Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Preseason Football Audio Feature
Mike Houston Audio Bonesville.net

Three takeaways from ECU coach Mike Houston after Thursday’s practice Jacksonville Daily News

Holton Ahlers is Ready to Change the Culture of Pirate Football WNCT 9

ECU football fans disappointed they can’t attend first home game WITN 7

PGA Tour: Varner seeking more than a top-20 finish Napa Valley Register

ECU Athletics: no fans allowed when Knights travel to face Pirates Knight News

247 Sports

• Mike Houston: ‘We are absolutely starting from scratch’
• No opt-outs for Pirates yet as September gets underway
• In-state 2022 DT hearing a lot from ECU early in the process

Pirates working to regain former form Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina University faculty oppose potential changes to chancellor search process The Progressive Pulse

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Announces Additional Time/Television Updates for 2020 Football Season
• Game Preview: SMU at Texas State
• Six American Schools Selected as HEED Award Recipients

YAHOO!

• American Athletic Conference preview: Cincinnati, Memphis and UCF battle for title under increased spotlight
• UCF coach Josh Heupel named to Dodd Trophy watch list

Opinion | UC football is not essential The News-Record

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder trying to ‘stay leavel-headed’ ahead of season-opener
• Why senior running back Gerrid Doaks is ready to carry the Cincinnati Bearcats offense

Tampa Bay Times

USF Football gears up for season, reports only 1 positive coronavirus test in last 40 daysWTSP

Orlando Sentinel

Philadelphia Inquirer

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• How to watch: SMU at Texas State
• “No change” to athletic activities as Temple classes move online

Welcome to Brady White’s Memphis football dissertation. What can he do for an encore? | Giannotto Memphis Commercial Appeal

Six to start? Influx of impact grad transfers buoys Tulane’s hopes for 2020 NOLA.com

2020 Tulane football season preview WDSU

Dallas Morning News

• SMU prediction: A great opportunity awaits Mustangs at Texas State
• How SMU football is trying to limit risk of COVID-19 during practices, lead-up to season’s start

Navy introduces new QB in national TV date with BYU CBS Sports

Navy football names Luca Fratianne starter at left tackle; left guard competition continues Annapolis Capital

Navy expects defense, passing game to supplement run attack Hampton Roads Daily Press

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Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• What is myocarditis? And should ACC football players be worried about it?
• Cunningham: UNC athletic budget could lose up to $52 million; Coaches taking pay cuts
• Former NC State baseball player Chris Combs passes away after battle with ALS
• Duke football loses starting center Jack Wohlabaugh to ACL injury that needs surgery
• UNC depth chart breakdown – secondary: Old man Myles Wolfolk guides the flock

‘Fumble forward’: Charlotte Sports Foundation exec on changing up the game plan for college football season The Business Journals

App State reaches enrollment goal: University welcomes 20,023 students for fall 2020 semester (copy) Watauga Democrat

Teel: William & Mary always did more with less, but loss of seven sports was unavoidable Richmond.com

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU basketball coaches looking ahead to hopefully a 22-game season
• Maui Invitational examining several alternate sites

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney not in favor of delayed CFP to accommodate Big Ten, Pac-12 Charleston Post Courier

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks football has four positives in latest round of COVID-19 testing
• 2 South Carolina football players opt out of season; 1 opts back in
• South Carolina unveils a fresh look at Williams-Brice before a most unusual season
• Clemson tight end to miss season with torn ACL

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia’s tough task: Win CFP without top NFL QB prospect
• Georgia Tech unveils Bobby Dodd Stadium redesign