Bonesville Pregame Podcast  … ECU preparing to be tougher than Temple for Saturday test  … Norby Receives Bobby Bragan Award … No. 23 SMU visits Memphis eager to bounce back off 1st loss … No. 2 Cincinnati focused on beating Tulsa, not style points … Dave Clawson has taken Wake Forest from good to great by spending less, achieving more

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe
Bonesville Pregame Podcast Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Norby Receives Bobby Bragan Award
• ECU Plays Host To Temple Saturday
• East Carolina Hosts South Florida And UCF
• Rosters Announced For Purple-Gold World Series

East Carolinian

• Haley McWhirter named TEC’s female Athlete of The Month
• TECSpertZ Ep. 09 ECU vs Temple
• ECU women’s basketball prepares for 2021-2022 season

Former ECU star Norby to receive Bragan Award  WNCT 9

ECU preparing to be tougher than Temple for Saturday test WITN 7

247 Sports

• Julius Wood the latest to get time in ECU’s deep secondary
• Temple presents some unique challenges for ECU
• Starting pitchers, rosters announced for Purple-Gold World Series
• ECU offensive front fighting through all-too-familiar adverse conditions
• Diagnosing Temple’s worst defensive stretch in 15 years

East Carolina vs. Temple College Football Odds, Plays and Insights Sports Illustrated

Confidence high for ‘hard-working’ Zay Jones stepping up in the offense Raiders

Owls’ offensive turnovers creating large margins of defeat The Temple News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 1 South Florida Moves on to American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Final with 2-0 Win over No. 4 SMU
• No. 3 Memphis Advances to American Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Final with 1-0 Win over No. 2 Houston
• Memphis Cools Off SMU In Midweek Conference Match

The Associated Press

• No. 23 SMU visits Memphis eager to bounce back off 1st loss
• No. 20 Houston seeking 8th straight win at South Florida
• No. 2 Cincinnati focused on beating Tulsa, not style points
• No. 2 Cincinnati has something to prove against Tulsa
• No. 8 Irish get ready for Navy’s triple-option wizardry
• No. 8 Notre Dame renews long-time rivalry with Navy
• Finally back in Top 25, No. 20 Houston working to stay there

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  Scouting report: A look at Tulsa, the next opponent for No. 6 Bearcats
•  Herbstreit to UC fans: Arrive early, bring signs, get crazy

Why USF’s special teams consistency means more to Jeff Scott than you’d think Tampa Bay Times

UCF’s offense could feast on struggling Tulane’s porous defense YAHOO!

Right on schedule: Resurgent Tulane running back Tyjae Spears is where he should be NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis football vs. SMU: Scouting report, prediction
•  Here’s how to watch the Memphis Tigers vs. SMU football game

Guerin Emig: One player, one problem, one preposterous prediction and one pick for TU-Cincinnati Tulsa World

Jarace Walker, nation’s top power forward, commits to UH Houston Chronicle

Navy-Notre Dame football series headed back to Dublin, Ireland, in 2023 Annapolis Capital

UCF women’s basketball shoots for AAC title: ‘There’s most definitely unfinished business’ Orlando Sentinel

Oscar Smith lineman Caleb Jones commits to Navy Norfolk Virginian Pilot

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Dave Clawson has taken Wake Forest from good to great by spending less, achieving more  Charlotte Observer

Richmond.com

• JMU continues to grapple with effect of CAA bylaw that dates back to East Carolina move
• Spiders have experience with CAA postseason ban that JMU has encountered

Raleigh News & Observer

• Meet NC State linebacker Drake Thomas: Consistent, intense, and violent — in a good way
• UNC’s Sam Howell or Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman: Which QB would you rather have?

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest vs. North Carolina: Here’s what the beat writers are talking about
• N.C. A&T reeling as it heads to Charleston Southern on a three-game losing streak
• WSSU to close out its football season at Fayetteville State on Saturday
• Week 10 Preview: Lopsided ‘Bama-LSU; Hartman for Heisman
• Game: Match the oldest college football rivals
• Johnny Foster keeps paying it forward after what the Wake Forest football program did for him
• Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson addresses ‘atrocious’ label applied to defense

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Molinaro: CAA’s decision on JMU shows no concern for athletes
• CAA will ban JMU from league championship opportunities if Dukes announce move to Sun Belt
• Boston College coach wants to end QB shuffle against Virginia Tech
• He’s No. 1: William & Mary lineman Nate Lynn leads the country in two categories, paces Tribe’s defense

Columbia The State

• These Gamecocks are crucial to springing a South Carolina upset over Florida
• ‘It means everything to me.’ Columbia native James Reese puts on show in USC debut
• How Clemson’s freshman class is providing a spark during an uncharacteristic season

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• No fourth-quarter magic as Georgia State loses late
• No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs heavily favored over Missouri
• Georgia football player under investigation for alleged rape
• Weekend Predictions: Georgia wins, Falcons and Georgia Tech lose