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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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Basketball recruiting updates (Hudson & Felton)…ECU hoops adds third recruit for Class of 2021…Godwin ready to build with new recruits…ECU soccer, volleyball teams join rest of AAU in moving play in 2021…ECU enrolls third-highest number of students this fall; Enrollment remains steady, some students opt for gap years…ECU football team sees strong showings in first two scrimmages…From Muleshoe to Norman, New Book “SOONER” Tells Lincoln Riley’s Story…Bud Light Will Give You Beer to Draft Minshew in First Round…University of Cincinnati extends football coach Luke Fickell’s contract through 2026…NC State increases coronavirus testing of football team amid cluster within athletics…Coastal Carolina’s flipped games with Kansas to have big financial impact…College students should be held accountable as NC tries to slow COVID-19, Cohen says…App State one of largest UNC system universities still holding in-person classes…Western Carolina says students, who appeared in racially charged Snapchat videos over the weekend, are no longer enrolled at the university…Logan Thomas, former Va. Tech quarterback, is emerging as Washington’s top tight end…Detroit Lions cancel practice to protest police shooting of Jacob Blake….Erik Jones still searching for a NASCAR ride as Joey Logano helps him navigate breakup

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Basketball recruiting updates: Added thumbnail sketches on Hudson (NC) Moravian Prep PF DONDRE WATSON and Aiken (SC) HS SG RUSSELL FELTON Bonesville.net

AAC Postpones Soccer, Volleyball To Spring ecupirates.com

ECU hoops adds third recruit for Class of 2021 New Bern Sun Journal

The East Carolinian

  • Godwin ready to build with new recruits
  • ECU football team sees strong showings in first two scrimmages
  • Pirate basketball may be the sleeper in the AAC
  • Enrollment remains steady, some students opt for gap years
  • Uptown Greenville hotel construction moves forward

WNCT 9

  • AAC postpones volleyball, soccer to Spring 2021
  • 2020 Pirate Football Preview: A look at the ECU Defense
  • ECU enrolls third-highest number of students this fall

WITN 7

  • AAC postpones soccer and volleyball competition to spring 2021 
  • UPDATE: ECU housing quarantined COVID-19 students at Paramount 3800
  • ECU has third-largest fall enrollment

ECU soccer, volleyball teams join rest of AAU in moving play in 2021 WRAL SportsFan

Duke lands Alabama rusher; ECU adds scoring machine Fayetteville Observer

247 Sports

  • Cunningham to bring plenty of pop to East Carolina
  • 2021 guard Russell Felton commits to ECU
  • Projecting what ECU’s offensive line two-deep may look like
  • What’s next for ECU’s 2021 recruiting class?

From Muleshoe to Norman, New Book “SOONER” Tells Lincoln Riley’s Story Sports Illustrated

Bud Light Will Give You Beer to Draft Minshew in First Round Radio.com

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Pirates still off practice field; Volleyball, soccer moved to spring
  • ECU has third-highest enrollment

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference Postpones Soccer and Volleyball Competition to Spring 2021 American Athletic Conference

247 Sports

  • Memphis RB Kenny Gainwell named preseason All-American
  • 247Sports says Memphis is capable of crashing the CFB Playoff
  • Sources: Zero positive COVID-19 tests for SMU Football this week
  • Luke Fickell receives contract extension from Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati Approves Extension For Luke Fickell Through 2026

University of Cincinnati extends football coach Luke Fickell’s contract through 2026 USA Today

Luke Fickell’s extension from Cincinnati is a deserved reward, but not a deterrent if the Big Ten calls Cleveland.com

Cincinnati Enquirer

  • Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson sees resemblance to UC Bearcats offensive lineman John Williams
  • Moeller football ready to take season on the road

Luke Fickell’s new contract makes it tougher for Power 5 teams to poach Cincinnati head coach Fansided

UC gives football coach Fickell contract extension with raise, coronavirus caveats The Business Journals

The Gould Standard: No. 16 Cincinnati Sports Illustrated

Texas Basketball: Shaka Smart expected to hire SMU assistant coach USA Today

As season nears, USF defense battling depth issues, Glenn Spencer says Tampa Bay Times

UCF soccer, volleyball seasons postponed until spring  Orlando Sentinel

Temple OL Vincent Picozzi is back in action after season-ending knee injury Philadelphia Inquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Could Memphis-Arkansas State football be a prime time game?
  • How Shelby County Health Department decided on 12 feet of social distance at Memphis football games | Giannotto

Dallas Morning News

  • Source: SMU basketball assistant coach K.T. Turner leaving for job at Texas
  • What college football fans can expect this fall at area venues: Which schools will have the most available seats?
  • Justin Osborne transferred to SMU to be at home amid the pandemic. Days later, his father was hospitalized with COVID-19.

Tulsa World

  • TU linebacker Zaven Collins combining skill and effort in pursuit of dominance
  • Guerin Emig: It’s OK to admit money’s prime role in continued pursuit of college football

American Athletic sends volleyball to spring, leaving ACC, Big 12, SEC, SBC alone in fall Volleyball.com

Sieger: College football proving it’s a farce MSN

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • NC State increases coronavirus testing of football team amid cluster within athletics
  • No fans, small problems. How Duke football is preparing to play in an empty stadium.
  • College students should be held accountable as NC tries to slow COVID-19, Cohen says
  • Cohen talks about Division l college sports and COVID clusters on college campuses
  • North Carolina private high schools to play football this fall while public schools wait

App State one of largest UNC system universities still holding in-person classes Watauga Democrat

Finger-pointing continues as COVID-19 clusters grow at UNC campuses Chatham Journal

Colleges Are Making Late Calls to Shut Campuses. Is It All About the Money? The Chronicle of Higher Education

Rob Schofield | It’s the UNC System’s fault, not the students’ Your Daily Journal

What went wrong with opening of UNC campuses? Hendersonville Lighting

UNC ignites ‘domino effect’ for universities across the country to move classes online The Daily Tarheel

Winston Salem Journal

  • Western Carolina says students, who appeared in racially charged Snapchat videos over the weekend, are no longer enrolled at the university
  • App State football finds sanctuary in its scrimmage, locker room after up-and-down week
  • Oak Grove’s Jared Gibble leaves Charlotte behind, will head for Virginia Tech

Swinney, 9 Clemson football assistants take pay cuts Fayetteville Observer

Hokies’ Justin Fuente, Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall hope students returning to campuses don’t burst football’s “bubble” Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

  • MU will allow fans at football games this fall
  • Marshall places league-best five players on Preseason All-Conference USA Team
  • Herd RB Knox named Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of Year
  • Panthers sign former Herd punter Vedvik

Charleston Post Courier

  • Coastal Carolina’s flipped games with Kansas to have big financial impact
  • Sapakoff: Gamecocks need a Luke Doty, Dakereon Joyner no-huddle offense
  • Clemson receiver eager to follow in footsteps of Hunter Renfrow, others to wear No. 13
  • 4 more Citadel football players opt out of fall season; Bulldogs’ lineup taking shape
  • Coastal Carolina TE Isaiah Likely ready for 2020 season despite unorthodox offseason

Uncertainty, optimism and bubble buzz: USC basketball faces a season like no other  Columbia The State

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Abnormal season hinges on the usual for Georgia: Beat Bama
  • Coordinator Todd Monken sees ‘explosive’ potential in Georgia offense
  • How Georgia Tech’s special teams are shaping up

Tailgating won’t be allowed on OU’s campus this season The Oklahoman

Bojangles brings back Clemson-themed Big Bo Boxes TigerNet

Former MAC commissioner Rick Chryst: Pandemic is catalyst in reshaping college athletic landscape Detroit News

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • 8 Panthers have impressed Matt Rhule the most in camp. Here’s how good they’ve been
  • Panthers camp observations: Matt Rhule thinks this rookie may start on defense
  • Erik Jones still searching for a NASCAR ride as Joey Logano helps him navigate breakup

Ed Hardin: Juston Burris earns his way into Carolina Panthers’ plans Winston Salem Journal

Markakis returns to Braves lineup; Pache is sent down Atlanta Journal Constitution

New York Times

  • As Stanford Cuts Teams, Olympic Hopefuls All Over the U.S. Feel a Chill
  • Day by Day, College Football Sees More Signs of a Season in Jeopardy
  • Black Former N.F.L. Players Say Racial Bias Skews Concussion Payouts
  • Tim Stuetzle Leads German Hockey’s Next N.H.L. Influx

Washington Post

  • LeBron James calls guns a ‘huge issue’ after Jacob Blake shooting: ‘We think you’re hunting us’
  • Chase Young is inspiring confidence in Washington, even while dealing with injury
  • What to know from Tuesday practice: Many starting jobs appear to be settled
  • Logan Thomas, former Va. Tech quarterback, is emerging as Washington’s top tight end
  • Sports stars send a message after Kenosha police shooting: ‘Stop killing unarmed Black people’
  • The NBA’s playoff bubble has become a stage for league’s young stars at a crucial moment
  • For Nats, it’s one step forward, two steps back in loss to Phillies
  • D.C. United, still looking for its stride, falls to Revolution in return to Audi Field
  • Detroit Lions cancel practice to protest police shooting of Jacob Blake
  • The College Football Playoff is a go for 2020, despite a reduced field and an active pandemic

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