Another season-opening test for ECU… Pirates announce near sellout ahead of N.C. State opener… ECU soccer prepares for game at UNCW

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Another season-opening test for ECU

ecupirates.com

• Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Clark Family Invests $2 Million To ECU Athletics And Pirate Club

ECU soccer prepares for game at UNCW The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• NC State QB Devin Leary talks focus ahead of facing …
• ECU’s Houston on NCSU: ‘Game week is finally here’
• Clark Family invests $2M into ECU Athletics, Pirate …

Game week for ECU football as they ready to meet #13 N.C. State WITN 7

247 Sports

• PODCAST: Reacting to ECU’s first depth chart, and a preview of NC State
• Things have changed quite a bit since the last time ECU met NC State
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 4 Ryan Jones
• No. 13 NC State @ ECU: Setting The Stage
• What Mike Houston said in his NC State week press conference
• Clark Family donates $2 million to Pirates Unite campaign
• ECU reveals depth chart for season opener against NC State
• ECU LB Xavier Smith not ‘intimidated’ by NC State
• Everything NC State coach Dave Doeren had to say about ECU
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 5 Jireh Wilson

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Pirates announce near sellout ahead of N.C. State opener
• Clark family donates $2 million to Pirates
• Budweiser Clydesdales will help kick off Pirate football season
• ECU football: Pirates announce near sellout ahead of N.C. State opener

NC State football releases depth chart for ECU game YAHOO!

CBS Sports

• No. 13 NC State renews rivalry with East Carolina
• NC State DC Tony Gibson on facing ECU 
• No. 13 NC State vs East Carolina Full Betting Guide

CBS 17

• Behind Enemy Lines: Brian Bailey breaks down ECU Football
• NC State defensive coordinator talks game plan ahead of ECU game

NC State vs. East Carolina football preview, prediction Sports Illustrated

ACC Now podcast: A look back at NC State vs ECU football series ahead of Week 1 opener Durham Herald-Sun

Photos: Harold Varner III through the years USA Today (sub req’d)

Dave Doeren discusses the opener against ECU SB Nation

Ruffin McNeill’s long road back to his father and the homecoming he didn’t plan for WTVD

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Wichita State’s Rohling, Houston’s Georgiades Win Season’s First American Weekly Volleyball Awards
• SMU, Memphis, Temple Earn First American Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards
• Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis Earn Weekly Awards

USF seeks ‘breakthrough moment’ in Saturday’s opener vs. BYU The Tampa Times

 Four predictions for Tigers football entering 2022 season Memphis Commercial Appeal

NOLA.com

• Game-planning, staff cohesion key to Jim Svoboda’s approach as Tulane offensive coordinator
• A game-by-game look at Tulane’s football schedule

Dallas Morning News

• SMU’s first depth chart of 2022 season features clarity, questions and a few notable names
• UNT sees backups play significant role in win over UTEP, could count on them again vs. SMU

Tulsa World

• AAC: Who is the team to beat? What players draw the most attention?
• TU Sports Extra podcast: New season, new gameday experiences, new staff members

SB Nation

• For Cincinnati To Beat Arkansas, It Starts In The Trenches
• Opponent First Look: East Carolina
• Opponent First Look: Navy
• Opponent First Look: UCF
• Opponent First Look: SMU
• Opponent First Look: USF Will Be Much Improved
• Opponent First Look: Tulsa

247 Sports

• Virginia Tech Football: Five “new” faces to know for the Hokies
• Sixteen Temple alums survive NFL 53-man roster cutdowns

Orlando Sentinel

• S.C. State coach: UCF’s starting QB is a ‘running son of a gun’
• Pigskin picks: UCF, UM to win conference titles; Jags win division | Commentary

Houston Chronicle

• UH center Jack Freeman snaps to it after year as a backup
• Rice notebook: Best way to prep for USC? Watch film of Oklahoma

Wichita Eagle

Navy Football HC Ken Niumatalolo: Army Win ‘Reaffirmed We’re Not Far Off’ Heading Into 2022 Pressbox

Navy football coaching staff impressed by speed, athleticism and playmaking ability of slotbacks Annapolis Capital

Backups played key roles in UNT’s win over UTEP, could be counted on again in SMU game Denton Record-Chronicle

San Antionio Express News

Charlotte Observer

‘On his heels’: Dylan Hopkins leads UAB offense into 2022 season opener AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Saturday’s college football games in NC are bigger than ACC rivalries — in their own ways
• The coach the world forgot — Clemson legend Danny Ford on life, football and farming

Raleigh News & Observer

• N&O’s Week 1 college football picks for NC State-ECU, UNC-App State, other area teams
• NC State vs. ECU: A look back at the rivalry

College Football Picks: Week 1 Predictions for Every Game and FCS Upsets Bleacher Report

ACC Week 1: Miami, Pitt, Clemson and NC ST Sports Illustrated

Bojangles Blitzes Tailgate Scene with Iconic Big Bo Boxes AND Tailgate Tour YAHOO!

NC State football vs App State home-and-home? Wolfpack will make first trip to Boone Rock Hill Herald

Winston Salem Journal

• Three things to know as Deacons open season on Thursday night against VMI
• Chip Scoggins: Imagine college football 10 years from now, after latest changes
• ‘Arms race’: NIL compensation now a potent recruiting weapon
• WSSU will showcase its football program on Sunday at the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Columbia The State

• It’s finally time for QB Spencer Rattler to show what he can do at South Carolina
• Why Georgia Tech capped attendance for Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Clemson
• How USC transfer Jamyest Williams went from DB to ‘complete’ tailback at Georgia State
• USC football’s season opener is here. Why ‘game ones stink in a lot of ways’
• Jadeveon Clowney and Shane Beamer prepare to share another milestone moment
• Shane Beamer isn’t focused on gameday uniforms, but USC players have plenty of input

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Old Dominion starting QB Hayden Wolff is bigger, more durable after an offseason of grilled steaks, weightroom work
• ‘I’m as excited as anybody to see our team play.’ Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry readies for his debut as a head coach against ODU
• Meet the Sun Belt Conference: Here’s a look at the football teams in ODU’s new league
• Sun Belt football preview: Conference welcomes ODU, JMU, Marshall, Southern Miss as it hopes to continue momentum

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Geoff Collins addresses (sort of) Georgia Tech’s bowl chances
• Georgia, Oregon wrapping up preparations for Saturday’s clash
• Playing Georgia in Atlanta just latest chapter in ‘Legend of Lanning’