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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPFriday, October 8, 2021

October 8, 2021 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio
Bonesville Pregame Podcast
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ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Battle Back To Beat Temple 2-1
  • ECU Travels To UCF For Saturday Night Tilt

How New Hanover grad became ECU football’s starting kicker this fall Fayetteville Observer

Keaton Mitchell named TEC’s male Athlete of the Month East Carolinian

Pirates bounce back to beat Temple, 2-1  WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • ECU soccer extends unbeaten streak to three games, tops Temple
  • Like the waves he rides Daffer always looking to the next kick for ECU

247 Sports

  • The next challenge for ECU? Stringing together strong performances
  • Garcia starting to show major signs of growth in practice for the Pirates
  • Jones emerges as another offensive threat for ECU
  • ECU prepping for big road challenge at the ‘Bounce House’

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU-UCF: Pirates get another shot at a big breakthrough
  • ECU-UCF: Players to watch
  • ECU-UCF: ECU starting lineup
  • ECU-UCF: UCF starting lineup
  • BATTLE FOR N.C.: Teams finding their winning ways

Orlando Sentinel

  • Gus Malzahn remains confident in UCF’s run defense despite recent struggles
  • No apparent COVID outbreaks arise despite packed college football stadiums in Florida

Sports Illustrated

  • UCF vs. East Carolina College Football Odds, Plays and Insights
  • Recruiting Comparison Between East Carolina and UCF, How They Built Their Programs

UCF needs to improve tackling, get QB Mikey Keene going against East Carolina. 6 things to know. Palm Beach Post

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • Tune’s 3 TD Passes Pace Houston Past Tulane, 40-22
  • Cincinnati’s Jean And Temple’s McGrath, East Carolina’s Kilsti Named American Golf Players Of The Month For September
  • ECU, Houston, Memphis and USF Pick Up Thursday Victories
  • South Florida’s Berry Named American Women’s Tennis Player of the Month
  • Cincinnati’s Sandusky, Wichita State’s Wright Each Win Second American Weekly Cross Country Awards Of The Season

The Associated Press

  • Tune rallies Houston past Tulane 40-22, throws for 3 TDs
  • No. 24 SMU tries to stay unbeaten against improving Navy
  • After taking down ND, No. 5 Cincinnati prepares for Temple
  • Coming off big win over Irish, Cincinnati wary of Temple
  • Navy looks threatening again entering clash with No. 24 SMU

Houston Chronicle

  • UH topples Tulane for 5th consecutive victory
  • Cougars Extra Points: UH 40, Tulane 22

NOLA.com

  • Michael Pratt sacked eight times, Tulane falls to Houston for fourth loss in a row
  • Walker: Brother Martin alum Jeremy Singleton shines in return home against reeling Tulane
  • Three and Out: Guerry’s thoughts after Tulane’s 40-22 loss to Houston
  • Tulane-Houston notebook: Devin Brumfield enters transfer portal

Cincinnati Enquirer

  •  Three keys, prediction: No. 5/6 Bearcats open AAC play against Temple
  •  How to watch Cincinnati football play Temple: What you need to know

Gators could lose Anthony Richardson to college football’s new wild and woolly free agency | Commentary Orlando Sentinel

Owls’ sloppy starts is a concerning weakness going up against the Bearcats  The Temple News

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

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  •  Tigers vs. Tulsa scouting report, prediction
  •  Penny Hardaway predicts Rasheed Wallace’s technical foul allotment

Tulsa World

  • Guerin Emig: One player, one problem, one preposterous prediction and one pick for TU-Memphis
  • Book on TU baseball program comes out Friday
  • TU working to move past ‘out of character’ performance against Houston

Navy offensive line making significant progress since early-season struggles Annapolis Capital

Underdog Dynasty

  • Red-hot Houston takes down Tulane on Thursday night in 40-22 finish
  • AAC Power Rankings Through Week 5
  • Underdog Pawdcast: AAC Week Six Preview
  • Underdog Pawdcast: AAC Week Five Recap

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • UNC keeps pumping out Tidewater recruits, thanks to football players like Cam’Ron Kelly
  • Five games, five different offenses, and now a break for NC State’s dynamite defense

WRAL SportsFan

  • Duke, Georgia Tech meet trying to move forward after losses
  • Holliday: NC State has a path to ACC Title, but does the ACC have a path to the CFP?
  • Gunnar Holmberg keeps father’s spirit alive at Duke

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest’s Luiji Vilain has plenty of motivation as he thrives for undefeated Demon Deacons
  • Wake Forest-Syracuse football: Here’s what the beat writers are talking about
  • Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor arrested on assault charge in Pennsylvania
  • Patrick Reusse: ‘Touchdown Jesus’ is from Minnesota? You betcha.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Molinaro: Notre Dame’s shaky confidence in QBs will be amplified in raucous Lane Stadium atmosphere
  • ACC This Week: Notre Dame’s trip to Virginia Tech highlights slate
  • College basketball storylines: ODU, NSU and W&M seek leadership after departures and Hampton has veteran trio

Fayetteville Observer

  • Behind enemy lines: UNC scouting report on rare FSU visit with inside scoop
  • Duke releases COVID-19 guidelines for fans prior to basketball season

Columbia The State

  • South Carolina football commits square off in nationally televised matchup
  • Final thoughts, prediction as South Carolina heads into SEC battle vs. Tennessee
  • These three Gamecocks are x-factors in South Carolina’s SEC tilt with Tennessee
  • Frank is Frank again: South Carolina men’s coach enthusiastic about this year’s team
  • Gameday Guide: South Carolina vs Tennessee football kickoff time, odds, stream, TV
  • For former Clemson QB Kelly Bryant, life after football begins to take shape

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • No. 2 Bulldogs expect intense road atmosphere at Auburn
  • 5 things to consider as No. 2 Georgia travels to Auburn
  • 5 things to know before Georgia Tech-Duke

Charlotte 49ers vs FIU TV channel, how to stream and betting odds: Gameday Guide  Charlotte Observer

Underdog Dynasty

  • Mission Complete: Protective Stadium Punctuates UAB’s Incredible Comeback Story
  • Charlotte 49ers vs FIU Panthers: Preview & Prediction, TV, Radio
  • Florida Atlantic Owls vs UAB Blazers: Preview & Prediction, TV, Radio
  • Three Things We Learned From Conference USA — Week 5
  • ESPN’s FCS Experiment Paid Off – They Should Take Note of Why

The Associated Press

  • Century mark: Johnson-Klatt call 100th game together on Fox
  • No. 15 Coastal Carolina beats Arkansas State 52-20
  • Long’s streak on line when Lobos face No. 25 SDSU
  • Louisville seeks defensive growth in ACC matchup vs Virginia
  • No. 14 Fighting Irish looking to get well against the Hokies
  • FSU’s Milton among nominees for Comeback Player of Year
  • Week 6 Preview: Top-5 matchup in Big Ten; Texas-OU in Big 12
  • UCLA heads to the desert to face winless Arizona
  • No. 22 Arizona State faces another big test against Stanford
  • Big 12 joins SEC in letting schools set athlete compensation
  • No. 2 Georgia pits top defense against Nix, No. 18 Auburn
  • No. 16 Kentucky hosts LSU in SEC, looking to remain unbeaten
  • No. 10 BYU’s recipe for success: Never trail, ignore hype
  • No. 10 BYU hosts Boise St on homecoming, look to move to 6-0
  • No. 11 Michigan State looks for 6th straight, faces Rutgers
  • Struggling Wisconsin looks to bounce back against Illinois
  • No. 1 Alabama looks for 9th straight win over Texas A&M

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

Winston Salem Journal

  • Today in sports history: Oct. 8
  • LEADING OFF: Giants-Dodgers cap 4-game Division Series slate
  • QB Russell Wilson injured in Seahawks’ 26-17 loss to the Rams

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Seth Jarvis is making things tough on the Hurricanes, in a very good way
  • For Canes forward Stelio Mattheos, ‘battle mode’ takes on a whole different meaning
  • The Cup stops here: Hurricanes hold off Oilers to win an NHL title

Charlotte Observer

  • Charlotte Hornets rookie Kai Jones enduring growing pains, waiting for chance to shine
  • From a Patriots team meeting to being traded to the Panthers, Gilmore happy to be home
  • NASCAR’s Trackhouse Racing expected to absorb many former Ganassi employees
  • Meet the guy setting up the twisty, turny ‘party’ at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Washington Post

  • Prosecutors charge 18 former NBA players with defrauding benefits program of nearly $4 million
  • Newcastle United sold to Saudi consortium amid concerns about human rights abuses
  • Losing to the Rams hurt. Losing Russell Wilson could be more painful for the Seahawks.
  • Ricardo Pepi scores twice as USMNT handles Jamaica in Austin, 2-0
  • DEA investigation of Washington’s trainer is related to disbursement of prescription drugs
  • Wait, Washington’s defense … stinks? And its quarterback is … pretty good?
  • Ben Roethlisberger and the downside of the Forever Quarterback

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • 3 questions about Braves entering NLDS matchup with Brewers
  • These Braves loaded with experience, confidence entering NLDS
  • Mark Bradley: Why does this Braves postseason feel so good?
  • Debut: The AJC’s Braves Report Podcast

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