Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates finishing strong

Pirate Preview vs. Campbell

ecupirates.com

• Women’s Soccer Receives Votes in Coaches Poll
• Parker Named AAC Offensive Player of the Week
• ECU Women’s Basketball Drafts Pickett
• Pirates Wrap Up First Event In Charleston
• Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Pirates Announce Fall SB Schedule

The East Carolinian

• Pirate volleyball hopes to continue their win streak through the Virginia Cup
• Football to face the Camels for the first time since 1939

WNCT 9

• ECU women’s hoops ‘drafts’ 7-year-old battling diabetes
• ECU women’s soccer gets votes in coaches’ poll
• ECU women’s golf finishes 18th at season opener
• Houston talks ODU win, prepping for Campbell
• ‘It was pretty special’: ECU kicker receives ovation …

WITN 7

• ECU women’s basketball drafts new teammate
• ECU not taking Campbell lightly as they prepare to meet Fighting Camels on Saturday night
• ECU announces game against Navy will kickoff at 6 PM
• ECU has plenty of positive takeaways from their week two win over ODU

247 Sports

• PODCAST: Have the first two games changed our outlook for ECU’s season?
• Keaton Mitchell shows he’s college football’s fastest player for second straight year
• ECU releases depth chart ahead of Campbell game
• College football bowl projections updated after Week 2

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Powers finds home in Greenville, along Pirates’ defensive line
• MASON: Pirates winning games they should win

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Houston’s Parish Named Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week
• American Announces Staff Promotion and Welcomes New Staff Members

The Tampa Times

• Florida Gators have elite line, great effort, USF coach Jeff Scott says
• USF finds second-half mojo, picks up win over Howard

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Giannotto: Memphis football has 4 games to grab city’s attention again
• Tigers OC Cramsey: Memphis had better execution vs. Navy
•  Tigers plan for Arkansas State means studying coach Butch Jones’ past teams

To beat Kansas State, Tulane needs best road effort in coach Willie Fritz’s tenure NOLA.com

SMU alum, superfan Paul Layne dies at 68  Dallas Morning News

Davis Brin, deep receiving corps delivering elite-level passing game for TU Tulsa World

Mathis out as Warner leads Owls to win in debut  The Temple News

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  Fickell: Vann, UC lineman from Fairfield, has pectoral surgery
•  UC Bearcats set to face Miami in 126th Battle for the Victory Bell

FAU coach Willie Taggart: ‘How could you not be fired up about’ facing UCF? Orlando Sentinel

Houston to host Bayou Bucket Luncheon before Rice game Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ‘Getting the right people’: App State winning culture held together by common thread
• NC State running back is making a name for himself early this college football season
• N&O’s college football picks for North Carolina schools, Florida State vs Louisville
• UNC basketball schedule for 2022-23 season is now complete with release of ACC games
• Duke basketball schedule for 2022-23 season is now complete with release of ACC games
• NC State basketball schedule for 2022-23 season now complete with release of ACC games

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest loses key starter for the rest of the season with injury to defensive back Coby Davis
• Ram Ramblings: WSSU will start its third different quarterback in as many games
• Top 25 Reality Check: App State slighted in rankings, along with the rest of the Sun Belt
• Freshman receiver Antonio Williams making plays early and often for Clemson football
• Mizzou football’s Eli Drinkwitz wants Tigers to ignore ‘toxicity,’ move forward

Columbia The State

• Yes, South Carolina’s offense is changing week to week. It’s also more efficient
• Gamecock players praise Muschamp’s impact as he prepares for return to USC
• Beamer’s plea for USC fans to show out for Georgia game includes 5-star undertones
• Why Dakereon Joyner’s role has been limited this season with South Carolina
• Will Muschamp returns to USC as a coach for Georgia. How should fans feel about it?
• Freshman receiver Antonio Williams making plays early and often for Clemson football

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks’ rushing prowess still a mystery after two games
• Sapakoff: In defense of Dawn Staley’s bold stance on BYU
• Dabo Swinney: Clemson defense never left ‘Hilton Garden Inn’ for Furman game
• Sapakoff: No. 1 Georgia has an identity on offense; Gamecocks search for one

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Virginia Tech’s upcoming two-game stretch is another new challenge for first-year head coach Brent Pry
• Weekend Sports Review: ODU spins its wheels, W&M and HU keep rolling, Sun Belt snubs and Carson’s commanding debut

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Gamecocks’ Shane Beamer credits Georgia’s Kirby Smart for showing him ropes
• For Georgia Tech, some good things in first two games but still many mistakes
• Georgia Tech’s ACC, nonconference schedules set

The Associated Press

• Football’s return dominates Nielsen television ratings
• Defending champ Georgia downplays return to No. 1 in Top 25
• Pac-12 teams finding success with transfers; USC out front
• South Carolina’s depleted defense prepping for No. 1 Georgia
• South Carolina loses defenders Kaba, Strachan for season
• Joseph wants Nebraska head coaching job beyond this season
• Lessons learned? Saban, now-No. 2 Alabama sure hope so
• Sarkisian keeps Texas QB injury situation a mystery
• Notre Dame QB Buchner expected to miss season with injury
• After 0-2 start, WVU’s Brown trying to salvage season, job