Lingering pandemic costly for Pirates…Audio Feature: Mike Houston Presser …Pirates look for first win of the season against USF…Houston vows team will ‘play better’ vs. USF…USF quarterback must be able to stretch field, Jeff Scott says…ECU unveils plan for fans for ECU vs Navy via letter from Pirate Club…AAC Hoops to play 20 conference games under COVID-19 protocols…After false starts, UH finally gets season started against Tulane…Off target: ACC QBs throwing interceptions at alarming rates…Appalachian State football postpones next week’s Georgia Southern game because of COVID…William & Mary stops all athletic activities after positive coronavirus test…Jimmie Johnson unplugged: Seven-time NASCAR champ on IndyCar, Kyle Larson and COVID-19…Canes’ first-round pick Jarvis says he plays like Point. When will he be NHL ready?…Brady, Buccaneers look to keep rolling when they meet Bears…LEADING OFF: Homers fly in playoffs, Atlanta arms dominate
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
The East Carolinian
- Pirates look for first win of the season against USF
- A.J. Beechler wins GCAA tournament event
- AAC to play 20 conference games under COVID-19 protocols
WNCT 9
- ECU unveils plan for fans for ECU vs Navy via letter from Pirate Club
- Online Original: ECU’s Spring Plan
- ECU updates plan for spring semester
WITN 7
- ECU announces updated plan for spring semester
- Students respond to ECU’s updated plan for spring semester
East Carolina, USF still seeking first win ESPN
USF vs East Carolina Prediction, Game Preview College Football News
Week 6 2020: East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls Game Preview Underdog Dynasty
Advanced computer model locks in picks for East Carolina vs. South Florida, Week 6 2020 SportsLine
ECU announces calendar and plans for spring semester. What’s missing? Spring break. Raleigh News and Observer
Tampa Bay Times
- A closer look at East Carolina, USF’s homecoming foe Saturday
- USF quarterback must be able to stretch field, Jeff Scott says
247 Sports
- Kirkpatrick assesses the state of the offense two games in
- Roster Recruiting Retrospective: ECU vs. USF
- AAC moves to 20-game conference schedule for 2020-21
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- Houston vows team will ‘play better’ vs. USF
- WATCH: ECU-USF three questions
- WOODWARD: ECU, like its next opponent, is chasing positive reinforcement
- A guessing game versus QBs for Bulls
- ECU housing fees won’t change; classes return to 15-week session
- ECU room rates remain unchanged after board takes no action on proposed increase
Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Game Preview: Tulane at Houston
- SMU’s Buechele Named National Quarterback of the Week
- American Athletic Conference Announces Plans for 2020-21 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Seasons
- 2020 Football Pow6rful Minds PSA
AAC Power Rankings going into week 6 Fayetteville Observer
AAC Daily: New Details for Men’s and Women’s Fall Basketball BCSNN
At USF, like other programs, COVID takes its toll not just on games, but practice The Ledger
USF long snapper filmed practices, now participates in them Tampa Bay Times
AAC announces scheduling plan for 2020-21 men’s, women’s basketball seasons Cincinnati Enquirer
Memo to disgruntled fans: UCF still has everything to play for | Commentary Orlando Sentinel
A look at Temple’s football schedule, game by game, with a prediction for Saturday’s season opener at Navy Philadelphia Inquirer
Navy football set to host Temple, one of the most physical teams in the American Athletic Conference Baltimore Sun
Houston Chronicle
- After false starts, UH finally gets season started against Tulane
- COVID-19 changes await UH fans at TDECU Stadium
Memphis basketball will start AAC competition in December Memphis Commercial Appeal
Meet Michael Pratt, who is joining a heady list of Tulane freshman starting QBs NOLA.com
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- 0-4 Duke football is favored vs Syracuse? Early odds have Blue Devils giving points.
- Appalachian State football postpones next week’s Georgia Southern game because of COVID
- Dabo explains how Miami’s D’Eriq King compares to Heisman winner Lamar Jackson
Winston Salem Journal
- Off target: ACC QBs throwing interceptions at alarming rates
- Appalachian State’s football game against Georgia Southern postponed
- Maui Invitational, with North Carolina and Davidson in the field in Asheville, gets a bracket
- Wake Forest Extra: Christian Beal-Smith praises offensive line after dominating win
- Though COVID-19 cases have increased, Appalachian State plans to stay the course
- WSSU football program receives positive news: A new grass field at Bowman Gray Stadium is coming
- Renovations to make Bowman Gray Stadium more fan-friendly will begin early next month
- ACC football radio crews calling audibles with their on-field reporters sidelined
‘There are no easy answers’: UNC Charlotte athletic director on the big questions hanging over season The Business Journals
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- William & Mary stops all athletic activities after positive coronavirus test
- Businesses suffering without college football in Hampton Roads
Fayetteville Observer
- Prepare for liftoff? Brown preaches patience with UNC passing attack
- How ACC teams rank heading into Week 6 games
Charleston Post Courier
- Popular nightspot in Clemson perfect place for football players to escape
- Kevin Harris emerges as Gamecocks’ featured running back
- For Citadel graduate Jeff Trinh, winning kick against Army part of his American journey
- Sapakoff: What Muschamp learned from a Florida clock management mess, or not
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Jimmie Johnson unplugged: Seven-time NASCAR champ on IndyCar, Kyle Larson and COVID-19
- A rivalry? Not quite, but Panthers have a chance to end streak against Falcons
- Start ‘em or sit ‘em? How to use Panthers players in fantasy football this week
From mentor to boss, Panthers’ Matt Rhule quick to credit DC Phil Snow ESPN
Raleigh News and Observer
- Canes’ first-round pick Jarvis says he plays like Point. When will he be NHL ready?
- Hurricanes extend qualifying offers to eight restricted free agents
- The Canes add more offensive players in the NHL Draft. Who did they pick?
New York Times
Washington Post
- NFL’s coronavirus issues worsen, as players on three teams test positive
- NFL sends coronavirus protocol changes to teams
- Welcome to Washington football. Don’t let the QB spin cycle make you sick.
- Washington to start quarterback Kyle Allen vs. Rams, benches Dwayne Haskins
- The comeback continues: Alex Smith named Washington’s backup in latest quarterback swap
- D.C. United, dealing with positive coronavirus test earlier in day, loses to NYCFC
- With endless games, MLB’s postseason has become a test of endurance — for the fans
- George Springer brings some normal to these weird baseball playoffs
- MLB playoff format, schedule and what you need to know
- Nike was born on the track. Scandal and the pandemic may change its running business.
The Associated Press
- LEADING OFF: Homers fly in playoffs, Atlanta arms dominate
- Bellinger robs Padres as Dodgers hold on for 2-0 NLDS lead
- Arozarena powers Rays past Yanks 8-4 for 2-1 lead in ALDS
- Mishap with the count costs Braves a baserunner
- ESPN, ESPN2, ABC average 1,836,000 viewers in wild card
- Brady, Buccaneers look to keep rolling when they meet Bears
- NFL looking at “several” protocol incidents with Titans
- Column: NFL season precariously close to tipping point
- Pandemic limiting what NFL players can do on their off weeks
- Big Apple rotten with Jets, Giants off to 0-4 starts
- A moment of rest finally arrives at the NBA Finals
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