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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio Feature- Pregame Podcast…ECU Basketball Holds Virtual Media Day …Pirate football returns home to battle Navy; Navy at East Carolina Saturday moved to ESPN2 …UCF at Memphis Saturday on ABC…Cincinnati-Tulsa postponed due to Bearcats’ COVID-19 issues …No. 14 BYU looks to improve to 5-0 in visit to Houston…Charlotte 49ers-FIU football game postponed due to Panthers positive COVID tests  ….Saban still asymptomatic, but sidelined for Alabama-Georgia…Ex-Washington cheerleaders shaken by lewd videos: ‘I don’t think they viewed us as people’…Old man quarterbacks Brady and Rodgers face off Sunday

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio Feature
    Pregame Podcast
  • Thursday Press Conference
    Audio: Mike Houston

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Host Virtual Media Day
  • Gameday: ECU Hosts Navy In AAC Matchup

Fayetteville Observer

  • ECU welcomes Navy to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
  • The history of ECU’s Victory Dinner tradition

Pirate football returns home to battle Navy The East Carolinian

ECU Basketball Holds Virtual Media Day  WNCT 9

Here are 5 things to know before Saturday’s Navy at East Carolina game Star-News

East Carolina football dealing with ‘some issues’ related to coronavirus testing ahead of Navy game Baltimore Sun

Watch East Carolina vs. Navy: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday’s NCAA Football game CBS Sports

2020 Week 7 Preview: Navy Midshipmen vs East Carolina Pirates SB Nation

Rivals

  • East Carolina Set to Embark On New Basketball Season
  • ECU Talks About Their Offensive Approach Against Navy

247 Sports

  • Pirates-Midshipmen move closer to green light for Saturday
  • ECU to wear all purple versus Navy
  • Pregame Podcast: Navy-ECU Preview
  • Navy vs. ECU: How to watch, live stream, channel
  • ECU anticipates Jsi Hatfield’s return this weekend
  • ‘Stage not too big’ for ECU’s freshman RB duo
  • Pirates ‘dealing with some issues’ ahead of Navy game

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU-NAVY: More fans, new challenges for Pirates’ second home game
  • ECU-NAVY: Pirates lineup
  • ECU-NAVY: Midshipmen lineup
  • ECU-NAVY: Three players to watch
  • ECU-NAVY: Three questions
  • Dooley, Pirates ease into schedule plans WATCH: ECU-Navy three questions

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Game Preview: UCF at Memphis Saturday on ABC
  • Game Preview: Navy at East Carolina Saturday on ESPN2
  • Game Preview: USF at Temple on ESPN+ Saturday
  • American Announces Postponement of Cincinnati-Tulsa Football Game
  • Game Preview: BYU at Houston Friday in Second Game of ESPN Doubleheader

Annapolis Capital

  • 100 wins and counting: Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo not ready to reflect on career milestone
  • Attendance for Navy-Houston football game limited to Brigade of Midshipmen

The Associated Press

  • Cincinnati-Tulsa postponed due to Bearcats’ COVID-19 issues 
  • No. 14 BYU looks to improve to 5-0 in visit to Houston
  • No. 17 SMU puts unblemished record on the line at Tulane
  • No. 17 SMU aims to extend recent dominance of erratic Tulane

UCF expects Memphis to be fired up to snap losing streak in series Orlando Sentinel

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield, once a UCF graduate assistant, keeps Tigers focused on finally beating Knights
  • Memphis basketball mailbag: Updating Isaiah Stokes’ status, Tigers’ non-conference prospects
  • Memphis-UCF is Ryan Silverfield’s first big football moment as head coach | Giannotto

NOLA.com

  • Huge opportunity: Tulane trying to end two frustrating streaks against SMU
  • Tulane hosts SMU on Friday: Prediction, keys to the game, players to watch and more

Dallas Morning News

  • 5 key stats ahead of SMU-Tulane: Will the Mustangs’ offense continue to strike early and often?
  • SMU prediction: Without two offensive starters, can Mustangs beat Tulane, start season 5-0?
  • Cincinnati-Tulsa postponed due to Bearcats’ COVID-19 issues

University of Cincinnati football game at Tulsa postponed because of COVID-19 cases Cincinnati Enquirer

Tulsa World

  • TU’s game vs. No. 8 Cincinnati postponed until Dec. 5
  • Bill Haisten: TU loses opportunity to get a signature win on a significant TV platform
  • Guerin Emig: Passion of assistant coach Aaron Fletcher leads TU to host “Legacy of Black Wall Street” football game Oct. 30

Temple’s red-zone struggles, starting with the quarterback, need to be fixed | Marc Narducci Philadelphia Inquirer

Jordan McCloud is USF’s starting QB ‘going forward,’ Jeff Scott says Tampa Bay Times

The Idiot’s Guide To Week 7 in College Football SB Nation

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • FSU football not what it once was, but one of few empty spots on Mack Brown’s resume
  • FSU football’s biggest offensive threat won’t play when Seminoles host UNC Saturday
  • Star QB Drake Maye says he’ll enroll at UNC in spring. What’s it mean for Tar Heels?

Charlotte 49ers-FIU football game postponed due to Panthers positive COVID tests  Charlotte Observer

New York Times

  • Nick Saban Has the Virus. The Runaway Train of College Football Keeps Rolling. 
  • Southeastern Conference’s Crises Show How College Football Teeters Day by Day

Winston Salem Journal

  • No. 5 North Carolina look for 4-0 mark in trip to Florida State
  • Appalachian State football team has returned to practice
  • WSSU men’s basketball team takes advantage of early voting on campus at Anderson Center

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Staying healthy has new meaning as Old Dominion opens men’s basketball practice
  • Molinaro: As Florida’s football coach learned, it’s best not to taunt the coronavirus
  • Several ACC teams struggling early following bowl berths

Fayetteville Observer

  •  How to watch this weekend’s in-state college football games
  •  5 things to know about Duke at N.C. State football game
  • Three things to know as Demon Deacons step back on roller coaster season after time off
  • Two-for-one special: UNC backs run up big-time production in tandem

Charleston Post Courier

  • Sapakoff: Georgia Tech’s Heisman runner-up Joe Hamilton gives radio a try
  • Clemson’s Spector brothers contribute in different, but meaningful ways
  • ‘Very nerve-wracking’: Gamecocks prepare for Auburn amid SEC’s rash of COVID outbreaks

Columbia The State

  • South Carolina-Auburn football prediction: The first big opportunity for Gamecocks
  • Three key Gamecock defenders expected to play vs Auburn, one a game-time decision
  • One win ‘helped the whole energy’ in Gamecocks’ building. Now it goes for two

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Weekend Predictions: Losses for Georgia, Georgia Tech and Falcons
  • 5 things to know about Georgia-Alabama game
  • 5 things you should know before Georgia Tech-Clemson
  • Week 7 college football schedule: How to watch all 31 FBS games

The college basketball schedule is a bit of a mess as teams scramble to fill dates Washington Post

The Associated Press

  • Arkansas ready to move on from close loss to Auburn
  • No. 4 Irish seek tighter defense vs struggling Louisville
  • College Football Picks: UGA vs. ‘Bama and BYU’s tough test
  • Coach Greg Schiano starts second rebuilding tour at Rutgers
  • Saban still asymptomatic, but sidelined for Alabama-Georgia

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers’ Brian Burns took a step toward playing Thursday, but status for game is unclear
  • Panthers Tracks: The inevitable risks of playing in a pandemic threaten to slow Carolina

New York Times

  • N.F.L.’s Next Man Up Ethos Persists Through Injury and Pandemic
  • How Mexico Became Home for Tampa Bay’s Cuban Star
  • How the Most Socially Progressive Pro League Got That Way
  • Lauren Fleshman’s Feminist Approach to Coaching
  • Clippers Are Hiring Tyronn Lue as Their New Coach
  • A Man, a Megaphone and a Mission to Shame the Astros

Washington Post

  • Ex-Washington cheerleaders shaken by lewd videos: ‘I don’t think they viewed us as people’
  • Ron Rivera was hired as a straight shooter, but his message has been hard to follow
  • Without crowd noise, NFL defenses are at the mercy of the hard count
  • The leg brace that allows Alex Smith to play football
  • NFC East is wide open, and Washington is ready to take a shot at it
  • Carlos Correa keeps Astros alive, hits walk-off blast in ninth to force Game 6
  • Braves bounce back, take 3-1 NLCS lead
  • Atlanta Falcons close facility after one new positive coronavirus test result

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • A night to howl: Bryse Wilson puts the Braves on the brink
  • Now Braves benefitting from Ozuna’s playoff powers
  • Bryse Wilson, explosive offense put Braves on brink of World Series

The Associated Press

  • Braves 1 win from WS after 10-2 win over Dodgers in NLCS G4
  • Correa hits walkoff homer to keep Astros alive in ALCS
  • Colts close practice facility after positive tests for virus
  • Chiefs sign Le’Veon Bell 2 days after release from Jets
  • Old man quarterbacks Brady and Rodgers face off Sunday
  • No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia takes center stage in SEC

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