Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• “Meet The Pirates” Event Set For August 19
• Men’s Golf Announces 2023-24 Schedule

ECU reaches historic fundraising milestone The East Carolinian

Golfer from Greenville, ECU graduate, qualify for U.S. Amateur WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 37 Kamarro Edmonds
• PODCAST: Are we about to see Quentin Diboundje have a breakthrough season?

College roundup: ECU women to host Gamecocks Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC chief says league will keep performing at ‘highest level.’ Will it? Tampa Bay Times

Pac-12 survival: The expansion imperative following Colorado’s departure LA Times

What Colorado’s Pac-12 departure could mean for SMU’s expansion hopes Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Penny Hardaway on 3-game suspension: ‘I’ll just say I was wrong’
• Memphis still in Big 12 mix after Colorado leaves Pac-12 | Report

As college realignment wheel spins, UTSA in good place San Antonio Express News

NOLA.com

• American Athletic Conference hopes Conference USA imports live up to legacy of departed trio
• Tall task: AAC hopes Conference USA imports live up to legacy of departed trio

Charlotte football coach Biff Poggi unloads on media for last place prediction: ‘They don’t know sh*t.’ Awful Announcing

Temple coach Stan Drayton says ‘a lot of question marks’ were answered this offseason Philadelphia Inquirer

What do other AAC coaches think of Kevin Wilson? Tulsa World

Wichita State basketball staffer Luke Gore leaving to return to coaching at Princeton Wichita Eagle

Denton Record Chronicle

• Three big takeaways after American Athletic Conference media days
• 3 takeaways from American Athletic Conference media days — projecting finish this year is a tough task

What UAB’s Trent Dilfer said about NIL tampering within the transfer portal AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Aydan White was NC State’s latest breakout star on defense last year. Who’s next?
• NC State quarterback Brennan Armstrong at ACC Kickoff again, with a whole new outlook
• If UNC coach Mack Brown is going to make one more big splash, this has to be the year
• Wake Forest QB eager for in-game experience: ‘He’s beginning to see himself as a leader’
• Duke’s season opened competitive doors. The Blue Devils will face that challenge head-on
• Discussing rules changes and other ACC Kickoff highlights | Ovies + Giglio podcast
• UNC’s Drake Maye ready for ‘quarterback duel’ with South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler
• Mack Brown: Last year’s experience crucial to UNC title hopes | Ovies + Giglio podcast
• Don’t sleep on Duke QB Riley Leonard | Ovies + Giglio podcast
• How ACC football’s need for speed could pay off with shorter games, more engagement
• Invisible no more, Duke’s Riley Leonard finds himself among the ACC’s top players

Timeline: How the college sports landscape has changed in the last 2 years YAHOO!

Sun Belt Commish Unbothered As Realignment Begins Again Daily News Record

Scott Fowler: If UNC coach Mack Brown is going to make one more big splash, this has to be the year Winston Salem Journal

Fayetteville Observer

• NC State football coach Dave Doeren talks future with Wolfpack
• What to expect from NC State football’s offense
• How will UNC football’s defense look in 2023? Mack Brown explains
• UNC football’s Drake Maye not leaning on past success

Columbia The State

• Concerned with South Carolina’s running back room? Don’t be, Montario Hardesty says
• Clemson has national championship goals. Why QB Cade Klubnik is ‘built for it’
• Dabo Swinney explains linebacker’s dismissal from Clemson football team

Sapakoff: 1 start in, Klubnik handles an ACC Football Kickoff blitz Charleston Post & Courier

Ali Jennings, after starring at ODU, seeks success at Virginia Tech. ‘I’m here to make plays for y’all now.’  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Kirby Smart: Staff continuity key to Georgia’s recent success
• Top prospect Dylan Raiola talks about his move to Buford High on his way to UGA
• Yellow Jackets come together to celebrate Bobby Gaston’s coming 100th birthday
• Hiram High offensive lineman commits to Georgia Tech

Can the Pac-12 survive? Conference of champions faces a murky future after Colorado bolts for the Big 12. Chicago Tribune

The Associated Press

• Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson says multiple players returned despite tampering by other schools
• UNC QB Drake Maye has a good resource for advice. It’s his predecessor now in the NFL
• Old-school Dabo Swinney keeps Clemson on top in ACC
• Big 12 leaders vote to accept Colorado, clearing the way for Buffs to depart Pac-12, AP source says
• Big 12 not quite the same, but it feels like home to a 98-year-old Colorado fan
• College sports realignment is a chaotic, head-spinning trend in which change the only constant
• Can the Pac-12 survive? Conference of champions faces murky future after Colorado bolts for Big 12
• Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck defends program against allegations he calls ‘baseless’
• Big Ten’s four new coaches took divergent paths to new-look West Division