Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Huge challenge nears

ECU, Rice kick off against ranked foes

ecupirates.com

• Grace Coon Tabbed Lacrosse Assistant
• Mike Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Get Ready for 2023 East Carolina Football Kickoff
• English, Fazackerley Earn Weekly Honors
• Pirates Announce 23 Newcomers for 2023-24

Aaron Auer at Media Day The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• ECU’s Mike Houston talks season opener at No. 2 Michigan
• ECU’s English, Fazackerley earn weekly honors from AAC

WITN 7

• Game week for ECU football as they prepare to face 2nd ranked Michigan
• Former ECU running back Mitchell makes Baltimore Ravens initial roster, NFL Cut Day updates

247 Sports

• Pirates thrilled for opportunity inside The Big House, but not intimidated
• Keaton Mitchell makes Ravens’ 53-man roster
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 4 Julius Wood
• ECU coach Mike Houston previews Michigan game: Wolverines ‘a tremendous program’ with elite talent
• Lanning says Jackson Powers-Johnson will play in opener, availability of others less clear
• Betting odds for ECU’s season opener at Michigan
• Michigan vs. ECU: Pirates coach Mike Houston previews Wolverines, Jim Harbaugh absence
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 5 Chase Sowell
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 5 Jack Powers
• Final Game-by-Game Predictions for ECU’s 2023 season

ECU roundup: Soccer defeats Campbell; Volleyball finishes strong Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Breaking down the Ravens’ initial 53-man roster Baltimore Banner

CBS Sports

• Holton Ahlers: Let go by Seattle
• Ryan Jones: Waived by Big Blue

Sports Illustrated

• What They Said: East Carolina HC Mike Houston Discusses Michigan Football Week 
• Michigan Football vs. East Carolina, Jim Harbaugh Suspension, Presser, Sherrone Moore, Jesse Minter

No. 2 Michigan, sans Jim Harbaugh, casts focus on East Carolina Omaha World-Herald

‘Hail Yes!’: Harbaugh talks about the NCAA; looking ahead to opener vs. East Carolina Detroit Free Press

FOX Sports

• Michigan’s coaching plan during Harbaugh’s 3-game suspension & Michigan-ECU Preview
• Michigan vs. East Carolina: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – September 2

MLive

• East Carolina coach would rather Michigan ‘sit some of their players’ than Harbaugh
• Michigan interim coach Jesse Minter aims to be ‘guardian of victory’ vs. ECU

Michigan football beat up a bit at safety, WR entering season opener vs. East Carolina YAHOO!

Michigan football hoping for a continuation of 2022 into 2023 — on most things Wolverines Wire

Arguing about Michigan football predictions: Final record, MSU at night, best players, scariest game clickondetroit.com

Auburn, Michigan Paying Nearly $2 Million In Week 1 College Football Guarantee Games Forbes

Michigan kicks off the Big Ten’s streaming era on Peacock. Is everybody ready? The Athletic (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• American Athletic Conference Announces Partnership With U.S. Integrity
• Believe In 7
• East Carolina, SMU Earn Weekly Honors
• Temple’s Davenport, Rice’s McCardell Earn First Volleyball Weekly Honors
• Travis Pope Named Head Cross Country Coach
• East Carolina, SMU Earn Weekly Honors

Notre Dame-Navy most watched season opener on NBC in three years on3

Get to know UTSA’s new conference opponents in the AAC San Antonio Report

Former Houston and Texas coach Tom Herman aims to bring FAU back to the spotlight The Associated Press

USF’s Alex Golesh won’t name a starting QB, or many other starters Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football must be AAC title contender to have successful 2023
• Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield has message for fans in opener

Tulsa World

• TU’s grueling football preseason nears end
• TU Sports Extra podcast: Kendarin Ray: Attacking every day with purpose

NOLA.com

• Tulane-South Alabama features most combined wins of any FBS game on Labor Day weekend
• Tulane vs. South Alabama lines, odds, TV information, recent history
• Tulane’s Garrett Mmahat attempting leap from scout-team QB to contributing wide receiver

Temple News

• “Building that trust”: Drayton resets the culture of Temple Football
• FOOTBALL PREVIEW: 2023
• What will 2023 bring for Temple Football?
• Warner looks to improve leadership skills in sophomore season
• What you need to know for Temple vs. Akron
• Temple Volleyball wins its fourth game in a row

247 Sports

• Akron depth chart a mystery for Owls heading into week one
• ‘Go home E.J., go eat E.J.,’ Warner hears it from film room

Dallas Morning News

• LISTEN: Cowboys quarterbacks, Rangers relievers and SMU in the ACC
• College Football Playoff meetings in Dallas delay ACC action on possible SMU invite

Kevin Wood on course to return for opener in huge lift for UNT defense Denton Record Chronicle

‘Look in the mirror’: How Chris Lamb graded opening weekend for Wichita State volleyball Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• How NC State football’s new kicker plans to follow record-setter Christopher Dunn
• NC State football’s Anthony Belton: Get to know the hater of orcas and wasted water bottles
• Can’t travel to UConn? How to watch or stream NC State football’s 2023 season opener
• Wake Forest vs Elon football first look: Key players to watch, matchups, odds
• Here’s some media predictions for where the Wolfpack will finish in the ACC this season
• ACC opens new headquarters in Charlotte. Will conference realignment force another move?
• NCCU’s Davius Richard won’t look back. He’s looking ahead — a generation ahead
• Clemson coach Dabo Swinney takes a jab at Duke football’s locker room setup
• Dealing with the unknowns of a season opener tough on coaches like UNC’s Mack Brown

WRAL

• ‘Excited to see them play’: Dave Doeren, NC State make final preps before Thursday’s opener against UConn
• Coming soon: ACC football games at a movie theater?

Winston Salem Journal

• No. 9 Clemson, Duke open vying for ACC edge
• Wake Forest will begin Dave Clawson’s 10th season with home game against Elon
• Paul Zeise: An on-campus Pitt football stadium is and will always be a pipe dream

Columbia The State

• National buzz lacking for USC QB Spencer Rattler. Consider Shane Beamer disappointed
• Gamecock football legend George Rogers opens up on life, health and that Heisman Trophy

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sapakoff: Gamecocks’ OC Dowell Loggains, Spurrier and swagger
• Gamecocks’ Xavier Legette primed for breakout season
• College Football Preview: Wofford aims to build on solid finish in 2022
• College Football Preview: Furman is underdog no more in SoCon
• Clemson’s Walker Parks, free from ‘cement’ foot, bolsters Tiger O-line

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Region/state roundup: UVA will be without key defensive player for opener against No. 12 Tennessee
• College football preview: ‘The William & Mary Way’ yields top five national ranking, high expectations
• Meet UVA’s Matt Ganyard: a 34-year old former Marine helicopter pilot turned walk-on kicker

Roanoke Times

• Teel: Week 1 thoughts on W&M’s ranking, JMU’s quarterback, Hokies’ tailback
• Hokies’ tight end group depth to be tested with Gallo listed as questionable for ODU
• Virginia Tech’s Sands: ‘We would be foolish to ignore the larger trends’
• After a ‘very, very long offseason,’ Virginia football team is eager to return to the field

Burger to start at quarterback for App State Watauga Democrat

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia has interesting lineup decisions to make for opener
• Cunningham: Why Georgia football will three-peat

The Associated Press

• NC State opens on the road for the second straight year when it visits Connecticut on Thursday
• South Carolina’s first job is stopping No. 21 North Carolina QB Drake Maye
• Purdue coach Ryan Walters eager to make head coaching debut against Fresno State
• What to watch? Coach Prime’s debut with Colorado takes center stage, but LSU-FSU is best matchup
• From Texas A&M to Auburn, the SEC is loaded with new offensive playcallers. There are 10 in all
• Arizona State defends timing on announcement of football program’s bowl ban
• The Big Ten is ending divisions like all of its peers. West teams have a last prime shot at a title
• Florida seeks second straight season-opening win over No. 14 Utah
• No. 14 Utah faces quarterback questions in season opener against Florida
• The Big 12 has 4 new members this year. It is also getting an early look at 3 teams coming next year
• ESPN telecasts of ACC football games will be available in movie theaters under agreement
• Irish kickers using foot skills honed for generations to target football scholarships at US colleges
• Nebraska volleyball stadium event could draw 90,000-plus and set women’s world attendance record