Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Gilbert sees calm before pending storm

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• 2024-25 American Men’s Basketball Opponent Assignments Set
• 2024-25 American Women’s Basketball Opponent Assignments Set

Is ECU’s James Moore real? What to know about the lowest-rated player in College Football 25 Sporting News

Our favorite moments from ‘College Football 25’ so far SB Nation

WITN 7

• New ECU Offensive Line Coach Mattox ready to push the Pirates to be a fast and physical line
• AAC announces conference draw for home, away and series

247 Sports

• ECU learns AAC basketball opponent assignments for 2024-25
• Revel, Wright named to East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 44 Preston Carr
• How every ECU player is rated in EA Sports NCAA College Football 25
• BREAKING: Alec Makarewicz signs with White Sox as UDFA
• What you need to know about ECU’s 2024 football opponent: Old Dominion

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• The American Announces 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Schedule Pairings
• American Athletic Conference Announces 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Schedule Pairings

Preseason Top 25 American Athletic Conference Players: 2024 College Football News Preview College Football News

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• American Athletic Conference unveils pairings for Wichita State basketball schedule
• USF QB Byrum Brown ready to improve on stellar first season under center

Daily Memphian

• Martin: Memphis basketball’s roster is virtually complete. How does it stack up?
• Liberty Stadium approaching Phase 2 renovation

Memphis football stadium renovation: West tower seating demolition starts Monday, interim AD says Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis basketball 2024-25 schedule: Tigers’ AAC pairings announced USA Today

UNT community remembers football great Abner Haynes after his death at age of 86 Denton Record Chronicle

Traylor Talk: UTSA coach makes up for lost time during summer lull San Antonio Express News

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Review: How do the Triangle teams fare in EA Sports College Football 25?
• What NC State basketball’s Kevin Keatts said about magical Final Four run, roster moves
• ‘It is just frustrating’: Athletes voice concerns as ACC adds Stanford, Cal and SMU

WRAL

• Kevin Keatts reflects on NC State’s March Madness run, looks forward to new season
• Two NC State swimmers stay teammates for Poland in the Olympics
• NC State chancellor’s sports legacy: ACC expansion vote, best season in ‘Pack history

Winston Salem Journal

• Jason Mackey: Jeff Capel extension a no-brainer for Pitt basketball
• Georgia reports NCAA gambling infraction by member of football staff
• WSSU golfer Nsubuga Godfrey makes history by qualifying for the U.S. Amateur
• The new ACC is here. Yet the conference’s identity, like its future, remains very unclear.
• Kevin Sherrington: In SEC Media Days debut, Texas’ Quinn Ewers displays what Steve Sarkisian is most proud of
• Mike Vorel: Why return of ‘College Football 25’ is a holiday for beloved video game’s fans
• Even among heavyweights, Texas Longhorns’ presence reigns supreme at first SEC Media Days
• Ex-Alabama coach Nick Saban reflects on retirement decision as season approaches

Does Clemson football’s NIL strategy still work? Dabo defends recruiting misses Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• Want to buy a plane from Clemson? University to sell jets used for athletics recruiting, fundraising
• Coaches for Charity boosts causes for Citadel, CSU coaches
• Clemson rewards Brownell, Bakich for postseason success with new contracts

Roanoke Times

• Virginia Tech men announce nonleague schedule
• Virginia’s Jay Woolfolk made ‘best choice’ to return to Cavaliers for senior season

The Associated Press

• EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market
• Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley poised for bigger impact in 2nd season
• Utah State fires coach Blake Anderson for ‘significant violations of his contractual obligations’
• Texas A&M not as noisy, which is good for the Aggies since Mike Elko replaced Jimbo Fisher
• Sam Pittman is on the hot seat at Arkansas, and he brought in former Hogs coach Bobby Petrino as OC
• South Carolina athletics worker who painted midfield logo for 40 football seasons has died
• Do-it-all spark plug Sainristil leads No. 1 Michigan’s defense into Rose Bowl clash with Alabama
• Billy Napier enters Year 3 with Florida hopeful while facing ominous vibes, daunting schedule
• Nick Saban is back at SEC Media Days, 6 months after retiring and asking the questions now
• As long as its not taunting or disrupting the game, horns down vs. Texas won’t be flagged in SEC
• 5-star potential: Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold and Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava are SEC wild cards
• Georgia grapples with driving violations as Smart says players are being fined from NIL payments
• Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin had to hold it together at SEC Media Day as he spoke about late father
• Fresno State’s Tedford steps down because of health concerns, Skipper is named interim coach
• ACC to use Apple’s iPads on football sidelines and in coaching booths for video playback this fall
• SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: ‘Time to update your expectations for what college athletics can be’
• Pac-12’s postseason bowl agreements remain for Oregon State and Washington State