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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Houston: ‘We’re right in the thick of it right now’ with season opener days away…Mason Garcia Gets Backup QB Job For East Carolina …Ravens: Jake Verity has made a strong case for an NFL roster spot elsewhere…UCF football wraps up fall camp, shifts focus to Boise State…It’s not clear what the Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are doing, but they’re doing it together; SEC expansion provokes feeble response from ACC, Big 12, Pac-12…Braves express frustration after another questionable replay

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates Reveal 2021-22 Men’s Golf Schedule ecupirates.com

WNCT 9

  • Houston: ‘We’re right in the thick of it right now’ with season opener days away
  • Pirates reveal 2021-22 men’s golf schedule
  • Drivers asked to pay attention as ECU students using new crosswalks

ECU football players make some lighter moments on media day WITN 7

Mason Garcia Gets Backup QB Job For East Carolina  Rivals.com

247 Sports

  • Ruley’s timing nearly perfect in return from series of injuries
  • Powell’s emergence one of many promising developments in ECU’s safety room
  • Countdown to Kickoff: No. 9 Tyler Savage

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • Pirates piling on game prep, new focus
  • Fans coming back, optimistic about seeing ‘good football’

Ravens: Jake Verity has made a strong case for an NFL roster spot elsewhere Ebony Bird

50 head-to-head CFB trends vsin.com

ECU student earns national recognition for breaking down bitcoin market WRAL

Around the American Athletic Conference

2021 Navy Football Preview American Athletic Conference

USF names Cade Fortin its starting quarterback Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF’s Gus Malzahn: ‘Extremely talented’ transfer Joey Gatewood can ‘provide value’ to Knights
  • UCF football wraps up fall camp, shifts focus to Boise State

Temple’s starting quarterback is in place. Now Rod Carey must complete his depth chart. Philadelphia Inquirer

Ruley’s timing nearly perfect in return from series of injuries 247 Sports

With preseason camp over, it is time to analyze Tulane’s depth chart NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Can Gabe Rogers be the next Tony Pollard, Kenneth Gainwell for Tigers?
  •  Tigers create new student section with ‘The Ambush’
Robert Green returns as Navy cornerbacks coach, encouraged with unit led by seniors Jamal Glenn and Michael McMorris Annapolis Capital

Sophomore center Matt McFarlane has left the Wichita State men’s basketball team  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • The real purpose of an ACC-Big Ten-Pac-12 alliance is lost amid a lack of details
  • The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have formed an alliance. What does that mean?
  • The Duke Blue Devils defensive backs expect to be a team strength again. Here’s how
  • ‘I don’t have any brakes’: UNC men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis makes a quick transition

ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 form alliance for scheduling, policy Houston Chronicle

It’s not clear what the Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are doing, but they’re doing it together Washington Post

Michael Cunningham: SEC expansion provokes feeble response from ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 Atlanta Journal Constitution

New game-day experiences added at Joan C. Edwards Stadium for 2021 football season Huntington Herald-Dispatch

College football: Nebraska, Illinois to kick off 2021 season UPI

Winston Salem Journal

  • Mark Bradley: The ACC finds new friends. The SEC needs no friends.
  • Competition for starting spots on offense heating up at Winston-Salem State

ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 form alliance for scheduling, policy Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Early verdict on U.Va.’s transfers: They’re just what the Cavaliers needed
  • Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente says opening-night experience ‘will be emotional’

Charleston Post Courier

  • High school football player at SC powerhouse Dutch Fork dies after collapsing at practice
  • Georgia may be a little beat up heading into its opener with Clemson
  • Offense much improved in Gamecocks’ second scrimmage; QB decision on hold

Columbia The State

  • 3 opponents we want to see on Clemson schedule with new ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 alliance
  • When exactly will Kevin Harris will return for Gamecocks? Some uncertainty remains
  • Why South Carolina is waiting to name a QB starter for season opener

Enter the Gold Rush: NC company brewed up a new beer — just in time for 49ers football  Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

  • Marshall tries to win C-USA with new coach, UAB seeks repeat
  • Pick Six: Who wins college football’s biggest prizes in ’21?
  • ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 ally to ‘protect the collegiate model’
  • No. 11 Oregon carries high expectations in Pac-12
  • Babers says Syracuse to start season using 2 QBs
  • LSU to require vaccine or recent test to enter Tiger Stadium
  • Auburn coordinator recovers from breakthrough COVID case
  • Vanderbilt unveils details 1st phase of athletics upgrades

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Aug. 25
  • Sports events on the air for Wednesday, Aug. 25
  • Frances Tiafoe knocks Andy Murray out of Winston-Salem Open
  • 1st Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia
  • Garcia’s strong start helps Astros cool off Royals, 4-0

The Associated Press

  • Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring
  • Yankees hit 3 HRs, hold off Braves 5-4 for 11th straight win
  • Beasley among four Bills players in COVID-19 reentry process
  • Jags RB Travis Etienne out for season following foot injury
  • Column: Ryder Cup team filled with uncertainty a month out
  • Women soccer players leave Afghanistan on evacuation flight
  • Orioles losing streak reaches 19 with 14-8 loss to Angels

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers make more roster cuts to get down to 80 players ahead of Tuesday’s deadline 
  • Robby Anderson signs contract extension with Carolina Panthers
  • Travis Etienne’s rookie season over due to foot injury

New York Times

  • Serena Williams Pulls Out of the U.S. Open
  • The Padres Wanted the World Series. Will They Make the Playoffs?
  • FIFA, Deemed a Victim of Its Own Scandal, Will Share $200 Million Payout
  • Why Lia Coryell, the Paralympic Archer, Is Still Here
  • Premier League Won’t Release Some Players for September World Cup Qualifiers
  • A.C.C., Big Ten and Pac-12 Form Coalition to Counter SEC’s Might
  • The Orioles Are Bad and It Just Might Get Worse
  • Rod Gilbert, Known as Mr. Ranger, Warmed New York to Ice Hockey

Washington Post

  • Baseball has always been about numbers. Analytics are changing how we view its milestones.
  • Miguel Cabrera joined the 500 home run club. Here are the players most likely to join him.
  • Afghan women’s soccer players, fleeing the Taliban, find refuge in Australia
  • Erick Fedde, Nationals get best of old friend Jesus Luzardo and handle the Marlins
  • Washington’s stout defensive line is about to get expensive. That’s where depth comes in.
  • WFT camp observations: Roster trimmed — and it’s beginning to feel a lot like regular season

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves express frustration after another questionable replay
  • Despite loss, Braves don’t give up ground in NL East
  • Replay looms large again as Braves lose to Yankees

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