Omotosho starting to find his comfort zone in ECU’s offense…Navy football falls flat, gets blown out by BYU at home in 2020 season opener…That Citadel vs. Alabama tape grabbed South Florida coach Jeff Scott’s attention…TU-OSU game pushed back a week to Sept. 19 …Coastal Carolina great Dustin Johnson wins FedEx Cup title, $15 million bonus…Serena Williams overcomes her recent past, beats Maria Sakkari in U.S. Open’s fourth round

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Omotosho starting to find his comfort zone in ECU’s offense 247 Sports

Pirates like their budding backfield depth Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

American Athletic Conference power rankings: Week 1 New Bern Sun Journal

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Navy Drops Season-Opener to BYU
• Salisbury into Semifinals at US Open

Annapolis Capital

• Navy football falls flat, gets blown out by BYU at home in 2020 season opener
• Tim Schwartz: The weird, fanless, empty Navy football home opener is what we all needed | COMMENTARY

BYU dominates Navy to close Week 1 of college football season NCAA

Absent the usual pageantry, Navy’s season opener against BYU turns ugly in a hurry Washington Post

BYU dominates season opener against Navy as Kalani Sitake claims showdown of Hawaii raised head coaches KHON 2

BYU rolls past Navy 55-3 in season-opener with no fans Associated Press

Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman agrees to new contract with Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Enquirer

Ranking USF’s 2020 football foes, worst to first Tampa Bay Times

College football amid coronavirus: how things will change The Oracle

That Citadel vs. Alabama tape grabbed South Florida coach Jeff Scott’s attention Charleston Post Courier

16 former UCF Knights earn spots on NFL rosters  Orlando Sentinel

Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield not pleased with 12 penalties in Tigers’ season opening win Memphis Commercial Appeal

Wave of Change: Tulane football team closer after canceled practice NOLA.com

TU-OSU game pushed back a week to Sept. 19 Tulsa World

Oklahoma State Set for Season Opener vs. Tulsa Oklahoma State Athletics

UH basketball gets commitment from Robbie Armbrester Houston Chronicle

Acadiana’s Jerimiah Brown Offered by Houston ESPN 1420

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC depth chart breakdown – offensive line: Will eight be great for the Heels?
• Duke depth chart breakdown — offensive line: How they’ll overcome Wohlabaugh injury
• NC State depth chart breakdown – offensive line: “Ickey” could be a future star

Winston Salem Journal

• Young players to keep an eye on for Wake Forest football in 2020
• Young players to keep an eye on for the Appalachian State football team in 2020

UNC football preview: Tar Heels’ hype train ready to roll

Chuck Landon: Is Rice pulling ‘Texas Two-Step’ on Marshall? Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Charleston Post Courier

• Coastal Carolina great Dustin Johnson wins FedEx Cup title, $15 million bonus
• Clemson OC Elliott ‘so happy’ for former QB earning Duke starting job
• For Citadel football, a weird season fits right into a weird 2020
• Clemson eyes 2021 recruit Mukuba for secondary
• Gamecocks’ gameday atmosphere will look much different in 2020