Mike Houston sizes up Friday’s scrimmage…Marshall-ECU Game Rescheduled to Septemeber 12th…Offense Bounces Back In Second ECU Scrimmage…Pirates Welcome in 13 New Incoming Baseball Players…Women’s golf adds new members…ECU Athletics COVID-19 Update: 1,212 tests, 26 positive…American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco says league plans to play football this fall…UC football pushes back season opener by 2 weeks…No fans allowed at Tulane football’s season opener against to-be-determined opponent…Temple is the last local college football team standing…UCF football schedule in flux after FIU game is called off…Georgia State’s game with Murray State cancelled…Coastal Carolina football announces it will play at Kansas on Sept. 12; The Citadel plans to play 4-game schedule. Clemson expected to be one opponent…Powerful Southern leagues aim to forge on with fall football…Wyndham Championship insider: Rain softens Sedgefield, where top of leaderboard is crowded…Brad Daugherty says the root of NASCAR’s diversity issue isn’t black or white. It’s green. …Nats gain split with O’s as Stephen Strasburg, Starlin Castro exit with injuries; Another short start dooms Braves in fourth consecutive loss
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Preseason Camp Audio Feature
Mike Houston sizes up Friday’s scrimmage Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
The East Carolinian
WNCT 9
WITN 7
- ECU Athletics COVID-19 Update: 1,212 tests, 26 positive
- Marshall-ECU football game rescheduled for Sept. 12
- ECU alum Howell Binkley who worked on “Hamilton” has passed away
- Repairs begin on 155 violations after ECU student complaints at three complexes
Second scrimmage success for ECU Pirates Jacksonville Daily News
Rivals
- Ahlers, Mitchell and Verity Highlight Pirate’s Friday Scrimmage
- East Carolina – Marshall Game Rescheduled for September 12
- Pirates Welcome in 13 New Incoming Baseball Players
247 Sports
- Marshall-ECU opener moved to Sept. 12
- ECU offense responds in big way in second scrimmage
- ECU corners growing under new position coach Steve Ellis
Marshall, East Carolina now set for Sept. 12 in Greenville Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Marshall, East Carolina schedule football game for Sept. 12 Charleston Gazette-Mail
ECU-Marshall football opener moved back to Sept. 12 North State Journal
ECU-Marshall game rescheduled for September 12, would open the Pirates’ season WRALSportsFan
ECU, Marshall plan for Sept. 12 game date Rocky Mount Telegram
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco says league plans to play football this fall Baltimore Sun
UC football pushes back season opener by 2 weeks WLWT
UC moves football season opener to September 19 WXIX
Cincinnati Enquirer
- UC Bearcats football moves season-opener from Sept. 3 to Sept. 19
- UC Bearcats football gets commitment from athlete Bryon Threats of Dublin Coffman HS
Five more USF football players opt out due to coronavirus concerns Tampa Bay Times
UCF football schedule in flux after FIU game is called off Orlando Sentinel
Temple is the last local college football team standing | Mike Jensen Philadelphia Inquirer
No fans allowed at Tulane football’s season opener against to-be-determined opponent NOLA.com
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- UNC-Chapel Hill sees two COVID outbreaks in reopened dorms
- UNC’s young, talented defensive line will be finding its way but expected to perform
- ACC football updates: The latest news about fall sports during coronavirus on Aug. 14
- Just one more positive in latest coronavirus testing from NC State athletics
- The Citadel plans to play 4-game schedule. Clemson expected to be one opponent
Winston Salem Journal
- ‘Worth still trying to play’: Coach Dave Clawson details how Wake Forest is forging ahead with football practices
- Kernersville’s Madison Cone is ‘down to play’ football with Wisconsin, but safely
Cape Charles Cup sets sail this weekend as racers make coronavirus adjustments Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Can FSU football afford frequent COVID-19 testing? Without transparency, we don’t know | Commentary Orlando Sentinel
Football season lost to COVID-19 could cost Colorado State athletics nearly $16M Fort Collins Coloradoan
The Associated Press
- Powerful Southern leagues aim to forge on with fall football
- The Latest: Alabama veterans preach caution to teammates
- Stafford, Smart donate $500,000 to UGa diversity program
- Column: Still time for college football to avoid a real mess
- NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on
Coastal Carolina football announces it will play at Kansas on Sept. 12 Charleston Post Courier
Georgia State’s game with Murray State cancelled Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- NCAA advisers: For football, first stop spread of COVID-19
- If this is last we see of Justin Fields in college, what a pity
Washington Post
- College football faces unprecedented challenges and certain change
- In Big Ten cities, a fall without college football is a crushing economic blow
- College football’s con has been laid bare by the coronavirus crisis
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Winston Salem Journal
- Wyndham Championship insider: Rain softens Sedgefield, where top of leaderboard is crowded
- Sedgefield becomes a test as the Wyndham heads to the weekend
- Wyndham Championship update: Tom Hoge, Si Woo Kim, Talor Gooch tied at 10 under
- Wyndham Championship becomes part of healing process for three-time champ Davis Love III
Charlotte Observer
- Another near miss for Akshay Bhatia, still feeling his way through pro golf at 18
- Charlotte GM Mitch Kupchak fears Hornets rebuild may fall a year behind schedule
- Picking a starting goalie a no-stress decision for Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour
Brad Daugherty says the root of NASCAR’s diversity issue isn’t black or white. It’s green. Fayetteville Observer
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Minus Foltynewicz and Newcomb, the Braves’ future dims
- Another short start dooms Braves in fourth consecutive loss
New York Times
Washington Post
- Reuben Foster remains polarizing, but Washington’s coaches are committed to giving him a chance
- After controversial arrival and career-threatening injury, Reuben Foster is back on field for Washington
- Capitals fall to Islanders, 5-2, and trail 2-0 in series
- Nats gain split with O’s as Stephen Strasburg, Starlin Castro exit with injuries
- Pitcher injuries are piling up, raising a new concern for teams
- The NBA’s championship picture was clear entering the bubble. Now it’s complicated.
The Associated Press
- Friday Sports in Brief
- LEADING OFF: Cardinals emerge from long layoff in Chicago
- Yankees star Judge put on injured list with strained calf
- Mets scratch Jacob deGrom because of neck tightness
- LEADING OFF: Marlins home at last, Cole seeks 20th straight
- The Latest: Syracuse to test 3 times weekly during season
- George Kittle signs $75M, 5-year extension with 49ers
- Browns’ Mayfield admits he was ‘lost’ in chaotic 2019 season
- Sure sign of pandemic: Cowboys cope with Texas heat for camp
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