Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

No. 2 Duke women’s soccer kicks off season with shutout win at East Carolina The Chronicle

YAHOO!

• Report: Joe Dooley is coming back to Kansas men’s basketball as its recruiting coordinator
• Open wide: Hundreds get free dental work at Gastonia clinic

Former KU assistant coach Joe Dooley returning to Kansas as Jayhawks’ recruiting coordinator for 2022-23 basketball season Lawrence Journal-World

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 14 Maceo Donald
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 15 Rick D’Abreu
• Larsen set to take over punting duties for Pirates
• PODCAST: What to expect from ECU’s defense in 2022

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Pirates hope to zero in on depth chart after scrimmage
• Campus comes alive: ECU students return hoping COVID is behind them

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

• Navy hopes 2021 victory over Army turning point for program
• After exodus of stars, No. 23 Cincinnati tries to reload
• G5 teams could have fewer chances vs. P5 after realignment
• AAC commish: Coordinated response needed to stabilize FBS
• Army-Navy game heading to New England for 1st time

College Football News

• Memphis Tigers Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players
• UCF Knights Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

Timmy McClain announces transfer from USF to UCF The Tampa Times

 Why Memphis basketball transfer will not be joining the Tigers Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis & Penny offer Bronny James, Lebron James’ son, full scholarship to play hoops. Jahmar Young out at Memphis WMFS

Tulane coach Willie Fritz says second scrimmage will look similar to first one NOLA.com

Unsung supporting staff play major role in TU football operation Tulsa World

‘They all want to be the guy’: Cincinnati Bearcats still searching for No. 1 running back Cincinnati Enquirer

Former USF QB Timmy McClain transferring to UCF Orlando Sentinel

Kansas football linebacker Eriq Gilyard can’t wait to leave new legacy, and hit somebody YAHOO!

Navy hopes 2021 victory over Army is a turning point for program CBS News

Navy football assistant coach Jerrick Hall excited about taking charge of entire defensive line Baltimore Sun

Houston’s Derek Parish has what it takes to carry Cougars Houston Chronicle

UAB fall practice report: Light day ahead of second scrimmage AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC football feeling mandate to ‘win more games’ in Year 4 of Mack Brown’s 2nd tenure
• UNC cornerback Storm Duck enters football season with renewed health, restored confidence
• With holes to fill, NC State football enters season looking to improve its run game

Quarterback Mitch Griffis continues to improve daily as Wake Forest works toward opener with VMI Winston Salem Journal

He’s ‘like a little Pikachu’: What Juju McDowell brings to South Carolina’s offense Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• CofC ‘supports’ baseball coach Chad Holbrook after review of profanity-laced team meeting
• Sapakoff: Expectations for Gamecocks’ Satterfield match his own
• Former Clemson coach Monte Lee joins Gamecocks’ baseball staff

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Norfolk State basketball coach Robert Jones signs contract extension
• Keytaon Thompson, a budding chess player, is preparing for his next move in Virginia’s new-look offense
• Virginia Tech starting quarterback Grant Wells has been a life-long Hokies fan

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Bradley: Who runs college football? At the moment, nobody
• Georgia defensive backs learning legend of ‘Coach Boom’ Will Muschamp
• Observations from Georgia Tech’s 12th preseason practice

The Associated Press

• No. 9 Oklahoma in unfamiliar role after coaching change
• Urban Meyer back on Fox’s “Big Noon Saturday” post-NFL
• At FIU, the process of grieving Luke Knox is just beginning
• No. 25 BYU has experienced crew in final independent year
• Boise State looks for rebound after surprising down season