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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUP
Friday, May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Burleson Once Again Named Academic All-District…ECU showing interest in Stony Brook transfer Makale Foreman…ECU makes changes to fall & spring semesters …Virtual sessions currently valuable for rookie Futrell…2020 AAC championship odds, picks: UCF the favorite again, but Cincinnati a better value…Urban Meyer’s son Nate to walk on to Cincinnati Bearcats football team…Cincinnati Bearcats football team lands another Australian punter…Lincoln Riley’s optimism about football’s return tempered by promise to protect his players…ACC commissioner John Swofford prefers campuses open before games are played…SoCon freezes salaries, limits 2021 baseball tournament to 4 teams in cost-cutting measures…Ryan Newman, a ‘walking miracle,’ will be in field for NASCAR’s return at Darlington…Giants’ Deandre Baker and Seahawks’ Quinton Dunbar Accused of Robbery…

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Classic Rewind Preview: ECU, Stanford Square Off In St. Jude Liberty Bowl (’95)
  • Burleson Once Again Named Academic All-District

WITN 7

  • ECU baseball’s Alec Burleson once again named Academic All-District
  • ECU makes changes to fall & spring semesters

247 Sports

  • ECU showing interest in Stony Brook transfer Makale Foreman
  • ECU Football 2020 Expectations: S Teagan Wilk

East Surry OLB/TE Benji Gosnell lands offers from West Virginia, ECU High School OT

Charlotte social media star Hadleigh Painter now a lottery winner Charlotte Observer (sub req’d)

Virtual sessions currently valuable for rookie Futrell Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

2020 AAC championship odds, picks: UCF the favorite again, but Cincinnati a better value CBS Sports

Urban Meyer’s son Nate to walk on to Cincinnati Bearcats football team UPI.com

Cincinnati Bearcats football team lands another Australian punter Cincinnati Enquirer

Mason Fletcher begins punting journey at University of Cincinnati ESPN

AFL 2020, NFL, college football: Mason Fletcher to join Cincinnati Fox Sports

USF football stays on regimen, albeit remotely Tampa Bay Times

UCF co-offensive coordinator Alex Golesh misses close contact with players during shutdown Orlando Sentinel

A family affair: The Josephs offer insight on coaching, training in Zoom teleconference set for Saturday NOLA.com

SMU QB Shane Buechele on college football: ‘I think we’ll have a season, and I think we’ll be ready for it’ Dallas Morning News

‘The one we were waiting for’: Campus star Sterling Chapman thrilled by WSU offer  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Guerin Emig: Lincoln Riley’s optimism about football’s return tempered by promise to protect his players Tulsa World

Six historical lessons college football can apply to the coronavirus pandemic Tampa Bay Times

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NC senate bill would allow state’s college athletes to benefit from name, image and likeness
  • ACC breaks even for 2019-20 but faces uncertain future, Swofford says
  • In the gym where it all began, Michael Jordan’s footsteps no longer echo
  • Ohio State, Maui Invite included on UNC basketball’s 2020-21 non-conference slate

Winston Salem Journal

  • ACC commissioner John Swofford prefers campuses open before games are played
  • App Trail: A Satterfield-Speir pairing worked well at App State. Now there will be one at Western Carolina
  • Steve Forbes hits two-week mark with a quickly evolving roster and three scholarships remaining
  • Southern Conference announces cost-cutting actions

Fayetteville Observer

  • How one NCAA school is taking first step toward bringing athletes back to campus amid coronavirus pandemic
  • Wolfpack adds Jaylon Gibson to basketball recruit class

Pier fishing catches on as coronavirus limits other activities in Hampton Roads Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Charleston Post Courier

  • SoCon freezes salaries, limits 2021 baseball tournament to 4 teams in cost-cutting measures
  • How Clemson is helping athletes with mental health during coronavirus isolation

Four-star Gamecocks signee gained wisdom through transition. How it might help at USC  Columbia The State

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Pepper Rodgers, Georgia Tech quarterback and coach, dies at 88
  • Price of top recruiting classes: Georgia’s coast-to-coast efforts were costly 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Martinsville Speedway to host NASCAR Cup Series on June 10
  • PGA Championship returning to Charlotte’s Quail Hollow in 2025

Charlotte Observer

  • Tom Talks: With land available, is next move for Panthers owner a new stadium?
  • Brad Keselowski draws pole for the NASCAR’s Real Heroes 400 in Darlington
  • NASCAR adds five more Cup races to the schedule after Charlotte, including Atlanta
  • New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks players stole $73,500 in watches, cash, cops say

‘Big miracles and little miracles’ put Ryan Newman back in a NASCAR for Sunday’s race  Raleigh News and Observer

Pepper Rodgers made pro football fun in Memphis. There ‘never will be another one’ like him. Memphis Commercial Appeal

New York Times

  • Giants’ Deandre Baker and Seahawks’ Quinton Dunbar Accused of Robbery
  • A Caddie’s Most Important Measure of Distance? Now It’s Six Feet
  • The Making of Marcus Rashford
  • Two Climbers. Best Friends. Only One Ticket to the Olympics.
  • Classrooms Shut Down at Cal State Colleges, but Football May Take the Field

Washington Post

  • Ryan Newman, a ‘walking miracle,’ will be in field for NASCAR’s return at Darlington
  • Talk of football on empty campuses lays bare college sports’ craven system
  • The NFL is hoping for a full season, but state-by-state issues could complicate things
  • The Jackson State shootings are often overlooked. But Rich Caster still remembers.
  • Amid layoffs and furloughs, sportswriters wonder what will be left of a storied profession
  • Arrest warrants issued for NFL’s Quinton Dunbar and Deandre Baker after alleged armed robbery
  • Antonio Gandy-Golden loves solving puzzles. The Redskins’ playbook is up next.
  • Kevin Durant traces Prince George’s County’s rich, supportive basketball history in new film
  • Urban Meyer defends Dwayne Haskins, says Redskins QB’s development requires culture change
  • Joe Buck says Fox Sports plans crowd noise, possible use of ‘virtual fans’ for NFL games
  • IOC pledges $800 million in aid to offset losses from Tokyo 2020 postponement
  • PGA Tour’s return plan: Minimize risk with regular testing, no handshakes

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Falcons know they are in danger of losing entire offseason program 
  • How a canceled season would impact Braves, other NL clubs, on the field
  • NFL cornerback, ex-UGA star Deandre Baker accused of armed robbery at party in Florida
  • Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway rescheduled for June 7

Chicago Tribune

  • Commissioner Rob Manfred is hopeful MLB can reach a deal with players to start the 2020 season — and says baseball could lose nearly $4 billion without games
  • 1918 in Chicago sports: Despite World War I and the Spanish flu, George Halas thrived — and the Chicago Cubs may have dodged a fate worse than losing the World Series
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