Kendall Futrell might be Bengals’ top UDFA to watch…East Carolina’s Alec Burleson Named First Team All-American…Eight ECU players named to Athlon Sports All-AAC Preseason Team…Pirates work out, working on next steps…UC Bearcat football players start heading to campus in small groups as tickets go on sale …AAC may let Olympic sports play more regional teams to cut costs…Judge rules against former UConn soccer player whose televised middle finger gesture cost her a scholarship…The ‘major disadvantage’ Hornets coach fears if NBA doesn’t tweak its offseason…Carolina Hurricanes not reopening facilities for voluntary player workouts

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Kendall Futrell might be Bengals’ top UDFA to watch USA Today

East Carolina’s Alec Burleson Named First Team All-American Rivals

247 Sports

• Eight ECU players named to Athlon Sports All-AAC Preseason Team
• How the top-ranked ECU OL recruits have fared

Pirates work out, working on next steps Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Athlon Sports

• American Athletic Football 2020 All-Conference Team
• Ranking the American Athletic Conference’s College Football Coaches for 2020
• Memphis Football: 2020 Tigers Season Preview and Prediction

UC Bearcat football players start heading to campus in small groups as tickets go on sale Cincinnati Enquirer

MLB’s Cincinnati Bearcats Call for Renaming of Marge Schott Stadium Sports Illustrated

Preseason magazines project dismal year for USF Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• AAC may let Olympic sports play more regional teams to cut costs
• UCF men’s basketball set to participate in Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tourney in November

Three commits in four days: UCF adds top Arkansas linebacker 247 Sports

Departing Temple, new Boston College athletic director Patrick Kraft reflects on last seven years Philadelphia Inquirer

‘I too am outraged’: Penny Hardaway makes statement on George Floyd, other police killings Memphis Commercial Appeal

Dallas Morning News

• A detailed look at how SMU plans to bring athletes back to campus
• SMU coach Sonny Dykes: Shane Buechele will have ‘one of the most productive years’ of any college QB

Navy Places 10 Players on the Preseason Athlon Sports All-American Athletic Conference Teams Navy Midshipmen

Judge rules against former UConn soccer player whose televised middle finger gesture cost her a scholarship Hartford Courant

UConn soccer player loses lawsuit over punishment for middle finger ESPN

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Dabo breaks silence about n-word incident, other criticism he faced this week
• Coach K shares a personal story about You’re My HERO – Healthcare Worker

NCHSAA names Jefferson Boaz, East Surry’s quarterback who signed with North Carolina, its male athlete of the year Winston Salem Journal

N.C. State catcher Patrick Bailey tops state’s baseball draft prospects Fayetteville Observer

Athlon Sports

• Clemson Football: 2020 Tigers Season Preview and Prediction
• Alabama Football: 2020 Crimson Tide Season Preview and Prediction
• Tennessee Football: 2020 Volunteers Season Preview and Prediction

It’s a less-than-ideal transition, but Pat Kraft enthused about getting started as Boston College AD Boston Globe

Gamecocks awaiting word from three football prospects expected to announce this week Charleston Post Courier

With Ohio’s college football season uncertain, budget battle lines emerge The Business Journals

OPINION: In spite of budget cuts, MAC should look into expansion Western Herald

Georgia Tech’s workout plan when workouts resume Atlanta Journal Constitution