Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Moore Adds Wallpher To Coaching Staff

WNCT 9

• Houston: ‘Game week is finally here,’ as Pirates prep for Appalachian State in Thursday’s season opener in Charlotte
• Moore adds Wallpher to ECU lacrosse coaching staff

ECU football hoping to carry over momentum from last season and create momentum in season opener WITN 7

East Carolina Readies For Appalachian State  Rivals.com

247 Sports

• Report: Joe Dooley to fill out assistant staff with hiring of Steve DeMeo
• ECU releases depth chart for season opener
• PODCAST: ECU vs. Appalachian State: Preview and Predictions
• Countdown to Kickoff: No. 3 Demetrius Mauney

Ahlers: ‘We are one heartbeat now’ Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

ECU edges HPU in women’s soccer High Point Enterprise

2021 USA Baseball College National Team Top MLB Draft Prospects Baseball America

Northside’s Eric Howell bought own lifting equipment in hopes to land college scholarship Jacksonville Daily News

Charleston Southern football ‘moving in right direction’ heading into 2021 season Charleston Post Courier

Gardner Minshew will be wearing a different jersey number with the Eagles Bleeding Green Nation

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• 2021 SMU Football Preview
• Memphis’ Orf, Wichita State’s Liekweg Win Season’s First American Volleyball Weekly Awards
• Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Temple Earn Weekly Honors

It’s official: Tulane’s game against No. 2 Oklahoma relocated to Norman NOLA.com

 UC asks court to toss fired basketball coach John Brannen’s lawsuit Cincinnati Enquirer

Five stories that will shape the next 25 years of USF football Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF QB Dillon Gabriel preps for experienced Boise State defense: ‘I’m excited to see what they do’
• UCF QB Dillon Gabriel is ready to take the next step in Year 3

 Can anyone stop Cincinnati from repeating as AAC champions? Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU quarterback Davis Brin: ‘Good things come to those who wait’ Tulsa World

UH hopes to catch a break with budding crew of receivers Houston Chronicle

Navy football preview: Midshipmen look to return to winning ways WTOP

The Temple News predicts Temple’s 2021 football season results The Temple News

Tramel’s ScissorTales: Big 12 Conference already has a working list of expansion applicants The Oklahoman

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

App State has a roster full of NFL talent, but a return to Sun Belt glory won’t be easy Charlotte Observer

Raleigh News & Observer

• A Heisman and College Football Playoff berth for UNC this season? Yeah, it’s possible
• What UNC’s triple python play says about Tar Heels QB Sam Howell and OC Phil Longo
• Sure the Wolfpack has Devin Leary. But what if the unthinkable happens … again?
• Duke football’s quarterback carousel grinds to a halt again. Next up, Gunnar Holmberg
• Rivalry restored: We revisit Clemson vs Georgia 2013, 2014 through eyes of key players
• Wake Forest football has been good for years. That’s no longer good enough.
• Queens University swimmer who trains in Raleigh takes home gold in the Paralympics

College Football Picks: Week 1 Predictions for Every Game Bleacher Report

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU’s football game with UNC Pembroke scheduled for Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium is canceled
• Winston-Salem State to play Duke and Wake Forest in men’s basketball exhibition games

Fayetteville Observer

• How to watch NC State football’s season opener against USF
• How to watch UNC football take on Virginia Tech in the season opener

Old Dominion has picked a starting quarterback, but coach Ricky Rahne is staying mum publicly Hampton Roads Daily Press

A rescue dog helped an injured Virginia star heal, which should aid the Cavaliers’ pass defense Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Sapakoff: The intrigue of UGA’s Derion Kendrick vs. Clemson, and vice versa Charleston Post Courier

The Gamecocks’ D-line should be solid, but watch out for this unit in 2021  Columbia The State

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• It’s a big game for Clemson. It’s bigger for UGA
• Bulldogs say they’ll have plenty of receiving targets for Clemson
• Mark Bradley: It’s a big game for Clemson. It’s bigger for UGA
• As expected, SEC enacts forfeits for COVID-19 cancellations

The Associated Press

• Tailgaters cautiously optimistic but wary as season starts
• SEC won’t allow makeup games for short-handed teams
• The comeback: D’Eriq King’s rehab success gives Miami hope
• No. 3 Clemson rolls out revamped offense vs No. 5 Georgia
• Florida QB Emory Jones gets his chance after waiting 3 years
• Grieving QB Morgan values connection, support from Gophers
• Brohm wants Boilermakers to take more aggressive approach
• Ida fallout: Tulane game vs. No. 2 Sooners moved to Oklahoma
• No. 9 Irish opener at Florida State like 2019 at Louisville
• Unranked Michigan enters season with chip on its shoulder
• Texas finally shows its hand with Card picked as No. 1 QB
• Losing ways put Huskers’ record sellout streak in jeopardy
• Penix confident as No. 17 Hoosiers prepare for No. 18 Iowa