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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPFriday, August 25, 2023

August 25, 2023 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Selected Pirates become Wolverines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Blank George Mason, 4-0
  • Inside Pirate Athletics Radio Show To Debut At Tie Breakers

2023 ECU Football preseason analysis The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

  • Pirates blank George Mason in home soccer opener
  • Inside Pirate Athletics radio show to debut Monday at …
  • Michigan to give 4 assistants chance to act as head coach …

WITN 7

  • ECU women’s soccer earns first win of the season in home opener
  • Rahjai Harris helping steer the Pirate ship as he returns to form after knee surgery

247 Sports

  • First-year Pirate walk-ons proving their worth to the basketball team
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 9 Tyler Savage
  • ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 9 Teagan Wilk
  • Teylor Jackson poised to shine for ECU’s defense after waiting his turn

Michigan to give 4 assistants chance to act as head coach during Jim Harbaugh’s 3-game suspension CBS Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • No. 21 FIU Opens Season With Road Win Over (RV) Oregon State
  • Game Preview: Navy Faces No. 13 Notre Dame in Dublin to Launch 2023 Season

YAHOO!

  • Sources: MWC, AAC ramp up courtship of Oregon State and Washington State with college landscape still shifting
  • University president’s reassuring words reveal unsettling truth for Memphis athletics | Giannotto 

Navy football arrives in Ireland, gets right to work ahead of Notre Dame game: ‘This is a business trip’ | NOTES Annapolis Capital

Notre Dame will get an early test from Navy’s triple-option offense as the teams meet in Ireland for the 3rd time Chicago Tribune

No. 13 Notre Dame and Navy arrive in Ireland for season opener, each looking for a fast start The Associated Press

Why 2023 season is the end of college football as you know it Tampa Bay Times

TU Sports Extra podcast: Kendarin Ray: Attacking every day with purpose Tulsa World

See how Tulane’s offense stacks up with the season opener approaching fast NOLA.com

Freshman orientation: Which defensive rookies will play? 247 Sports

TCU Football: Dykes Talks Colorado Game Plan, SMU Rivalry Sports Illustrated

TCU’s Sonny Dykes shares what Horned Frogs have to gain from pausing SMU rivalry Dallas Morning News

Matterson returns from injury for final season on UTSA’s D-line San Antonio Express News

Projecting UAB’s first depth chart of 2023 season AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • How is Duke basketball star Kyle Filipowski doing as he recovers from hip surgeries?
  • What fans need to know ahead of NC State opener at UConn
  • NC State football recruit expanding his versatility in his senior year at Rolesville
  • South Carolina coach Shane Beamer shows support for ineligible UNC wide receiver
  • So long, Old Tuffy. NC State announces new beer partnership with Raleigh brewery

The Associated Press

  • Sun Belt stability: Lack of change has league poised to lead Group of Five conferences
  • Why Penn State QB Drew Allar might be college football’s most important player
  • Big 12 goes from endangered to bigger before No. 11 Texas and No. 20 Oklahoma leave for SEC
  • Michigan to give 4 assistants chance to act as head coach during Jim Harbaugh’s 3-game suspension

Virginia football season preview: Cavaliers believe they can surprise college football world The Daily Progress

Columbia The State

  • Explaining the hype behind South Carolina wide receiver O’Mega Blake
  • Cocky’s getting a brand-new gameday entrance at USC football games. What should it be?
  • Legendary SC State football coach Buddy Pough announces retirement plans

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Sapakoff: Pete Lembo, Gamecocks’ World War II historian/special-teams master
  • Gamecocks work to eliminate ‘embarrassing’ number of turnovers
  • South Carolina State’s ‘iconic figure’ Buddy Pough to retire after 2023 season
  • A new entrance for Cocky? Gamecocks’ Todd Ellis drops a hint

Roanoke Times

  • Virginia Tech hopes tougher mentality improves red-zone performance
  • Christiansburg grad Brady Kirtner spurns New York Mets, returns to Virginia Tech
  • In the region: Draper, Muneses honored

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Future Yellow Jackets: A weekly look at Georgia Tech football commits
  • In Minnesota, folks are rooting against a Georgia ‘three-peat’
  • Georgia’s Malaki Starks becomes national spokesman for Powerade
  • Transfers will need to be impactful part of Georgia Tech season
  • Key to the city: Head coach reigniting Georgia Tech brand of football

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women’s World Cup
  • Players credit the NFL and union with doing a better job of teaching when sports betting isn’t OK
  • Analysis: It’s been a blast, but Ohtani’s elbow injury shows limits of 2-way stardom
  • Billie Jean King’s push for equal prize money in 1973 will be celebrated at US Open
  • World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg has decided to retire, AP source says
  • Santander and Mullins HRs help first-place Orioles beat Berríos and Blue Jays 5-3
  • Cleveland Guardians naming outfield bleachers in honor of late drummer/fan John Adams
  • List of NFL players suspended for violating gambling policies
  • Colts rookie QB Richardson has mixed performance in preseason victory over Eagles
  • Kenny Pickett and the Steelers’ starters cap an impressive preseason in a win over the Falcons

Charlotte Observer

  • 4 thoughts on Panthers’ roster ahead of preseason finale: Should Carolina keep 3 QBs?
  • Panthers vs. Lions NFL preseason game: Odds, how to watch, TV, radio & ticket info
  • NASCAR great discusses who’ll win Daytona, Cup playoff puzzle, Netflix docuseries, more

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Villain No. 9 Sam Holbrook: Curse of the infamous infield fly rule
  • Braves Nation: Morton Salt (pardon the pun) may have extened Charlie’s career
  • Led by Morikawa, a mob overruns Scheffler at Tour Championship
  • McIlory shoots even par one day after he ‘couldn’t move’

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