Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Thursday Post-Practice Audio Feature
‘Spirited’ practice sets stage for scrimmage Bonesville.net
The East Carolinian
- Several Pirates prove their worth in the NFL
- ECU BOT convenes, discusses enrollment, athletics and finances
- Thirteen additional COVID-19 clusters identified within Greek Life
ECU football preview: Playing with ‘a chip on your shoulder’ Fayetteville Observer
2020 college football preview: East Carolina Greensboro News & Record
ECU Prepping for Friday Scrimmage Rivals
ECU receives high marks for diversity WITN 7
247 Sports
- ECU has strict protocols in place for when game week arrives
- Pirates creating versatility with different options up front
- Players’ families denied from attending ECU’s season opener
- Gilbert: It’s a ‘year of survival’ for ECU athletics financially
- ECU’s Ja’Quan McMillian having an ‘outstanding preseason’
- Updating what ESPN’s FPI thinks about ECU’s 2020 schedule
Raiders are flying in former Falcons WR Justin Hardy for a visit NFL Draft Diamonds
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- The American Today: USF, Tulane Begin Their Seasons Saturday
- Game Preview: The Citadel at USF
- Memphis’ White Named Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week
- Commissioner Mike Aresco on the Passing of Former NCAA Executive Tom Jernstedt
Navy didn’t tackle during preseason camp and lost by 52. Now ‘touch football is over.’ Washington Post
Luke Fickell embraces Bearcats’ chance as Ohio’s last team standing in 2020 YAHOO!
ESPN Pours Sugar in Cincinnati’s Gas Tank, Moves September 19th Opener to the Boondocks of ESPN+ SB Nation
USF vs Citadel Prediction, Game Preview College Football News
Tampa Bay Times
- Blissful, bumpy journey to game day for USF’s Jeff Scott
- Mike Norvell, Jeff Scott debut and more you should know about college football’s Week 2 schedule
UCF football using late start to learn, avoid common mistakes Orlando Sentinel
Temple’s football season remains off on the horizon | Mike Jensen Philadelphia Inquirer
5 things to know about Memphis Tigers’ chances to reach the College Football Playoff Memphis Commercial Appeal
247 Sports
- Approaching game week, UCF has ‘rejuvenated level of energy’
- Cincinnati Bearcats Position Power Rankings: Defensive Backs
SMU alum Terry Daniels, remembered for his heavyweight title fight vs. Joe Frazier, dies at 74 years old Dallas Morning News
College football: Here is the AP Top 25 Tulsa World
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- NC governor’s office rejects bid to allow parents to attend UNC’s football opener
- Still on the sideline, NC State football will be watching rivals closely this weekend
- As Travis Etienne runs down Ted Brown, does it matter if a record is really broken?
- Five burning questions for Clemson against Wake Forest — and a prediction
Winston Salem Journal
- Gov. Roy Cooper holds on fourth down, denying parents’ requests to see college football games this weekend
- Ready to carry the load: Hartman primed to show differences as Wake Forest’s starting QB from two years ago
- Five things to know about Wake Forest’s opponent: Clemson
- 2020 college football preview: Charlotte
- Five things to know about App State’s opponent, Charlotte
- 2020 college football preview: Duke
- 2020 college football preview: No. 18 North Carolina
- 2020 college football preview: N.C. State
List of college teams cut because of pandemic passes 230 The Denver Post
Washington Post
- College football’s quasi bubbles have been disrupted with other students returning
- SEC powerhouses like Alabama, LSU and Georgia should keep chugging along in 2020s
Fayetteville Observer
- After two years at Clemson behind Trevor Lawrence, Chase Brice ready to take reins as Duke’s QB
- ACC football Week 1 preview
A winding road: Trip to Appalachian State will be different for Charlotte 49ers’ Charlotte Observer
Charleston Post Courier
- Sapakoff: ‘Everyone has to be ready to play’ in COVID college football, including walk-ons
- 5 potential Clemson breakout stars on defense ahead of Wake Forest game
Tailgating expected for ticketed Georgia football fans Atlanta Journal Constitution
Associated Press
- Harris leads Miami to season-opening win over UAB
- Week 2 Preview: Trevor Lawrence launches Heisman campaign
- Eligibility waiver denied for Syracuse OL Chris Bleich
- The Latest: 2 South Carolina football players test positive
- USC OL Alijah Vera-Tucker opts out to prepare for NFL draft
- Why not us?: Ohio State’s Day wants answers from Big Ten
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- The Matt Rhule era of the Carolina Panthers begins Sunday. Here’s what you need to know
- The Carolina Panthers’ special teams are a bit of a Joe-brainer this season
- Bubba Wallace is leaving his NASCAR team in 2021. Here’s where he could go next
Hurricanes sign 3-year AHL affiliation with Chicago Wolves Raleigh News and Observer
Ed Hardin: Bubba Wallace will not return to Richard Petty Motorsports in 2021 Winston Salem Journal
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- The Braves are unbeatable when Tommy Milone pitches
- Home runs, bullpen produce Braves’ ‘best win’ of season
- Photos: NFL season kicks off but it looks a little different
- Weekend Predictions: My picks for Tech, Falcons and more
New York Times
- Victoria Azarenka Beats Serena Williams in Comeback to Reach U.S. Open Final
- Serena’s Rivals Are Emboldened. But She Still Has the Fire and the Game.
- Chiefs Fans, Used to Chops and Cheers, React to N.F.L.’s New Climate
- N.F.L. Season Kicks Off With Players’ Protesting Racism
- The Last Islanders Team to Advance This Far Sees a Little of Itself
- For U.S. Open Contenders Medvedev and Zverev, a Journey From Russia Was a Big Step
- 2020 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Friday
- M.L.B. Set to Hold Postseason at Neutral Sites
Washington Post
- Against a backdrop of social upheaval, Chiefs kick off NFL season with victory over Texans
- Which NFL stadiums will allow fans in Week 1
- The new rule of NFL roster construction: Build a team that can beat Patrick Mahomes
- Chase Young’s NFL debut finally has arrived. Meet the ‘team’ that helped him get there.
- WFT to discuss whether it will protest during the national anthem
- Ron Rivera is well-equipped to deal with Washington’s challenges. Just ask those who know him.
- Serena Williams upset by Victoria Azarenka in U.S. Open semifinals
- Without Novak Djokovic, what awaits in the U.S. Open men’s semifinals? Opportunity — and pressure.
- Nats can’t hold a 5-0 lead and suffer a painful loss to Braves
- Baseball has never been so lonely, and players are feeling the strain
- Olympian Kerri Walsh Jennings forgot what top athletes know: Discipline leads to freedom
- Opening the NCAA tournament to every team is an awful idea, even in a pandemic
- A ‘Day of Absence’ was once an off-Broadway satire. NBA players brought it to life.
- Controversy swirls around Rockets with loss to Lakers and Danuel House investigation
Associated Press
- Chiefs begin title defense with 34-20 victory over Texans
- Johnson shines as Texans fall to Chiefs in season opener
- SoFi Stadium videoboard first of its kind in many ways
- Raiders counting on 2 rookie receivers in opener
- Life at 40-plus: Brady vs. Brees tastiest of NFL matchups
- Steelers’ Banner grateful, eager after winning starting job
- For visit by Packers, Vikings present crowd-free, revamped D
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