Classic Rewind: ECU Plays Host To Syracuse (2000)…Pirates in ‘access phase’ amid uncertainty; South Carolina’s Group of 5 opponents ‘try to find spot within maddening chaos’ …The college football season is in trouble; The odds of college football being played this fall? Not good …Canceled Power 5 games could slow national reputation of surging Appalachian State…Labor Day Classic football game between Norfolk State and Virginia State is off for now as CIAA suspends fall sports …Cincinnati Bearcats football coach Luke Fickell remains optimistic about 2020 season…UCF Athletics raises record $35 million in pledges, $17 million in cash gifts …ACC Commissioner John Swofford says league will make fall sports decisions by late July…Spring football with a crowd? Fall in empty stadiums? Clemson sends out poll to fans…Hurricanes set training camp roster, which includes injured Brett Pesce  …Braves’ name, chop are complex and personal issues for Native Americans; In Cherokee — home to Redskins and Indians fans — debates over team nicknames pique curiosity…The MLS bubble is a massive undertaking. How it fares will tell us a lot about sports’ return….NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson to race Sunday amid questions over positive coronavirus test

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Football Recruiting
Close relationship with ECU staff swayed Temple Bonesville.net

Classic Rewind Preview: ECU Plays Host To Syracuse (2000) ecupirates.com

Syracuse at East Carolina Box Score, September 23, 2000 … Sports Reference

247 Sports

• ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: RB Keaton Mitchell
• ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: DT Xavier McIver

Pirates in ‘access phase’ amid uncertainty Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

South Carolina’s Group of 5 opponents ‘try to find spot within maddening chaos’ The Athletic (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Cincinnati Enquirer

• How Big Ten’s move to conference-only schedule in 2020 impacts Cincinnati Bearcats football
• Cincinnati Bearcats football coach Luke Fickell remains optimistic about 2020 season
• Watch: DerMarr Johnson, former Cincinnati Bearcats star, dunks at 40

247 Sports

BREAKING: 2021 offensive tackle Jimto Obidegwu commits to Temple

Tampa Bay Times

• USF football recruiting remains bright spot in bleak summer
• College football’s Hail Mary for the fall: No non-conference games
• Where college football stands after a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week

UCF Athletics raises record $35 million in pledges, $17 million in cash gifts  Orlando Sentinel

Coronavirus pandemic effects hitting college sports hard | Mike Jensen Philadelphia Inquirer

SMU selling president Gerald Turner’s home for $3.15 million Dallas Morning News

Tulsa World

• ‘Hard to hear’: TU football also having ‘Conversations That Matter’ in private as a team
• TU basketball adds 6-8 forward Bradley Alcime
• Guerin Emig: Recapping a day where coronavirus reality kicked sports’ tail

UH-Washington State game nixed by Pac-12’s conference-only plan Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• ACC Commissioner John Swofford says league will make fall sports decisions by late July
• Questions about the season abound as Duke football players return for workouts
• Canceled Power 5 games could slow national reputation of surging Appalachian State

Winston Salem Journal

• Determining whether a lost guarantee game is a lost cause financially could be among App State’s next steps
• ACC decision on fall sports expected this month
• Hard ‘N’ Fast: NASCAR sure could use a breather right now

The college football season is in trouble Washington Post

College Football Season Teeters on the Brink New York Times

Fayetteville Observer

• No Fayetteville State football anytime soon as CIAA suspends fall sports
• Potential championship seasons for Fayetteville State on hold

Labor Day Classic football game between Norfolk State and Virginia State is off for now as CIAA suspends fall sports Norfolk Virginian Pilot

State’s FCS schools could suffer financial issues if Power Five schools cut nonconference games Roanoke Times

Paul Finebaum: You Want Notre Dame On Your Network 247 Sports

2020 College Football Season’s Uncertainty Could Jeopardize Impressive Fan Attendance Streaks Forbes

Charleston Post Courier

• Travel baseball booming in Charleston despite spike in coronavirus cases
• Football in the fall without fans? Or the spring with fans? Clemson ticket holders weigh in

Columbia The State

• Clemson athletics announces more positive COVID-19 tests
• Spring football with a crowd? Fall in empty stadiums? Clemson sends out poll to fans
• What’s next for Benedict football? New coach staying positive despite no games in fall

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• The odds of college football being played this fall? Not good
• Atlanta Public Schools teams to play on despite move to online learning
• Four more Georgia Tech athletes test positive for COVID-19