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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, October 7, 2021

October 7, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Fall To Bearcats In Three
  • Pirates Welcome Owls To Johnson Stadium
  • Women’s Cross Country Earns Regional Ranking
  • Women’s Golf Finishes 13th At EOI

East Carolinian

  • ECU football prepares to face UCF
  • TECSpertZ Ep. 06 ECU vs UCF

ECU volleyball team falls in three sets to Cincinnati WNCT 9

ECU playing Houston-ball, McMillian and Mitchell enter national spotlight ahead of showdown with UCF WITN 7

Sports Illustrated

  • Football History, Trends, and Close Games, East Carolina at UCF
  • The Daily Knight: UCF’s Injury Issues, Matchups to Watch Against East Carolina

247 Sports

  • Practice approach fuels ECU’s breakthrough performance
  • Daffer growing from every experience in his first year as ECU’s kicker
  • What UCF head coach Gus Malzahn said about East Carolina

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • McMillian main among ECU defensive leaders
  • McNeill headlines ECU’s newest Hall of Fame class

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Game Preview: Houston Visits Tulane for Thursday Matchup on ESPN
  • Cincinnati’s Sandusky, Wichita State’s Wright Each Win Second American Weekly Cross Country Awards Of The Season
  • Cincinnati’s Jean And Temple’s McGrath, East Carolina’s Kilsti Named American Golf Players Of The Month For September

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  How to watch Cincinnati football play Temple: What you need to know
  •  Ex-UC coach Brannen drops federal suit but re-files in state court
  •  Temple Owls: A look at No. 5/6 Cincinnati’s next opponent
USA Today
  • College Football Picks: Cincinnati rooting for Notre Dame
  • College football’s most interesting lines, week 6: You really think Wisconsin and Illinois are gonna score points?

NOLA.com

  • Tulane vs. Houston: Guerry’s keys to the game
  • Reeling Tulane hosts Houston two years after magical victory

Tulane vs. Houston: How to watch NCAA Football online, TV channel, live stream info, game time CBS Sports

Tulane struggles as they face upset from East Carolina Tulane Hullabaloo

University of Houston at Tulane: 5 things to watch Houston Chronicle

Houston Cougars at Tulane Green Wave: Preview, Start Time, TV, Predictions Underdog Dynasty

The Opposition: Previewing UH’s Thursday night showdown against Tulane The Daily Cougar

College Football Picks: Cincinnati rooting for Notre Dame The Associated Press

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF LB Eriq Gilyard enters name in NCAA Transfer Portal
  • UCF men’s basketball begins practice with strong defense, offensive chemistry front of mind

UCF Linebacker Eriq Gilyard to Transfer Inside the Knights

Owls add juco transfer defensive end and walk-on running back 247 Sports

How SMU’s defense is preparing for the challenge of stopping Navy’s triple-option offense Dallas Morning News

TU working to move past ‘out of character’ performance against Houston Tulsa World

Tulsa vs. Memphis College Football Odds, Plays and Insights Sports Illustrated

Navy football’s Brian Newberry sees plenty of room for improvement despite strong performance vs. UCF | NOTES Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State lands commitment from one of the top 2022 in-state guards
  • Can Duke get back on track at home against Georgia Tech?

Holliday: State survives, Heels roll, but does Duke expose cracks in the Victory Bell? WRAL SportsFan

Panthers to host Eagles, Wake Forest tries to stay unbeaten versus ‘Cuse  WCTI 12

Preview: Appalachian State at Louisiana Oct. 12 Watauga Democrat

Marshall looking to stop skid, avoid beating itself West Virginia MetroNews

ODU, Marshall share similarities The Register-Herald

South Carolina vs Tennessee Prediction, Game Preview YAHOO! Sports

South Carolina’s surprising defensive identity? Takeaways by the truckload Saturday Down South

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • College Football Report: William & Mary overcomes injuries on way to three consecutive victories
  • Postgame plane troubles made Old Dominion’s long trip to El Paso even longer

Charleston Post and Courier

  • Clemson football, Mount Pleasant barbershop intertwined in UConn coach’s bittersweet tale
  • Gamecocks’ inside running game still ‘kind of off’ as Tennessee looms
  • Clemson’s Phil Mafah goes from redshirt candidate to immediate rushing threat

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • No. 2 Bulldogs expect intense road atmosphere at Auburn
  • Ireland’s David Shanahan on playing for Georgia Tech: ‘I love it’

The Associated Press

  • No. 15 Coastal Carolina seeking 11th straight Sun Belt win
  • No. 15 Coastal Carolina looks to keep rolling vs. Red Wolves
  • Pitt’s Pickett emerging in ACC’s next wave of NFL-ready QBs
  • No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa highlights Big Ten schedule
  • No. 4 Penn State at No. 3 Iowa sets up as a day for defenses
  • No. 9 Michigan’s Harbaugh wary of visit to improved Nebraska
  • Stanford at No. 22 Arizona State tops Pac-12 slate
  • QB, line questions haunt No. 14 Irish ahead of Hokies clash
  • Notre Dame’s trip to Virginia Tech, QB battle tops ACC slate
  • Red River rivalry at fair highlights week with Big 12 byes
  • No. 2 Georgia, No. 18 Auburn meet in long-running rivalry
  • Wide gap between Alabama, Georgia and other SEC contenders

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Taylor hits walk-off HR, Dodgers deck Cards 3-1 in WC game
  • Jags’ Meyer, players ready to move on after latest apology
  • Padres fire manger Jayce Tingler after second-half collapse
  • NWSL players pause games, recognize 2 who alleged misconduct
  • After record streak, Cardinals undone by one hanging slider
  • Defending AL champ Rays poised to open ALDS against Red Sox
  • La Russa back in postseason with White Sox against Astros

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Oct. 7
  • Sports events on the air for Thursday, Oct. 7
  • LEADING OFF: La Russa & Baker, Red Sox vs Rays as ALDS begin
  • Chris Taylor’s walk-off homer lifts Dodgers over Cardinals in NL wild-card game
  • Logan Webb to start NLDS Game 1 for division champion Giants
  • A look at the 16 potential World Series matchups
  • Braves-Brewers series a test between friends and closers

Charlotte Observer

  • Here’s the next deal Panthers GM Fitterer should make after the Stephon Gilmore trade
  • As NWSL hits ‘rock bottom,’ NC Courage fans have a simple ask: Protect the players
  • NC Courage management is hiding behind silence as NWSL players demand answers
  • Three things to watch when Charlotte Hornets host Memphis in preseason home opener
  • Fans in certain seats at Hornets games must be vaccinated. Here’s what you should know

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Christian McCaffrey practiced with the Panthers for the first time since his injury
  • For Canes forward Stelio Mattheos, ‘battle mode’ takes on a whole different meaning

New York Times

  • A Thrilling Wild-Card Win Sets Up a Division Series for the Ages
  • He Suffered ‘the Worst Injury of the Tokyo Games.’ Can He Recover?
  • N.F.L. Week 5 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
  • ‘We All Know Where We Came From’

Washington Post

  • Chris Taylor delivers for L.A., lifting the Dodgers to a win with drama fit for the wild-card game
  • Baseball teams used to chase the Yankees. Now New York is doing the chasing.
  • Brett Phillips, ‘basically a 12-year-old,’ brings his joy back to baseball’s playoffs
  • Ben Roethlisberger and the downside of the Forever Quarterback
  • What to know about the 2021 MLB postseason
  • NWSL returns to the field, with signs of protest and a statement on the pitch
  • USMNT’s young roster gets its next test as World Cup qualifying continues against Jamaica

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Mark Bradley: Why does this Braves postseason feel so good?
  • Braves-Brewers series a test between friends and closers
  • Falcons’ Deion Jones on facing Jets
  • Falcons’ injury report: Gage, Harris, and Davidson did not practice
  • Cam Reddish shows sign of picking up where he left off

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