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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, October 2, 2020

October 2, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Know the foe: Panthers a leftover from Compher … Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Pregame Podcast… Football family helps ECU’s Pinnix after father’s death … ECU Football Opens Road Portion of 2020 Schedule at Georgia State … ECU ramps up ball security work after fumbling woes… No. 25 Memphis at SMU for 1st game in month post-COVID cases …No. 15 Cincinnati tries to maintain momentum against USF…UCF Knights excited to finally play at home vs. Tulsa … Appalachian State postpones home football game against Louisiana because of new COVID-19 cases…”We’re starting to feel like we’re FBS”: Campbell grows audience, payouts with fall schedule…’Mini-offseason’ over as No. 12 Tar Heels return against BC…The Panthers worked since March to bring fans to the stands Sunday. This is their moment…NFL moves Titans-Steelers game to later in season after more positive coronavirus tests…Tom Who? Cam Newton Is Moving New England Past Brady…Streak breaker: Braves win first playoff series since 2001…The Miami Heat Were Hot. Now They’re Hurting.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • VIEW FROM THE EAST
    Know the foe: Panthers a leftover from Compher
  • Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe
    Pregame Podcast

ecupirates.com

  • Gameday: ECU Travels To Georgia State
  • Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes

ECU Football Opens Road Portion of 2020 Schedule at Georgia State BCSNN

ECU Football: Georgia State Game Week Coverage WITN 7

Football family helps ECU’s Pinnix after father’s death Fayetteville Observer

247 Sports

  • Three keys to an ECU victory over Georgia State
  • ECU ramps up ball security work after fumbling woes
  • Pirates release uniform for road opener
  • New safeties flash how active they can be in opener
  • Pirates aiming to get top targets more involved
  • Blake Harrell has high expectations for his linebacker room
  • Pregame Podcast: What to expect from ECU’s road opener

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU-GEORGIA STATE PREVIEW: Pirates hit road for nonconference matchup
  • ECU-GEORGIA STATE: Three questions before kickoff
  • ECU-GEORGIA STATE: Three players to watch
  • ECU-GEORGIA STATE: Panthers lineup

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Ten American Athletic Conference Players Named as Campbell Trophy Semifinalists
  • #TogetherWeStand

The Associated Press

  • No. 25 Memphis at SMU for 1st game in month post-COVID cases
  • No. 15 Cincinnati tries to maintain momentum against USF

UCF Knights excited to finally play at home vs. Tulsa 247 Sports

UC Bearcats Notebook: No. 15 Cincinnati riding 6th-longest home win streak in FBS Cincinnati Enquirer

No. 15 Cincinnati can’t overlook rebuilding South Florida YAHOO!

USA Today

  • South Florida at Cincinnati odds, picks and best bets
  • Memphis at SMU odds, picks and best bets

Tampa Bay Times

  • No quick fix in sight for USF football as season resumes
  • USF athletic department announces layoffs, salary cuts due to coronavirus
  • USF’s Jeff Scott reaffirms he’ll use multiple QBs Saturday, including Fortin

Orlando Sentinel

  • New UCF president is a pool player who wants to help Knights run the table | Commentary
  • UCF QB McKenzie Milton works out in pads, inspires Knights

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • Temple LB Isaiah Graham-Mobley a semifinalist for national scholar-athlete award
  • Temple coach Rod Carey says the team is relatively healthy heading into the Oct. 10 opener at Navy

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis safety La’Andre Thomas not on Tigers’ roster for undisclosed reasons
  • Memphis football’s first game in a month will be complicated and weird. It’s also a big relief.

NOLA.com

  • Carrying on: Tyjae Spears out for year with torn ACL, but Tulane is deep at running back
  • Tulane men’s hoops coach Ron Hunter as optimistic as ever entering year No. 2

TU linebacker Zaven Collins leads FBS in tackles for loss, sacks Tulsa World

Navy football notebook: Coach Ken Niumatalolo says altitude a factor at Air Force, but not a major concern Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

  • Appalachian State postpones home football game against Louisiana because of new COVID-19 cases
  • Hokies visit Blue Devils looking for 2-0 start in ACC play
  • Virginia looks to gage improvement since last facing Clemson
  • WSSU’s Kameron Smith, a record-setting quarterback, has been hired as quarterbacks coach

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Campbell who? Small NC college is playing football in ACC country for national attention
  • Matchups: Hoping to get back on track, NC State facing an uphill battle against Pitt
  • Matchups: By the stats, he’s the top tight end in the country. Can UNC slow him down?
  • How a Duke leader influenced the hiring of Coach K and this high school football coach

Fayetteville Observer

  • How to watch this weekend’s in-state football games
  • “We’re starting to feel like we’re FBS”: Campbell grows audience, payouts with fall schedule
  •  Five things to watch: Wake Forest vs. Campbell
  • 5 things to know about N.C. State-Pittsburgh football game
  •  Rust-resistant Heels? QB says gap between games will help UNC
Charleston Post Courier
  • Sapakoff: Clemson football P.A.W. Journey should be model for all SC
  • Hyped Clemson freshman running back enters NCAA transfer portal

South Carolina-Florida football prediction: The toughest game of the season  Columbia The State

The Associated Press

  • Week 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title
    rematch
  • ‘Mini-offseason’ over as No. 12 Tar Heels return against BC
  • No. 5 Irish return to practice following COVID-19 outbreak
  • Confident No. 21 Tennessee set to take on Missouri next
  • Big 12 QBs Duggan and Bowman back strong from health issues
  • No. 17 Oklahoma State heads to Kansas on Saturday
  • Mountain West releases schedule, teams to play 8 games

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • The Panthers worked since March to bring fans to the stands Sunday. This is their moment
  • Ranking the best — and worst — Carolina Panthers QBs in history, from No. 14 to No. 1
  • Panthers Tracks: What Carolina should be worried about most against the Cardinals

New York Times

  • Tom Who? Cam Newton Is Moving New England Past Brady
  • The Oakland A’s Conquer One Demon. Could the Astros Be Next?
  • The Miami Heat Were Hot. Now They’re Hurting.
  • Football’s Return Is Fodder for Mask Debates and an Enforcement Dilemma
  • N.F.L.’s New Two-Minute Drill: Juggling a Coronavirus Outbreak

Washington Post

  • NFL moves Titans-Steelers game to later in season after more positive coronavirus tests
  • Sports crowds create shared memories. Our games are so much emptier without them.
  • Ron Rivera’s ‘cutoff point’ for Dwayne Haskins might be less of a threat, more of a challenge
  • Rivera misses part of practice, expected to coach vs. Ravens
  • Heat’s injuries threatening to rob the NBA Finals of any drama
  • Brett Rypien, Broncos scramble for first win while Adam Gase and the Jets continue to flounder
  • NBA players’ historic push to increase turnout started by getting each other to vote
  • Quincy Avery tutors some of football’s best Black quarterbacks. He wants them to have a voice.

The Associated Press

  • Broncos top winless Jets 37-28 for first victory of season
  • Maybe Patriots-Chiefs will be classic Chiefs-Ravens wasn’t
  • Jets QB Darnold leaves game after hard sack, then returns
  • NFL issues new procedures for teams following COVID outbreak
  • COVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teams
  • Streak breaker: Braves win first playoff series since 2001
  • Over in a hurry: A couple bad days end MLB seasons
  • LEADING OFF: Cubs’ Darvish tries to save season vs Marlins
  • Houston Astros ace Verlander has Tommy John surgery
  • Tatis, Myers homer twice, Padres stay alive with 11-9 win
  • Kershaw Ks 13 as Dodgers eliminate Brewers 3-0
  • Titans back to waiting after NFL postpones game vs. Steelers

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