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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

ECU VB Kickstarts 2023 Campaign With Home Exhibition Match Against Elon… ECU soccer team opens season Thursday at Florida… TCU will pause football series against rival SMU after 2025 season… From trolling to a war of words, PGA, LIV pros not getting along

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Miami linebacker may see freshman action

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Kickstarts 2023 Campaign With Home Exhibition Match Against Elon
  • Pirates Set to Open 2023 Season at Florida

WNCT 9

  • ECU soccer team opens season Thursday at Florida
  • Move-in process continues at East Carolina University

247 Sports

  • Archer Trafford making impression in ECU’s punting competition
  • Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s Wednesday practice
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 17 Devon King

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

  • ECU’s comprehensive campaign exceeds $500 million goal ahead of schedule
  • ECU athletics: 50/50 raffle supports Jeff Charles Scholarship

How to get tickets for Michigan football home opener against East Carolina Sept. 2 for as low as $52 MLive

Meet 50 of the top college prospects in Kentucky high school football this season YAHOO!

Florida Gators soccer host ECU in season opener GatorCountry.com

Golfers Gone Wild: From trolling to a war of words, PGA, LIV pros not getting along Palm Beach Post

Around the American Athletic Conference

Mindy McCord helped grow lacrosse in Florida. Now she’s building USF’s program Tampa Bay Times

Memphis football season-ticket sales on pace with 2022. What it means Memphis Commercial Appeal

Bill Haisten: Bill Blankenship – fired by TU in 2014 and now a Kevin Wilson resource Tulsa World

Speedy Tulane linebacker Corey Platt looking for breakout year NOLA.com

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • What does college sports realignment chaos mean for Temple?
  • Temple awards single-digit jerseys to quarterback E.J. Warner, eight others

Dallas Morning News

  • TCU will pause football series against rival SMU after 2025 season
  • Rick Hart responds to SMU-TCU series pause, says Mustangs ‘want to continue this rivalry’
  • UNT lands Klein Collins safety Chris Grant

Report: Condoleezza Rice and George W. Bush lobbying for Stanford and SMU to get an ACC invite Sports Illustrated

What to do with Rice Stadium? New athletic director faces old… Houston Chronicle

Navy football likely to use two quarterbacks in season opener against Notre Dame Annapolis Capital

How Chris Lamb set up Wichita State volleyball schedule to chase NCAA Tournament return Wichita Eagle

UNT cornerback John Davis recovers from knee injury to continue marathon career Denton Record Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

A new mountain to climb: App State Football’s season preview The Appalachian

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State football focused on preseason growth instead of alignment news, commitments
  • ‘All I care about is winning’: Top NC high school quarterback ignores recruiting snub

Winston Salem Journal

  • John Clay: Think conference realignment will cause schools to reassess priorities? Think again.
  • Inside the Pac-12 collapse: Four surprising moments that crushed the conference
  • Vage Gregorian: Kansas stadium overhaul reflects synergy between coach Lance Leipold and AD Travis Goff

Columbia The State

  • How Newberry College football is dealing with familiar feeling of high expectations
  • Three games that could define Year 3 under Shane Beamer at South Carolina
  • Gray Collegiate loses appeal on forfeits, fines. What that means for football season

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Gamecocks’ Boogie and Brad: Hammond alums aiming for impact year together
  • Clemson’s Dabo Swinney balances resting veterans, building depth in scrimmages
  • Clemson veterans return in secondary to make weakness a strength

Quarterback Tony Muskett, after success at Monmouth, is ready to lead UVA’s offense  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

  • New timing rules won’t change Herd’s offensive approach
  • WVU football: Rimac back after gaining starting experience last fall

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia Tech secondary poised to be one of ACC’s best
  • Former Georgia lineman Warren McClendon begins NFL career with Rams

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says
  • A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia’s run to the Women’s World Cup semifinals
  • Detmers takes no-hitter into 8th inning, Ohtani hits 42nd homer as Angels beat Rangers 2-0
  • Sha’Carri is back, Shelly-Ann never left: Women’s 100 is the race to watch at track worlds
  • Sha’Carri Richardson among stars to watch heading into worlds in Budapest and next year in Paris
  • Colorado coach Deion Sanders gets hackles up over some of his players not joining in fight at camp
  • Falcons guard Matt Hennessy out for season with apparent knee injury
  • Patriots QB Mac Jones understands the challenge Packers’ Love faces in taking over for Aaron Rodgers
  • The cup that matters to some Americans at BMW Championship has nothing to do with money
  • Lexi Thompson is in a slump that could cost her LPGA Tour status, but not a Solheim Cup spot

Raleigh News & Observer

  • Canes owner Dundon on historic PNC Arena deal: ‘Expectation was always to end up here’
  • Raleigh can’t bring PNC Arena downtown. So, it’s finally bringing downtown to the arena.

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers rookie linebacker Eku Leota finding his footing: ‘Now, I’m just being myself’
  • Panthers’ Reich gives injury updates on Sanders, Marshall; Young will play vs. Giants
  • Johnny Hekker sends heartfelt message to people of Hawaii amid tragic wildfires
  • The Carolina Panthers showed up on HBO ‘Hard Knocks.’ Then they got embarrassed

Washington Post

  • Vlatko Andonovski is out as U.S. women’s national team coach
  • England roars into the World Cup final, ending a magical Matildas run
  • Five takeaways from the Commanders’ joint practice with the Ravens
  • He learned football on YouTube in Africa. Can he make an NFL roster?
  • Canadian golf is having a breakthrough year. It’s all part of a plan.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Yankees on the Braves: ‘Right now, they’re the class of the league’
  • Charlie Morton helps Braves record second shutout in a row, sweep Yankees
  • Georgia’s Oscar Delp trying to be best tight end he can be

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