Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Quartet Earns National Honors ecupirates.com

American Athletic Conference announces six new additions to join in July 2023 WITN 7

AAC Football: ECU Head Coach Mike Houston Gets Real About the Pirates 2022 Schedule SB Nation

247 Sports

• Three ECU baseball players enter transfer portal
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 80 Shane Calhoun

Maxwell Moldovan, Harold Varner III, Corey Conners, MacKenzie Hughes are in 2022 U.S. Open YAHOO!

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Announces Entrance Agreements With Incoming Members for 2023-24 Season American Athletic Conference

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco says AAC’s 6 new schools joining in July 2023, when 3 leave for Big 12 ESPN

AAC to add six new member schools from Conference USA ahead of 2023 college football season CBS Sports

AAC Announces That Six New Schools Will Officially Join in July 2023 Sports Illustrated

What we learned Wednesday about USF’s on-campus football stadium The Tampa Times

 Report: Memphis part of loaded 2023 Battle 4 Atlantis field Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulane baseball hires pitching coach, gets two players back from transfer portal NOLA.com

Kevin Saal hired as WSU’s new athletic director The Sunflower

UNT expected to leave C-USA, become official AAC member in 2023 Dallas Morning News

AAC recruiting battle shaping up for speedy CB Darrell Sweeting 247 Sports

It’s another new first for UC’s football program Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel 

• Pahokee’s DeeJay Holmes likes being ‘main target’ for UCF recruiting
• UCF, Tennessee among under-the-radar teams to watch in 2022
• Move to Big 12 feels like a homecoming for UCF AD Terry Mohajir

Rice, five other Conference USA schools to join American Athletic Conference in 2023 Houston Chronicle

UNT officially announces move to American Athletic Conference Denton Record-Chronicle

UAB, 5 others to officially join American Athletic Conference for 2023 football season al.com

Wichita Eagle

• Murray State AD Kevin Saal hired as next Wichita State Shockers athletic director
• The five biggest challenges facing new Wichita State athletic director Kevin Saal
• ‘The right choice’: What others are saying about Kevin Saal, Wichita State’s new AD

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich heading to Clemson Detroit News

Meet New Clemson Baseball Coach Erik Bakich Sports Illustrated

Raleigh News & Observer

• Hubert Davis warns against ‘positive noise’ for UNC basketball after Final Four run
• After flirting with NBA, Terquavion Smith looking forward to new role with NC State
• After almost a year, former Duke basketball players reflect on how NIL has changed game

Columbia The State

• Cam Smith headlines list of Gamecocks tabbed with preseason honors by Phil Steele
• South Carolina baseball lands another Clemson transfer
• Reports: Clemson to hire Erik Bakich as next head baseball coach

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson expected to hire Michigan’s Erik Bakich as baseball coach
• Clemson catcher becomes 2nd Tiger baseball player to transfer to Gamecocks