Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Platts And Watson Named To Pirates’ Coaching Staff ecupirates.com

WNCT 9

• ECU football practicing in the cooler evening hours, looking ahead to last scrimmage
• Wolfpack’s Doeren thankful, enjoying time working with former ECU coach McNeill

ECU and UNC coaches face decisions on starting quarterbacks WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s rare preseason night practice
• Ranking ECU’s toughest 2024 opponents based on ESPN’s Football Power Index
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 17 Anthony Smith

ECU track & field: Givens ready to win with Pirates Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Charlotte’s Felts, Memphis’ Jones Named The American’s 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees American Athletic Conference

2024 AAC Kicker/Punter Rankings: Chase Allen, Riley Riethman Vying for Lou Groza, Ray Guy Awards College Football Network

USF football’s training camp is winding down. What have we learned? Tampa Tribune

Beefed up Byrum Brown ready to lead USF football on attack YAHOO!

 Why Daniel Vieira-Tuck will not play for Memphis basketball in 2024-25 Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa set to add Texas A&M’s Joe Fields as deputy AD Tulsa World

See who’s battling for what positions in Tulane’s Thursday night scrimmage NOLA.com

Ridge Texada has made play after play for UNT, now he’s aiming to leave a legacy Denton Record Chronicle

UTSA receiver De’Corian Clark still working to recover from second knee surgery San Antonio Express News

Navy football position report: End Justin Reed leads a rebuilt, but experienced, defensive line  Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Two-sport Tar Heel: How UNC’s Kaleb Cost juggles playing college football and baseball
• Anson Dorrance got the win he felt he needed to secure his legacy. Then he walked away

WRAL

• How Duke wide receiver Jordan Moore went from an ‘experiment’ to a special player
• UNC football: Can the Tar Heels be better without Drake Maye?
• UNC men’s basketball adds Georgia Tech transfer
• Duke, Illinois men’s basketball set for Madison Square Garden in February

Winston Salem Journal

JC Smith football has reason to feel bullish for 2024 The Charlotte Post

UNCW releases women’s basketball schedule WECT 6

Columbia The State

• How Dawn Staley, South Carolina WBB are adding a game even as schedule appears full
• Can South Carolina punter Kai Kroeger return to his form from 2022?
• Clemson weighing big changes for Dabo Swinney’s radio show. Here’s what we know
• Fan who fell at Colonial Life Arena was denied access to original seat, lawyer says

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks, Clemson go head-to-head for Timberland lineman
• Clemson’s Klubnik found his voice this summer. Will he lead a ‘smarter’ offense this fall?

Jason Phillips is NSU’s fourth offensive coordinator in 4 years, but head coach Dawson Odums thinks he got ‘a really good one’  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Tech’s Kyron Drones, Liberty’s Kaidon Salter make Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award preseason watch list Hampton Roads Daily Press

Roanoke Times

• Teel: College Football Playoff expansion compounds basketball’s challenges
• Barber: JMU’s Bob Chesney strikes positive, energetic notes
• Virginia Tech football position preview: Running back
• ACC Scouting Report: N.C. State Wolfpack
• Hokies’ Pry on moving practice location

New York Times

• West Virginia is still overlooked, Neal Brown says. But he also sees opportunity
• ACC basketball summer rankings — and the new and old names to know for 2024-25 season

The Associated Press

• Sun Belt Preview: Appalachian State, Texas State picked as favorites as season arrives
• ACC: Florida St looking to back up last year’s breakthrough league title with CFP bid
• Boise State, UNLV favored in Mountain West, which has Pac-12’s Oregon St, Washington St on schedule
• Pick Six: Dillon Thieneman flies under the radar nationally but looms large on Purdue’s defense
• Michigan State sued by quiz creator over Hitler question streamed on videoboards at football game
• Tyler Van Dyke wins starting QB job at Wisconsin after transferring from Miami
• Pick-Six: Freshmen still can make major impact in portal era. These newcomers merit your attention
• Brett Gabbert’s return from injured leg makes defending MAC champion RedHawks preseason favorite
• Having bid farewell to Saban, powerful SEC welcomes Oklahoma and Texas to the mix