Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Houston looks ahead on AAC Media Day

ecupirates.com

• Pirate Club And ECU Athletics Build On Strong Year Of Support
• ECU Picked Sixth In AAC Preseason Poll
• Ahlers Named To Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

WNCT 9

• ECU football picked sixth in AAC preseason poll
• Pirates looking to turn potential into production
• Byrd’s surgery is successful; more treatment, ‘intensive’ recovery ahead
• ECU’s Ahlers named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• ECU tabbed IWLCA Academic Honor Squad

Pirate football talks upcoming season during AAC media day East Carolinian

ECU football picked to finish sixth in AAC preseason poll WITN 7

ECU embracing expectations, experience heading into 2022 WRAL

247 Sports

• ECU’s entire 2023 class – to this point – now rated by 247Sports Composite
• Carson Whisenhunt signs with San Francisco Giants for $1.8 million
• Weekly rankings notes: 2024 Top247 candidates, new 4-stars, committed 2023 updates
• Ahlers in the early stages of building rapport with retooled wide receiver group
• ECU QB Holton Ahlers named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• ECU placed sixth in AAC preseason poll

ECU football: Pirates not shying from in-house expectations Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC commissioner on realignment: It is a hard, unforgiving business Fayetteville Observer

American Athletic Conference

• The American Holds 2022 Football Media Day
• Houston Edges Cincinnati as Favorite in 2022 Preseason Media Poll

Underdog Pawdcast: AAC 2022 Season Preview – Cincinnati, ECU, and Houston SB Nation

The Tampa Times

• AAC commissioner: ‘Something important is being lost’ in conference realignment
• As USF’s on-campus stadium takes shape, Tampa companies aim to benefit

 Memphis hires Garrett Kelly as director of basketball operations Memphis Commercial Appeal

Future Big 12 schools dominate American Athletic Conference preseason polling NOLA.com

Dallas Morning News

• SMU picked fourth in American Athletic Conference football media poll
• As every position is, SMU’s starting QB still a mystery heading into fall camp

TU picked 8th in AAC pre-season poll, improvement from Brin expected to defy that Tulsa World

 AAC Media Day 2022: Luke Fickell, UC eye third conference title Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF football chosen to finish 3rd in AAC preseason media poll Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• AAC commissioner Mike Aresco on state of college football
• Dana Holgorsen has UH ‘on track’ to an AAC title
• University of Houston RB Alton McCaskill doubtful for season
• UH picked to win AAC in preseason media poll

How good are the 3 AAC teams that are headed to the Big 12 with BYU? Deseret News

Navy football picked to place second-to-last in American Athletic Conference in preseason media poll Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Boozer twins, sons of former Duke star, looking to forge own paths in college basketball
• Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson named U.S. national team assistant
• How NC State basketball assistant coach Kareem Richardson’s past could help Wolfpack
• Coach K’s grandson, former Duke basketball player, pleads guilty to DWI charge

Charleston Post & Courier

• Ex-Wofford QB wanted to be a Citadel grad assistant. He might end up as Bulldogs starter.
• Shane Beamer updates latest on Gamecocks as preseason camp looms
• Sapakoff: A search for Clemson’s toughest ACC foe; it’s not N.C. State
• Coastal Carolina’s McCall signs 1st NASCAR-owned track NIL deal with Darlington Raceway

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Villanova picked to win CAA title, W&M’s Nate Lynn named preseason conference defensive player of the year
• William & Mary, Hampton University face widely varying expectations in CAA football