Mike Houston Post-Scrimmage Audio Feature: Pirates end camp with game simulation….ECU football ends preseason with “evenly” matched scrimmage Friday ….ECU has strict protocols in place for when game week arrives; Cheerleaders, band also not part of stadium plans…ECU Earns Second-Straight AAC Academic Title…East Carolina Basketball: Guard Tristen Newton a 2020-21 breakout candidate…State leaders question why Gov. Roy Cooper won’t allow families to attend sporting events …Clemson pulls Wake Forest into the spotlight…Swinney family sends Jeff Scott a special treat for first game as USF head coach…Tulane hits the road to take on South Alabama in its delayed opener…Memphis shuts down football after coronavirus outbreak, and a party bus might be to blame…Virginia-Virginia Tech football game postponed after coronavirus spikes in Blacksburg …App State football enters 2020 season with third coaching staff in three years…NFL keeps stumbling in fight for social justice…Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule needs to make this statement in his first game; Ron Rivera is well-equipped to deal with Washington’s challenges.
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Mike Houston Post-Scrimmage Audio Feature
Pirates end camp with game simulation Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
Three takeways from ECU’s final preseason intrasquad scrimmage New Bern Sun Journal
Pirates conclude preseason with third scrimmage WNCT 9
WITN 7
ECU professors organization concerned with possible change to chancellor search WCTI 12
East Carolina Basketball: Guard Tristen Newton a 2020-21 breakout candidate Busting Brackets
ECU Gets In Quality Scrimmage On Friday Rivals
247 Sports
- ECU concludes final preseason scrimmage
- ECU has strict protocols in place for when game week arrives
- Rhode Island snags high upside prospect Abdou Samb
- Pirates creating versatility with different options up front
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
NOLA.com
- Game Day: Tulane hits the road to take on South Alabama in its delayed opener
- Double trouble: freshman O-linemen Josh Remetich, Trey Tuggle earn starts for Tulane opener
Memphis pauses football activities due to COVID-19; next game in jeopardy, source says Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis pauses football activities and game vs. Houston in question after COVID-19 outbreak CBS Sports
Memphis Tigers, scheduled to play Cincinnati Bearcats in October, halt football activities Cincinnati Enquirer
Memphis shuts down football after coronavirus outbreak, and a party bus might be to blame Washington Post
Swinney family sends Jeff Scott a special treat for first game as USF head coach Charlotte Observer
Blissful, bumpy journey to game day for USF’s Jeff Scott Tampa Bay Times
UCF football using late start to learn, avoid common mistakes Orlando Sentinel
18 Temple football alumni are on NFL active rosters to start the season Philadelphia Inquirer
‘With all odds against me’: Overlooked in draft process, ex-SMU star Xavier Jones opens up on how he made NFL roster Dallas Morning News
TU to limit home football games to 4,000 fans Tulsa World
Navy sophomore quarterback Perry Olsen enters transfer portal Baltimore Sun
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
State leaders question why Gov. Roy Cooper won’t allow families to attend sporting events North State Journal
Raleigh News and Observer
- Wes Durham won’t be at UNC-Syracuse for ACC broadcast after inconclusive COVID test
- What does UNC have to lose this season? A ton. But it has a lot more to gain, too.
- Matchups: COVID blows up Syracuse against UNC, as its two top running backs opt out
Winston Salem Journal
- Clemson pulls Wake Forest into the spotlight
- Finally game day, Wake Forest takes stock of reaching season opener against Clemson
- No. 18 North Carolina eager to see Sam Howell’s next act at QB
- App State’s Kaiden Smith knew this was his chance, and he’s ready to show why on the field
Fayetteville Observer
- Following COVID-19 challenges, Wake Forest set for No. 1 Clemson
- With no fans in stands, ‘Voice of the Tar Heels’ Jones Angell will be heard loud and clear
- 3 things to know about UNC football heading into opener vs. Syracuse
Legendary ODU basketball coach Sonny Allen dies at age 84 Hampton Roads Daily Press
Clemson vs. Wake Forest: Four keys to victory for Tigers in season opener Charleston Post Courier
Columbia The State
- Gameday Guide: Clemson vs. Wake Forest TV info, watch online, radio, more
- 9 things to know about Clemson quarterback and Heisman hopeful Trevor Lawrence
- Gamecocks’ five-star commit Gunner Stockton outduels blue chip Georgia commit
- Clemson athletics reports 24 new COVID-19 cases as fall sports seasons begin
App State football enters 2020 season with third coaching staff in three years The Appalachian
Tired of Michigan football, Michigan State facing patsies? Pandemic may end that trend Detroit Free Press
College Football’s Biggest Rebuilding Project? The Schedule New York Times
Washington Post
- All sports lose something during the pandemic. No sport loses more than college football.
- Virginia-Virginia Tech football opener postponed amid coronavirus concerns
- College football winners and losers: Notre Dame playing a conference game is just odd
- College football games on TV today: Clemson is top cat to start a surreal season
Associated Press
- The Latest: Virus knocks out Virginia-Virginia Tech opener
- No. 18 Tar Heels eager to see Howell’s next act at QB
- University at Buffalo basketball player charged in stabbing
- Notre Dame COVID-19 protocols bar independent photographers
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule needs to make this statement in his first game
- Panthers will field a young defense. Here’s some of the challenges it will face
- Carolina Panthers injury report: Starting left guard out vs. Raiders, DE is questionable
- Here are 5 things to watch during the Panthers season opener
Washington Post
- Kneeling now NFL-approved, the Ravens search for new ways to take a stand
- Washington’s Week 1 Preview: Ron Rivera era begins; Terry McLaurin vs. Darius Slay, round two
- Ron Rivera is well-equipped to deal with Washington’s challenges. Just ask those who know him.
- Washington Football Team’s 2020 uniform changes include tribute to Bobby Mitchell
- The Osaka-Azarenka U.S. Open final will have no shortage of power — and subplots
- Jayson Tatum’s Celtics beat the Raptors at their own game to dethrone the gritty champions
- Season may be a 60-game sprint, but Nats beat Braves in 12-inning marathon
- Rockets’ Danuel House sent home from NBA bubble, adding to predicament vs. Lakers
- Preakness will not play Maryland’s state song, a Civil War-era ballad that celebrates the Confederacy
Associated Press
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