Legacy of ECU’s receivers helped sell Keigley…ECU move-in day different with COVID-19…Marshall-ECU season opener could move from Aug. 29…AAC announces plan to play eight conference games…Ramseur working his way back after ACL injury…Pirates progress to full pads, turn up competition…SMU, TCU won’t play for the Iron Skillet in 2020, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying …TU football schedule remains intact: ‘That’s today. It might change.’…Wake Forest, App State to postpone football meeting, add games in later years…ODU has lost 3 opponents, but AD Wood Selig has football proceeding “as if there will be a season”…Cancellations, Opt-Outs and Virus Cases Put Heat on College Football …Braves held to one run in loss to Hyun-Jin Ryu, Blue Jays…Max Scherzer exits early with tweaked hamstring as Nats fall to Mets, 3-1…Fist bumps, not handshakes, cap Hurricanes’ sweep. Now comes a different test off ice …the PGA Championship, the best sporting event since the Super Bowl; The PGA is golf’s first major in 13 months. Atop world rankings, stars have plenty to prove.
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Football Recruiting
Legacy of ECU’s receivers helped sell Keigley Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
Marshall-ECU season opener could move from Aug. 29 Huntington Herald-Dispatch
The East Carolinian
- Jon Gilbert updates fans on football
- ECU announces consequences for face covering violations
- ECU makes official switch to Canvas
ECU students arrive for fall semester WNCT 9
WITN 7
- ECU move-in day different with COVID-19
- AAC announces plans for 2020 fall sports seasons
- ECU enrollment, retention up as students move in for fall semester
WRAL SportsFan
- ECU AD Jon Gilbert pens an update to Pirate fans on schedule, attendance
- AAC announces plans for fall sports; football to start September 19
Rivals
247 Sports
- Ramseur working his way back after ACL injury
- What Mike Houston said following ECU’s Wednesday practice
- Pirates progress to full pads, turn up competition
- American Athletic Conference announces fall scheduling model
- The American announces scheduling plan for 2020 season
- The American announces scheduling plan for 2020 season
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference Announces Plans for 2020 Fall Sports Seasons American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference approves scheduling model for 2020 college football season Cincinnati Enquirer
UC to limit capacity at Nippert Stadium WXIX
College football is becoming impossible to justify in the pandemic Tampa Bay Times
UCF AD Danny White optimistic Knights can play 12-game football schedule Orlando Sentinel
Here’s what UCF’s 2020 football schedule looks like as of now Click Orlando
Former AAC Temple rival UConn cancels football season due to COVID-19 concerns; AAC announces plan to play eight conference games Philadelphia Inquirer
Memphis to play 11-game football season Memphis Commercial Appeal
American Athletic Conference plan allows Tulane to play full football schedule NOLA.com
SMU, TCU won’t play for the Iron Skillet in 2020, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying — how the rivalry game fell apart Dallas Morning News
Tulsa World
- TU football schedule remains intact: ‘That’s today. It might change.’
- Throwback Tulsa: TU’s first fall football practice with head coach Philip Montgomery five years ago today
Va’a Niumatalolo, son of veteran Navy head coach, comes home to continue nascent career Annapolis Capital
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Can Chase Brice fix Duke’s quarterback woes? 5 questions facing the Blue Devils
- Clemson starts preseason camp today. 5 questions the Tigers’ offense must answer
- Players opting out, schedules not set. Here’s how it affects UNC as practice starts
Winston Salem Journal
- Five things to know as Wake Forest begins football preseason camp
- Wake Forest, App State to postpone football meeting, add games in later years
- While Connecticut shuts down, football and sports continue the run uphill against the coronavirus
Cancellations, Opt-Outs and Virus Cases Put Heat on College Football New York Times
The Associated Press
- NCAA board hands call on fall championships to each division
- Notre Dame transfer QB Jurkovec can play for BC in 2020
- WVU safety Martin to sit out season, cites health issues
- Newly independent UConn becomes 1st FBS team to cancel football season because of coronavirus
- Colorado St investigates athlete claims on COVID reporting
- #WeAreUnited players reach out to California Gov. for help
Hampton Roads Daily Press
- ODU has lost 3 opponents, but AD Wood Selig has football proceeding “as if there will be a season”
- Jordan Bly, son of former NFL and Western Branch star, commits to Old Dominion
- ODU loses leading tackler as camp opens
NCAA allows separate divisions to choose path on COVID responsibilities Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Charleston Post Courier
- Prospects for FCS playoffs dim as two NCAA divisions cancel fall championships
- Two Gamecocks opt to skip football season because of coronavirus concerns
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Strict guidelines anticipated as UGA braces for Georgia football season
- As Georgia Tech opens preseason, ‘not a typical camp’
- Jaquan Henderson among 4 Georgia Tech players no longer on roster
- Pac-12 players using power to demand justice, safety, compensation
Washington Post
- College football players fear stigma of sitting out could outlast pandemic
- Big Ten football players call for better coronavirus safety protocols
- Colo. St. probes claims players were told to not report symptoms
- U-Conn.’s move to cancel could signal the beginning of the end for college football in 2020
- U-Conn. becomes first FBS college football program to shut down season
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- 20,000 NASCAR fans attended a race at Bristol. COVID-19 rates spiked there 2 weeks later
- Panthers defense will rely on returning veterans stepping up on and off field in 2020
- Christian McCaffrey opens up about his body, Cam Newton and becoming face of the Panthers
Fist bumps, not handshakes, cap Hurricanes’ sweep. Now comes a different test off ice Raleigh News and Observer
The Associated Press
- The Latest: LPGA reports no positive COVID tests
- MLB tightening virus protocols, including masks in dugouts
- LEADING OFF: Hitters slumping, cutdown day, Scherzer’s exit
- Chargers’ Lynn: Taylor is going to get chance to start at QB
- Rivers moving into whole new world after joining Colts
- The Latest: FBS final rankings to be released on Dec. 20
- NFL bringing more staff back to HQ with saliva virus tests
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Braves held to one run in loss to Hyun-Jin Ryu, Blue Jays
- A deal to replace Soroka? Braves must first recognize reality
- Even without crowd’s roar, golf provides a major lift this week
New York Times
- How Harding Park Became a Muni Fit for a Major
- Fair Balls and Foul Language
- Mike Fiers Is Moving On, Just Like He Always Has
- LeBron James Says He Doesn’t Care if Trump Shuns N.B.A. Over Protests
- A Memorable Golf Course Honors a Forgettable President
- The Milwaukee Bucks Are Ready for a Long Stay in the Bubble
- Cancellations, Opt-Outs and Virus Cases Put Heat on College Football
- Henrik Lundqvist’s Rangers Future Is in Doubt After Elimination
- W.N.B.A. Players Escalate Protest of Anti-B.L.M. Team Owner
Washington Post
- A beginner’s guide to the PGA Championship, the best sporting event since the Super Bowl
- The PGA Championship: How to watch and who can win
- The PGA is golf’s first major in 13 months. Atop world rankings, stars have plenty to prove.
- Max Scherzer exits early with tweaked hamstring as Nats fall to Mets, 3-1
- Washington has a talent-laden D-line. Coaches want to see it reach potential.
- Brandon Scherff wants to retire ‘a player of the Washington team’
- Liam Nikuro is a VIP guest of the Wizards. He’s also not a real person.
Baltimore Sun
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