REWIND 2008: Resilience wins championships…Varner’s nerves jangle, but he’s still in hunt for first tour win…Alec Burleson thankful for time at ECU as he turns pro…Duke AD joins Tar Heels with concerns about compensating athletes …Limited seating option among Georgia football stadium operations plans released…COVID-19 cases haven’t deterred college football’s quest to return, but when would they?…Clemson football team leads march of 3,000: ‘We have an opportunity to change the world’…NASCAR lacks a firm plan to ban the Confederate flag. “It’s going to cause a mess.”
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Timely recruiting helped Pirates land Wright - REWIND 2008: Resilience wins championships
- Game Center REWIND 2008: ECU 27, Tulsa 24
Classic Rewind: ECU Tops Tulsa To Claim 2008 C-USA Championship ecupirates.com
ESPN
- East Carolina vs. Tulsa – Game Summary – December 6, 2008 …
- Right now, Harold Varner III is focusing on winning the Charles Schwab Challenge and getting his first PGA Tour win
Varner’s nerves jangle, but he’s still in hunt for first tour win YAHOO!
Gastonia’s Harold Varner III: There are ‘going to be conversations’ when PGA Tour reconvenes The Gaston Gazette
Jordan Spieth and field are too much for Harold Varner III’s historic run at Colonial Ft Worth Star-Telegram
This video of Harold Varner III stuffing it on the 17th at Pebble Beach as a 17-year-old is pretty awesome Golf Digest
247 Sports
- Alec Burleson thankful for time at ECU as he turns pro
- ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: DE/OLB Damir Faison
- Taji Hudson ready to report to ECU after rehab, virus shutdown
- POLL: Which team could upset the Gamecocks?
Around the American Athletic Conference
Memphis University School safety Roderic Lewis commits to Tulane football Memphis Commercial Appeal
College athletes are speaking out on troublesome campus traditions. It’s time to listen. Dallas Morning News
History of the Powerhouse: UH men’s basketball program The Daily Cougar
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Duke AD joins Tar Heels with concerns about compensating athletes Fayetteville Observer
Dianne Dailey, who coached women’s golf for 30 years, humbled to be included into Wake Forest Hall of Fame Winston Salem Journal
Big catch for 23: Michael Jordan’s boat nabs 442-pound marlin at Morehead City tournament Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Charleston Post Courier
- Clemson football team leads march of 3,000: ‘We have an opportunity to change the world’
- Clowney and Company: Top 10 defensive linemen in South Carolina football history
- Outdoors column: ‘Traditional Wild America’ a tip of the hat to outdoors forefathers
North Carolina hunters killed a record number of wild turkeys this year. Blame the coronavirus. Hampton Roads Daily Press
Columbia The State
- ‘Today, I have hope’: Clemson football players lead march for change
- USC QB’s famous sign appears at Clemson peaceful protest. He gladly shared it
- How a hometown Gamecock connection helped bring latest recruit to USC’s class
Quest to play: Pressing questions as college football looks toward 2020 season Columbia Daily Tribune
With Details of 2020 Season in Limbo, Could Potential Cancelled Games Impact CFP Race? Sports Illustrated
COVID-19 cases haven’t deterred college football’s quest to return, but when would they? USA Today
Limited seating option among Georgia football stadium operations plans released Dawg Nation
Texas A&M AD on fans in stadium: We still have time on our side 247 Sports
Dallas Morning News
- UNT’s cautious plan to return football team to campus paying dividends
- Coronavirus cases at some schools show the return of college football contains potential roadblocks
Behind-the-scenes look at Arizona football’s return to campus amid coronavirus concerns Daily Journal
College halts coronavirus return as six athletes test positive Atlanta Journal Constitution
Could Covid-19 sack UB’s athletics program? The Business Journals
Inside look at how Rutgers, Schiano have had success with virtual recruiting recordonline
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
NASCAR lacks a firm plan to ban the Confederate flag. “It’s going to cause a mess.” Charlotte Observer
NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami: How to watch, starting lineup and predictions Raleigh News and Observer
Baseball players say they are ready to be ordered to play Atlanta Journal Constitution
New York Times
Washington Post
- In a remarkable week, the sports world confronts issues long neglected
- Bubba Wallace emerges as NASCAR’s improbable yet ideally suited change agent
- The Confederate flag long has flown in the face of NASCAR’s hopes for broader appeal
- D.C. United player tests positive for novel coronavirus
- MLS to allow additional advertising on uniforms
- Even in an odd, shortened MLB draft, the Nationals stuck to a familiar script
- The Colonial has a packed PGA field, no galleries and starters announcing to … no one
Mitch Trubisky says he’s in ‘a good mental space’ as he readies for the Bears QB competition. What else is he doing to prepare? Chicago Tribune
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