Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Preseason Audio Feature: Mike Houston
ECU’s COVID-19 absences dwindling Bonesville.net

The East Carolinian

• Football home opener proceeds, fans not permitted to attend
• ECU Volleyball faces new challenges with spring season

ECU head football coach Mike Houston: “One active positive case” still on team WITN 7

Rivals

• ECU Football Team Turning The Corner on Covid19
• FLIPPING THE SWITCH

247 Sports

• Pirates won’t be afraid to rotate plenty in 2020
• Grant Aycock becomes 11th member of ECU baseball’s 2022 class
• ECU to use 50 tickets for upperclassmen’s parents for opener
• Two new four stars highlight East Region rankings changes
• ECU in search of signature win entering Houston’s second season
• Pirates down to one active COVID case currently
• Updating when, and if, ECU commits are playing this season
• Final ECU 2020 Depth Chart Projection: Offense

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Pirates soak in game, kickoff details
• Even scout teams are different during pandemic

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Athletic Conference Announces Partnership With Antigen Testing Provider Virtual Care For Families
• Memphis’ White, Tulane’s Sample, SMU’s Naggar Earn Weekly Football Honors
• Fans’ Guide to The American on ESPN+

College Football Picks: AAC tries to plant flag in P5 turf Associated Press

American Athletic Conference Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 3 College Football News

Cincinnati CB Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner is back for more after an explosive freshman season Cincinnati Enquirer

No. 13 Cincinnati opens season with Austin Peay Lindy’s Sports

Memphis says it has 46 positive tests considered active USA Today

USF playing with ‘house money’ against heavily favored Notre Dame Tampa Bay Times

UCF coaches: QB Dillon Gabriel’s improvement is ‘very exciting to watch’ Orlando Sentinel

Temple football cleared to fully practice and play at Lincoln Financial Field this season Philadelphia Inquirer

How will Memphis basketball’s schedule take shape under NCAA’s modified framework?Memphis Commercial Appeal

Special gifts: Tulane running back Tyjae Spears broke out in his first start NOLA.com

College football picks (Week 3): Predictions for SMU-UNT, Baylor-Houston, Oklahoma State-Tulsa and other key games Dallas Morning News

TU defense gets big test right out of the gate Tulsa World

State of the AAC: How teams in The American opened 2020 The Daily Cougar

Tulane-Southern Miss Matchup Moved to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 WGNO

Tulane Green Wave Set to Host the Navy Midshipmen on ABC BCSNN

UH, Baylor schedule season-opener after Memphis game… Houston Chronicle

Annapolis Capital

• Navy football holding open competition for starting quarterback with Dalen Morris, Xavier Arline in the mix
• Navy football looks to turn the page with first 2020 road trip to Tulane
• Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo apologizes for blaming Pentagon for Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy decision

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Faculty say effort to change how chancellors are picked is a ‘power grab’ by UNC System
• NC State football knows how it’ll replace injured Louis Acceus. These players are key.
• These are the NC State football players — including Ricky Person — returning from injuries
• How well did the blind side protect UNC’s Sam Howell? You didn’t notice, did you?
• Duke quarterback Chase Brice is quickly taking ‘ownership’ of his offense. Here’s how.
• Duke football team using its helmets to help make statement on racial inequities

Winston Salem Journal

• Appalachian State’s Cam Peoples on two years of anticipation and a good start
• No. 23 App State’s game at Marshall on Saturday bumped up to CBS
• Wake Forest works to address breakdowns in secondary without overreacting given unavailable players and Trevor Lawrence

Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• “I knew the Lord was calling me.” Blake LaRussa gave up quarterbacking ODU and found his true purpose.
• ACC football beat writers break down what to expect in the conference this season

Ranked App State heads to Marshall looking to build on opening win North State Journal

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Chuck Landon: MU-App State series in Petersen’s DNA
• Wells, Salguero have to be on top of game vs. App State
• Appalachian State rushing attack will challenge Marshall’s defense
• Sparse crowd at EKU game no big deal for some WVU football players

Charleston Post Courier

• Sapakoff: How much is Muschamp graded on a COVID-19 curve for 2020?
• Clemson’s freshman defensive linemen know recruiting stars don’t matter now
• Reports: Myrtle Beach Invitational may move to Orlando this winter
• Charleston Classic basketball tournament could be headed to Orlando
• College basketball has its start date after NCAA approves vote
• Health risks exist as CCU prepares to welcome up to 5,000 football fans

Columbia The State

• Dabo Swinney would ‘love for’ the Big Ten to be included in the playoff
• NCAA sets new start date for basketball. When the Gamecocks can take the court
• South Carolina great John Abraham nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• The hard choice that set in motion Israel Mukuamu’s journey to the Gamecocks

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Kirby Smart: No Georgia Bulldogs currently out because of coronavirus
• Big Ten, Take 2: We’re playing football after all!
• Georgia Tech making ‘pretty significant budget cuts’

New York Times

• A College Football Conference Can Choose Players Over Profits for a Change
• In the Big Ten, Football Gets to Play by Its Own Rules

Washington Post

• After Big Ten changes course, schools say testing, not money or politics, made the difference
• Big Ten football reverses decision, will return to play in late October
• Feinstein: The Big Ten is back, and college football’s ludicrous soap opera rolls on
• NCAA delays start of basketball season two weeks, plans no changes to postseason tournament

Amid reports that Big Ten football is returning this fall, the conference continues to leave its players and fans in suspense Chicago Tribune

Associated Press

• Big Ten teams start sprint toward unusual football season
• With Big Ten reversal, Trump aims to score in battlegrounds
• Virus-caused disruptions get blame for special teams follies
• Big 12 has 2 games this week, 1 delayed and 1 just scheduled
• No. 17 Miami, No. 18 Louisville meet to top ACC schedule
• Column: College football whiffs in tackling the coronavirus
• Big Ten’s cardiac registry aims to study effects of COVID-19