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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSaturday, August 14, 2021

August 14, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Days seem same as camp continues
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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

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Wyndham and Webb: Wake Forest alum contends again at PGA Tour event Fayetteville Observer

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Aug. 14
  • Sports events on the air for Saturday, Aug. 14
  • Beltre going into Rangers Hall of Fame with PA man Morgan
  • Kaprielian scheduled to start for Oakland against Texas
  • Ashby expected to start for the Brewers against Pirates
  • Thompson expected to start as Marlins host the Cubs
  • Mac Engel: Dak Prescott can no longer afford to be dumb on the field with stupid risks
  • Kawhi Leonard signs four-year contract with Clippers
  • How the coronavirus pandemic has changed sports broadcasts
  • NASCAR power rankings: Here are the best drivers heading to the Indianapolis road course

Jody Hamilton, pro wrestling’s masked ‘Assassin,’ leaves lasting legacy Charleston Post Courier

Charlotte Observer

  • Kai Jones is bold. Hornets’ rookie on his confidence to wear 23 on Michael Jordan’s team
  • Ready for Sam Darnold’s Panthers debut? You’re going to have to wait a bit longer
  • NASCAR, IndyCar weekend race schedule at the Indianapolis road course

New York Times

  • In a Field in Iowa, the White Sox Delivered a Hollywood Ending
  • The Wisdom of the Crowd
  • Forget Friday Night Lights: High School Stars Seek a Better Deal
  • Top Stars in Tennis Choose Rest Ahead of the U.S. Open
  • Our Photographers’ Favorite Olympic Images
  • Don’t Get Excited: N.F.L. Is Cracking Down on Taunting
  • Facing Outrage Over Bikini Rule, Handball Federation Signals ‘Likely’ Change
  • Depth Won the Premier League. The Next Step Will Cost More.

Washington Post

  • The Nationals’ deadline fire sale unfolded in a matter of days. But it was years in the making.
  • MLB re-created ‘Field of Dreams’ for a night. But it can’t escape the sport’s tough realities.
  • Amid money struggles and with no Lionel Messi, La Liga is coming to ESPN
  • Former Washington running back Derrius Guice suspended six games by the NFL
  • Washington’s tight ends, led by Logan Thomas, show progress in first preseason game
  • In his third start for the Nationals, Josiah Gray takes another positive step forward in a loss
  • Washington Spirit caps a tumultuous week with a 2-2 draw at Houston

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Four solo homers lift Braves back into tie for first place
  • Five things we learned from Falcons’ 23-3 loss to Titans
  • Former Bulldog Jake Fromm leads Bills to comeback win in exhibition game

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