ECU soccer team drops season opener at Florida, 2-0… East Carolina Defeats Elon In VB Exhibition Match… Pirates Add Six Newcomers To 2024 SB Roster… Crucial scrimmage arrives as ECU looks to make key personnel decisions… Jokes and wisecracks fly as Stanford, SMU try to influence ACC expansion vote… Turf may not stop Lionel Messi from coming to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, BofA

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Opponent Preview: Tulsa

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall at Florida WSoccer, 2-0
• East Carolina Defeats Elon In VB Exhibition Match
• Pirates Add Six Newcomers To 2024 SB Roster

ECU soccer team drops season opener at Florida, 2-0  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU soccer drops season opener at Florida
• ECU students back, businesses welcome move-in crowd

Gator soccer team wins season opener vs East Carolina, 2-0 WCJB

247 Sports

• Crucial scrimmage arrives as ECU looks to make key personnel decisions
• ECU picks up commitment from 2024 Georgia DB Ja’Marley Riddle
• Archer Trafford making impression in ECU’s punting competition

How 2 Seahawks went from undrafted rookie free agents to scoring jaw-dropping preseason TD The Seattle Times

Ravens stock watch: Who’s up, who’s down heading into preseason matchup with Commanders? YAHOO!

When does the 2023 College Football season start? NBC Sports

Farrakhan joins WVU after stops at East Carolina and Eastern Michigan WOWK 13

Sports Illustrated

• BREAKING: West Virginia Lands EMU Transfer Noah Farrakhan
• Sandra Bullock Reveals Position on Michael Oher Controversy

Around the American Athletic Conference

Jokes and wisecracks fly as Stanford, SMU try to influence ACC expansion vote YAHOO!

ACC expansion: Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush lobbying on behalf Stanford, SMU, per reports CBS Sports

Mac Engel: Was SMU’s successful recruitment of two TCU players the reason the Skillet is toast? Ft Worth Star Telegram

David Jones signs with Memphis basketball, expected to join Tigers soon Memphis Commercial Appeal

Hydration, hydration, hydration: Tulane football team doing everything possible to beat the heat NOLA.com

Temple falls to William & Mary in season opener   Temple News

Navy football looking to lean on its defense featuring nine returning starters Annapolis Capital

Wichita State schedules visit with rising top-150 basketball prospect in class of 2024 Wichita Eagle

UNT’s Adeyi, Vailea named to preseason watch lists Denton Record Chronicle

ESPN: UTSA’s Frank Harris best college football player in Texas San Antonio Express News

AL.com

• ‘The soldier and the general’: Kevin Penn and Fish McWilliams taking charge to UAB’s defensive line 
• UAB fall practice report: Finding a ‘strong, physical mental resolve’

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Conference Realignment: Could a decision by the ACC on Cal and Stanford be coming soon? Sports Illustrated

From Florida State to North Carolina: Amari Gainer wants to make name for himself Raleigh News & Observer

SUN BELT NOTEBOOK: Different O-Line Looks At Troy, JMU Daily News Record

The Associated Press

• As Stanford holds out hope for ACC invitation, Oregon State and Washington State wait on Cardinal
• Oklahoma State looking to new quarterback to maintain winning ways in newly expanded Big 12
• Deion Sanders-led Colorado is driving a lot of college football betting
• Coach Neal Brown gets another chance to show improvement at West Virginia. It could be his last
• Sarkisian and Texas to ‘embrace the hate’ in their last season in Big 12 before joining SEC
• Kansas hopes to build on breakthrough bowl season behind star QB Jalon Daniels
• Pick Six: Colorado Mines star QB John Matocha returns as one of the top small college players
• No. 16 Kansas State brings back plenty of experience for its Big 12 championship defense

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest unveils new digs at the McCreary Football Complex
• 2023 Big Ten win total odds: Best bets for Ohio State, Michigan and more
• Mac Engel: Was SMU’s successful recruitment of two TCU players the reason the Skillet is toast?

Columbia The State

• State of South Carolina college football schedules for 2023 season
• Top defensive end recruit loves South Carolina’s coaches. Will he flip his commitment?
• Nyck Harbor among top Gamecocks not spotted at latest football practice

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney balances resting veterans, building depth in scrimmages Charleston Post & Courier

Roanoke Times

• Teel: Will coordinator Des Kitchings revive Virginia’s offense?
• Virginia Tech’s freshman class on track to surpass 7,000
• Season Preview: William Byrd ready to make program’s next step with returning talent
• Virginia Tech football position preview: Special teams

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech looking for multiple wideouts to step up
• Amid $68.5M construction project, Sanford Stadium will be ready for opener