Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Days seem same as camp continues Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Cross Country Welcomes 10 Newcomers For Fall
• Foster Assumes Recruiting Coordinator Duties
• Pirates Host UNCW For Exhibition
• ECU Announces Swimming & Diving Schedule

East Carolina Pirates: CFN College Football Preview 2021 College Football News

Lejeune football beginning fresh with new coach, Maceo Donald fitting in with ECU WCTI

Report: Vikings UDFA Blake Proehl’s injury is expected to end his season USA Today

Blake Proehl suffers season-ending knee injury The Daily Norseman

Vikings Rookie WR Blake Proehl Suffers Season-Ending Knee Injury Sports Illustrated

247 Sports

• Game day rotation spots up for grabs in defensive tackle room
• True freshman back a candidate to see the field early for ECU
• Pirates trying to find the ideal way to deploy ‘missile’ Demetrius Mauney
• Countdown to Kickoff: No. 20 Nolan Johnson
• Countdown to Kickoff: No. 21 Ja’Quan McMillian
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s Thursday Practice
• PHOTOS: A look at the action from ECU’s Thursday practice
• Vikings WR Blake Proehl carted off with season-ending knee injury
• PODCAST: ECU 2021 Offensive Line Position Preview

Former Titans All-Pro Chris Johnson: ‘I Was Supposed to be a Steeler’ Heavy.com

Five Facts to Know: East Carolina UNCW

Cal State Fullerton Coach Jason Dietrich Joins the College Podcast Baseball America

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Coordinators adjust to season views during scrimmages
• Nov. 28, 2020 – The turning point?
• Balance of preseason camp comes into focus
• Roundup: ECU swimming restarting with Oct. 1 meet
• ECU offense has go-to players; Houston wants more
• Full pads, extra intensity this week for Pirates
• Ford a new Pirate, natural defensive leader

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Athletic Conference Announces Three Staff Additions
• Former American Standouts Gilles and Viens Win Olympic Gold with Canada
• Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll

College Football News Preseason All-American Conference Football Team: Preview 2021 College Football News

Checkmate: The ongoing chess match at Higher Ground that is captivating the entire camp Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• USF’s Ken Eriksen: I question whether Olympics should’ve been staged
• After difficult season, optimism is on the rise at USF
• How Bobby Bowden’s legacy lives on at FSU, USF and elsewhere, from philosophies to note cards

Orlando Sentinel

• AAC commissioner denies colluding with ESPN in conference realignment
• UCF cautiously optimistic as Knights continue to navigate COVID-19 challenges

Rutgers vs Temple Prediction, Game Preview YAHOO! Sports

ESPN+ Information Temple Owls

Temple has a ne quarterback with big-time playmaking skills Philadelphia Inquirer

How conference realignment is already changing college football recruiting in Texas Dallas Morning News

247 Sports

• SMU announces non-conference basketball schedule for 2021-22 season
• New UCF RB Isaiah Bowser has his sights set on the conference championship

Tigers’ Gunnell to co-host web series as part of NIL deal Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Tigers release 2021-22 men’s basketball non-conference home schedule Local 24 News

TU men’s nonconference basketball schedule released Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• UH track star Cameron Burrell’s death ruled a suicide
• Deontay Anderson finds his latest thrill at linebacker for UH
• Kody Russey brings stability to UH offensive line

Annapolis Capital

• A closer look at the 3 Navy quarterbacks vying for the starting job during preseason camp
• ‘Competition will separate things’: Xavier Arline, Tai Lavatai lead Navy quarterback battle with Maasai Maynor not far behind

Wichita State transfer Joe Pleasant ‘ready for the challenge’ of AAC basketball  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

College Football Schedule: 2021 Week 1 College Football News

Report: Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 working on alliance 247 Sports

Liberty signs baseball coach Jackson to contract extension through 2028 The News & Advance

JMU Could See Better Options In Further Conference Realignment Daily News-Record

Old Dominion’s QB race has three candidates, and coach Ricky Rahne says it’s too close to call Hampton Roads Daily Press

Raleigh News & Observer

• Tanner Ingle is the NC State Wolfpack’s self-proclaimed version of the Tazmanian Devil
• NC State had a bubble to help shield it from the delta variant, but it’s about to deflate
• Veteran UNC linebacker Tomon Fox is poised to pass legend Lawrence Taylor’s sack mark

Winston Salem Journal

• Justice Ellison aims to avoid being ‘lost in the sauce’ in Wake Forest backfield
• Carlos Fields, a former All-America linebacker at WSSU, has joined Connell Maynor’s staff at Alabama A&M
• John Clay: A normal college football season in 2021 is far from a sure thing

Charleston Post Courier

• Gamecocks’ Dylan Wonnum earns 5-star reviews on football field and in the kitchen
• Clemson’s Justyn Ross playing football again: ‘I’m in God’s hands’
• Clemson’s secondary taking on all comers at camp

Talented transfer addition leaving South Carolina football team Columbia The State

It’s Beamer’s 1st season as head coach. He’s thought a lot about all things gameday  Charlotte Observer

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Clemson has something to prove, too, against Georgia
• Georgia ‘going big’ in football under coach Kirby Smart
• Michael Cunningham: This doesn’t have to be the year for Georgia, but it should be
• What UGA got for $175 million in football facilities spending

The Associated Press

• Spurrier uses memorabilia to create one-of-a-kind restaurant
• Petras grows as leader entering 2nd year as Hawkeyes starter
• Competitive advantage? BYU’s NIL deal could test limits
• Column: Ole Miss sets shining example in vaccine-wary South
• Baylor able to move forward with NCAA case finally resolved