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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Friday, April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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15 years later Ricky Brooks still remembers his shining moment at ECU…Pirates trying to keep ‘mental momentum’ going during isolation…NFL draft Round 1 not remarkable, certainly memorable…Ron Rivera, Jack Del Rio know something about great pass rushers. Enter Chase Young….By drafting Derrick Brown, Panthers must think it’s 1983. So much for Rhule innovating…NHL would consider resuming in Raleigh, but lack of practice ice stands as obstacle…SEC has record-setting 15 first-round selections…Bundesliga to return in May if German government gives approval; Spain Plans to Play Soccer Again, Very Carefully

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Classic Rewind Preview: ECU, Texas Tech Square Off In galleryfurniture.com Bowl (’00) ecupirates.com

The East Carolinian

  • 15 years later Ricky Brooks still remembers his shining moment at ECU
  • ECU works to keep enrollment rates up

Pirate football update with Coach Mike Houston  WNCT 9

100 in 100: Dare County’s Emanuel Davis, CFL Grey cup winner North State Journal

247 Sports

  • Pirates trying to keep ‘mental momentum’ going during isolation
  • ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: P Luke Larsen

Barber bids farewell, pursuing professional path Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

UC football lands commitment from 3-star wide receiver Will Pauling Cincinnati Enquirer

Will USF have another congested quarterback room in 2021? Tampa Bay Times

UCF podcast: The latest on UCF sports and the coronavirus Orlando Sentinel

Jeremiah Williams from Simeon High in Chicago commits to Temple Philadelphia Inquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • For Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield, NFL Draft is chance to unwind during hiatus
  • Memphis adds top transfer Landers Nolley II, Virginia Tech’s leading scorer last season

Annapolis Capital

  • Navy football’s Michael Pifer hopes to be snapped up by an NFL franchise
  • Navy nose guard Jackson Pittman considered a ‘sleeper’ prospect ahead of NFL Draft

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

UNC basketball loses another point guard, this time to the transfer portal Raleigh News and Observer

Winston Salem Journal

  • John Dell talks with Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams of the CIAA
  • App Trail: App State basketball picks up transfer from James Madison

Columbia The State

  • He’s a 49er! Javon Kinlaw becomes highest selected Gamecock since Clowney
  • Simmons to Arizona: Clemson star selected in NFL Draft’s 1st round
  • AJ Terrell becomes second Clemson player taken in first round of NFL Draft

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Citadel football’s new turf going in stitch by stitch at Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Gamecocks’ Javon Kinlaw, from Goose Creek, picked by 49ers in first round of NFL Draft
  • Clemson’s Isaiah Simmons, A.J. Terrell selected in first round of NFL Draft
  • NASCAR, PGA using South Carolina to reboot coronavirus-interrupted seasons

Pandemic leaves MAC and CSU athletic departments scrambling to cut costs, replace lost revenues Crain’s Cleveland Business

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • By drafting Derrick Brown, Panthers must think it’s 1983. So much for Rhule innovating
  • The Panthers need to take a cornerback on Day 2 of the NFL draft. Here are their options
  • Nothing sexy about the Panthers drafting Derrick Brown, but he’s exactly what they need
  • Drafting Derrick Brown fills the Carolina Panthers’ biggest need at defensive tackle
  • What Derrick Brown says he’ll bring to the Carolina Panthers

NHL would consider resuming in Raleigh, but lack of practice ice stands as obstacle  Raleigh News and Observer

Washington Redskins select Chase Young with No. 2 pick Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Washington Post

  • NFL draft 2020, pick-by-pick: Packers surprise by taking QB Jordan Love
  • Best available prospects for Day 2 of the NFL draft
  • NFL draft’s remote first round provides few surprises and some much-needed normalcy
  • Redskins select Chase Young with NFL draft’s second overall pick
  • Redskins’ draft guide: How Chase Young fits on a talented defensive line
  • Ron Rivera, Jack Del Rio know something about great pass rushers. Enter Chase Young.
  • Following MLB’s Red Sox report, the biggest suspension is that of disbelief
  • Red Sox have a pathway for reunion with Alex Cora in 2021
  • USA Track & Field defends CEO’s $4.2 million 2018 salary number
  • Bundesliga to return in May if German government gives approval
  • You never know where Tom Brady will turn up in Tampa
  • Fox Sports asks top-paid talent to take pay cuts during pandemic
  • Tiger Woods says trash talk already has begun ahead of match with Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning
  • Madden modders: If it’s not ‘in the game,’ it is now
  • Marshawn Lynch spent his birthday giving others the gift of protective masks

Fayetteville Observer

  • NFL draft Round 1 not remarkable, certainly memorable
  • Panthers choose DT Derrick Brown over LB Isaiah Simmons with No. 7 overall pick
  • Woods, Mickelson to stage TV match with Brady, Manning
  • 92-year-old Vin Scully hospitalized after fall at home

New York Times

  • Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis
  • A Stripped-Down N.F.L. Draft Turns Out to Be Pretty Special
  • 2020 N.F.L. Draft: What We Learned
  • How N.F.L. Draft Day Began the End of My 22-Year Football Career
  • Giants and Jets Take Offensive Tackles Early in the N.F.L. Draft
  • For Joe Burrow, the N.F.L. Draft Offers a Path Home
  • World Chess Moves Online. But Check, Don’t Cheat, Mate.
  • Spain Plans to Play Soccer Again … Very Carefully

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • No. 4 NFL draft pick is another box checked for Georgia’s Andrew Thomas 
  •  Report card: Falcons earn a B for first-round pick 
  • We’ll see if Terrell is good pick for Falcons, but they were right to stay put
  • Joe Burrow’s rise left us breathless. Will NFL life be so sublime?
  • We’ll see if Terrell is good pick for Falcons, but they were right to stay put
  • Falcons draft Clemson cornerback A.J. Terrell in first round
  • Draft bio: Falcons select Clemson cornerback A.J. Terrell 
  • SEC has record-setting 15 first-round selections
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