VIEW FROM THE EAST: Long-awaited kickoff nears … Talented QBs clash as East Carolina hosts No. 14 UCF…UCF football game against East Carolina moved to ABC …Pirates suddenly have options at running back, tight end…Harrell fully aware of UCF’s speed, prowess… UCF’s Gabriel Named Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week…Houston, FAU still waiting after virus disrupts 3 more games…USF’s game at Florida Atlantic postponed …Wake Forest football game with Campbell moved to a week earlier; Notre Dame game rescheduled…Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears legend and friend of Wake Forest’s Brian Piccolo, dies at 77…The Citadel and Eastern Kentucky went different ways when college football hit a crossroads…Carolina Panthers put Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve after high ankle sprain…Pilot error blamed in Dale Earnhardt Jr. plane crash, federal investigators say…He’s a Herro: Heat top Celtics, move a game from NBA Finals…Stamkos scores, leaves, Lightning beat Stars 5-2 in Game 3…Nationals fall to Phillies before being officially eliminated from the playoff race

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST: Long-awaited kickoff nears Bonesville.net

ECU Athletics Unveils Football Virtual Ticket ecupirates.com

What will ECU’s home football opener look like? Fayetteville Observer

Talented QBs clash as East Carolina hosts No. 14 UCF Lindy’s Sports

UPDATE: ECU Reacts to Governor’s upcoming arena restriction relaxing WITN 7

The East Carolinian

• ECU baseball continues to exhibit academic excellence
• ECU football to face UCF in Saturday’s season opener
• Terrance Copper remembers ECU career
• ECU Admissions alters incoming student requirements

WNCT 9OYS Sports Talk Ep.1 – The Kick-Off: ECU Football Returns in the age of COVID-19 WNCT 9

ECU hosts UCF to finally start 2020 season North State Journal

Pirate Nation hopeful following Gov. Cooper’s announcement on stadium capacity WCTI 12

UCF football game against East Carolina moved to ABC Orlando Sentinel

Rivals

• Rivals 3-Star Shooting Guard Alexis Reyes Commits to ECU
• ECU Enters Opening Week With Renewed Optimism vs (13)UCF

Advanced computer model locks in picks for UCF vs. East Carolina, Week 4, 2020 SportsLine

247 Sports

• Pirates suddenly have options at running back, tight end
• ECU aiming to withstand early UCF surge
• Three-star guard Alexis Reyes commits to ECU
• No. 13 UCF-ECU matchup to be televised on ABC
• Three-star Myles Rice sees his recruitment expand
• ECU now allowed to have limited attendance in October
• From The Whiteboard: ECU’s Redzone Defense vs UCF

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Harrell fully aware of UCF’s speed, prowess
• WATCH: ECU-UCF three questions
• Cooper sets 7 percent stadium plan
• Depth chart details for ECU; Game moved to ABC broadcast
• ECU College of Nursing earns fourth excellence distinction

Around the American Athletic Conference

UCF’s Gabriel Named Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week  American Athletic Conference

Houston, FAU still waiting after virus disrupts 3 more games The Associated Press

Army Black Knights: A first look at the Cincinnati Bearcats’ next opponentCincinnati Enquirer

USF’s game at Florida Atlantic postponed Tampa Bay Times

ESPN backs Dillon Gabriel’s claim: UCF, not UF, is best team in the state | Commentary Orlando Sentinel

How to watch No. 15 UCF football vs. East Carolina on TV, live stream Florida Today

USF seems a long way from naming a No. 1 quarterback News Chief

State of the AAC: More teams open their seasons as others await their turn The Daily Cougar

Returning to football was a breeze compared to the offseason job for Temple QB Anthony Russo Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane moving on from meltdown against Navy, but questions linger NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  AAC power rankings heading into week 4
•  How Brady White said Tigers handled pause over COVID-19 cases
•  DeAngelo Williams to be on next season of ‘The Amazing Race’

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke football loses CBs Josh Blackwell and Mark Gilbert indefinitely due to injuries
• Here’s how UNC football replaces safety Myles Wolfolk after he was declared ineligible
• How is UNC dealing with this crazy scheduling gap? With a little help from its foes.
• NCCU Athletics and Blue Cross team up to feed children

Winston Salem Journal

• Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears legend and friend of Wake Forest’s Brian Piccolo, dies at 77
• Sayers, Piccolo friendship lives on in ‘Brian’s Song’
• Wake Forest football game with Campbell moved to a week earlier; Notre Dame game rescheduled
• Defense ahead of the offense early in ACC season
• App State defense doing good things with sights on improvement
• Ron Wellman, retired Wake Forest athletics director, wins prestigious Homer Rice Award

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• William & Mary student-athletes express frustration over the school’s decision to cut 7 sports
• ODU hired him 9 months ago. Ricky Rahne is finally working with his new football team – and pronouncing Norfolk like a local.
• “That’s my best friend.” Braxton Burmeister, Brock Hoffman bonded as NCAA made them sit out out last season.
• Tyrod Taylor’s lung was punctured by Los Angeles Chargers’ team doctor, sources tells AP

Fayetteville Observer

• ACC football Week 3 preview
• 5 things to know about N.C. State’s game at Virginia Tech on Saturday
• Extra time to refine: UNC puts extended break to use
• Duke’s All-ACC CB Mark Gilbert out indefinitely
• Wake Forest reshuffles football schedule; Notre Dame game set for Dec. 12
• Campbell game at Wake Forest shifted to Oct. 2

Charleston Post Courier

• Gamecocks’ defensive leader looking ‘to dominate’ after appendicitis derailed his preseason
• Sapakoff: Gamecocks QB Collin Hill left better WRs at Colorado State
• Clemson offense looks to push the pace: ‘With our quarterback we have an advantage’
• The Citadel and Eastern Kentucky went different ways when college football hit a crossroads
• Ex-SC State football player Darius Leonard gets wedding ring back from stunned Colts fan
• Newberry College first school in SC to add women’s triathlon as varsity sport

Columbia The State

• 2 days until the Gamecocks play: 2 players poised to make a big step in 2020
• South Carolina unveils uniform combo for season opener vs Tennessee
• Lagging Gamecock season ticket sales prompts USC to admit more students Saturday
• Good news for Clemson: Xavier Thomas is ahead of schedule in comeback from COVID-19

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Bulls hire former MU coach Donovan
• Athlon names MU’s Lambert coordinator of the week
• Herd’s Beckett national defender of the week
• Marshall football would love to cut into three-week hiatus with extra game

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia football carries star-studded, maxed-out roster into season
• Georgia Tech learning from defensive mistakes in UCF game

The Associated Press

• Media picks Alabama to top Florida in SEC championship game
• College Football Picks: SEC start in most unusual season

New York Times

• College Football’s Worst Fear in the Pandemic: The Death of a Player
• At Cal, Every Sport but Football Feels Like Second String

After a summer of starts and stops, Maryland football begins preparation for a fall season Washington Post