Stephens off waivers from Miami Dolphins

Social Distance: Luke Fickell on Cincinnati’s big leap 247 Sports

Tampa Bay Times

  • ESPN’s Phil Steele ranks USF’s football schedule No. 2 nationally
  • As draft looms, USF’s Mitch Wilcox puts combine ‘debacle’ in past

UCF basketball lands former Louisville guard Darius Perry as grad transfer Orlando Sentinel

Memphis adds top transfer Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech’s leading scorer last season Memphis Commercial Appeal

Trevis Gipson, Reggie Robinson II could be first TU duo drafted in 25 years Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

This again? South Carolina’s schedule once more ranked the hardest in the land by ESPN Columbia The State

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NC State names Ben Broussard as Wolfpack Club’s new executive director 
  • Former Duke coach Bucky Waters is back on his feet. ‘I’m a grateful 84. And frisky!’

Happy 75th birthday, Steve Spurrier! Thanks for decades of funning, gunning, cunning football | Commentary  Orlando Sentinel

NCAA updates targeting punishment, replay review time limits in latest rule changes Dallas Morning News

Winston Salem Journal

  • Winston-Salem’s Josh Howard to build NAIA basketball program as first coach at University of North Texas Dallas
  • Napoleon Sykes, a Wake Forest alum, is on the lookout for his next coaching opportunity
  • Playing at Carolina will help West Forsyth’s Jared Wilson keep family first

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • NCAA players can wear ‘0’, stay on sideline after targeting ejection
  • How Georgia Tech has handled academic support in a transformed setting

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • DeLisha Milton-Jones hasn’t been to Norfolk, but she’s happy with her new job at Old Dominion
  • Our Greatest Hits: Michael Vick made history as No. 1 overall selection in the 2001 NFL draft
  • Hokies’ Dalton Keene hopes his versatility leads to his name being called during the NFL draft

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Coronavirus impact on football season not affecting purchase of season tickets
  • Nation’s No. 1 football recruit decommits from Clemson
  • Sapakoff: Best NFL draft fits for Clemson, South Carolina football prospects

Buffalo hit with probation for forged documents ESPN

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Tampa Bay Times

  • No more NFL Network for Tampa Bay. With Brady and Gronk, we’ve gone TMZ, baby.
  • Bucs found a guy to keep the party going: It’s Gronk!

Magic coach Steve Clifford, once a special-ed teacher, still strives to help others | Commentary  Orlando Sentinel

Charlotte Observer

  • The bottom line on the Panthers’ 2019 draft class and what Carolina can learn from it
  • Brad Keselowski is conflicted about NASCAR returning in May. ‘Should we do it?’

New York Times

  • Rob Gronkowski to Reunite With Tom Brady in Tampa Bay
  • Only Bill Belichick Knows What’s Next for the New England Patriots
  • Canada Will Have a Big Say on the Return of Major Sports in the U.S.
  • England’s Premier League Becomes Latest Proxy for Saudi-Qatar Dispute
  • Justin Herbert, Homegrown Football Hero, Looks to Relocate
  • More Than $6 Million in Relief Coming for Lower-Ranked Tennis Players
  • Oliver Luck, Former XFL Head, Sues Vince McMahon for Wrongful Termination
  • What Will Endurance Races Look Like When They Come Back?

Washington Post

  • Golf will be sports’ first test, and it’s not going to pass without more tests
  • Patriots trade Rob Gronkowski to Buccaneers, reuniting him with Tom Brady
  • Tom Brady cheers trade; other players wonder if TE was tired of Patriots
  • The Chargers don’t have much going for them except for their sweet new uniforms
  • Javon Kinlaw’s NFL draft path took him from D.C. homelessness to rural Mississippi
  • Chase, Tua or trade? Arguments for what the Redskins should do with the No. 2 pick.
  • 10 mid-round prospects Redskins fans should know before the NFL draft
  • In the current sports desert, Mel Kiper Jr. and the NFL draft are an oasis
  • Crushed by coronavirus, Minor League Baseball now may be willing to accept MLB contraction plan

AP source: Minors prepared to accept cut to 120 affiliates Big Country

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Will short-term goals lead Falcons to make draft trade mistake?
  • Look for changes in NFL draft telecasts amid coronavirus
  • Documented proof that Jordan’s still the G.O.A.T (sorry LeBron)
  • Virtually speaking, this draft could be big for the Falcons
  • What would be some Braves storylines right now?
  • Atlanta’s 2000 MLB All-Star game will be rebroadcast

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