ECU safety officials and fans gearing up for football season opener… Pirates to Host Coastal Carolina Thursday… ECU Volleyball kicks off season at UNCW tournament… Pirates aiming to put last year behind them, set the tone for a new beginning in opener… Instagram Story Fuels More Online Frenzy Over Gracie Hunt, Cody Keith Potentially Dating

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Football Preview: Norfolk State

ecupirates.com

• For Everyone: The Beautiful Game
• Para Todos: El Hermoso Juego
• Pirates to Host Coastal Carolina Thursday

The East Carolinian

• East Carolina football takes on Norfolk State
• ECU Volleyball kicks off season at UNCW tournament
• Pirates look to extend win streak against Coastal Carolina
• TECspertZ discuss predictions for ECU vs. Norfolk State football game
• Freeboot Friday returns to Greenville,NC

WNCT 9

• ECU football coaching staff working hard in preparation …
• ECU football continues prepping for Norfolk State Spartans …
• ECU QB Garcia talks about upcoming first-ever start for …

WITN 7

• What you need to know ahead of ECU football Saturday night lights
• ECU Pirates offense will have a new look this season

Drivers, fans urged to be safe, alert during ECU football opening weekend YAHOO!

ECU safety officials and fans gearing up for football season opener WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Soccer standout-turned football player: How Kojo Poku became ECU’s unlikely starting right tackle
• Pirates aiming to put last year behind them, set the tone for a new beginning in opener
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 3 Chad Stephens

ECU football: Garcia ready to lead, Harris feels 100 percent again Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Instagram Story Fuels More Online Frenzy Over Gracie Hunt, Cody Keith Potentially Dating Pro Football Network

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Temple Faces No. 16 Oklahoma Friday on ESPN
• Florida Atlantic Heads to East Lansing Friday for Opener Against Michigan State
• Army Makes AAC Debut Friday As Black Knights Host Lehigh

SportsbookWire

• AAC football: 2024 Week 1 odds, tips and betting trends
• Temple at Oklahoma odds, picks and predictions

What we learned from the USF football stadium construction contract Tampa Tribune

YAHOO!

• USF Bulls gear up for Week 1 matchup against Bethune-Cookman
• USF punter ready to make most of last season in green and gold

Xavier Hill leads Memphis football offensive line with big goals Memphis Commercial Appeal

YAHOO!

• What Memphis football’s lone remaining player from Cotton Bowl said about 2019 team vs 2024
• 3 keys for the Oklahoma Sooners vs. the Temple Owls

Memphis basketball adds final game to non-conference slate: Ohio Bobcats dailymemphian

Tulsa World

Tulane Football Star Finds Intriguing New Home With Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sports Illustrated

NOLA.com

• How will Tulane fare in season opener vs. Southeastern Louisiana? Here are some keys.
• Guerry Smith predicts the outcome of the Tulane-Southeastern Louisiana game

‘A true brother’s keeper’: Jairus and Jaavan Mack reunite with Charlotte 49ers football Charlotte Observer

James Madison Dukes vs. Charlotte 49ers odds, tips and betting trends | Week 1 collegesportswire

Charlotte coach says 49ers down multiple starters ahead of JMU game Daily News Record

Truli Levy, UNT veterans confident they can contend for AAC volleyball championship Denton Record Chronicle

Rice vs. Sam Houston Preview, Stats, How to Watch – August 31 Houston Chronicle

Connor McMahon honors the legacy of David Forney by wearing No. 68 for Navy football  Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• The Manny Diaz era begins. How to watch, stream Duke football vs. Elon on Friday night
• Sophomore forward Zayden High no longer with UNC basketball program
• NC State ‘Cardiac Pack’ team adds TV broadcasters as defendants in NCAA NIL lawsuit
• It shouldn’t take a lawsuit to change NIL rules for public school athletes | Opinion

WRAL

• UNC aiming for strong start to 2024 season in Minnesota
• Duke football kicks off season against Elon with new head coach, new QB
• NC State starts 2024 season Thursday night in primetime against Western Carolina
• UNC sophomore men’s basketball player no longer with program

Winston Salem Journal

• Rhett Lowder, a former star at Wake Forest, expected to start for the Reds on Friday
• WSSU hopes for early success as it travels for opener to Bluefield State
• Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders enters senior season with potential to leave historic legacy
• North Carolina A&T not backing down from Wake Forest, coach says
• Georgia vs. Clemson odds, preview & predictions: Best Bets for Saturday in Atlanta

Columbia The State

• Why Dabo Swinney and Clemson football are a historic betting underdog vs. UGA
• South Carolina searched far and wide to find the perfect goggles for LaNorris Sellers
• Will LaNorris Sellers succeed at USC? His story so far is blessed with good fortune

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks’ defense looking for finishers, not necessarily starters
• Less is more? Clemson coaches, players master art of efficient communication via helmet tech
• SC State Preview: New coach, new era for the Bulldogs
• Charleston Southern’s starting QB remains a mystery heading into The Citadel game
• Dabo Swinney’s newest dog is named Nilla. Her name relates to a Clemson mantra.

Roanoke Times

• Richmond native Malcolm Greene eager for shot to play Spiders
• Hokies’ Marve not losing focus on return to alma mater Vanderbilt
• Teel: State’s FBS coaches preparing for markedly smaller rosters starting in 2025
• Preseason bowl projections for Hokies: A potential Holiday in the Golden State?
• No. 15 William & Mary presents stern test for VMI football in opener

VCU athletics, ticket sales harnessing national momentum behind women’s sports Richmond

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Sugiura: In first Georgia Tech-Georgia State game, Bill Curry wants neither team to lose
• What former Bulldogs expect out of UGA football in 2024: ‘My money is always on Georgia’
• Clemson expects better quarterback play against No. 1 Georgia on Saturday
• After its key role vs. FSU, Georgia Tech offensive line ready for Georgia State

The Associated Press

• Georgia-Clemson highlights three Top 25 matchups in SEC’s opening weekend
• Quinn Ewers and No. 4 Texas open against Colorado State eying first step in expected playoff run
• Syracuse looking for fast start under new coach Fran Brown in opener against Ohio
• Iowa State meets North Dakota in its fourth straight opener against an FCS opponent
• No. 21 Arizona kicks off coach Brent Brennan era at home against New Mexico
• West Virginia gets the week’s marquee matchup as the Big 12 season begins with 16 teams
• No. 4 Texas opens the season against Colorado State with eyes and expectations already on the CFP
• No. 18 K-State plays Tennessee-Martin with QB Avery Johnson getting the start for Wildcats
• No. 19 Miami and Florida resume a once-heated rivalry with both coaches seeking a much-needed win
• West Virginia out to snap opening skid with Allar and No. 8 Penn State paying a visit
• Coach Kalen DeBoer makes debut with No. 5 Alabama against Western Kentucky
• Auburn gets season started against Alabama A&M,with new group of receivers
• Coming off upset of Florida State, Georgia Tech faces city rival Georgia State for the 1st time
• Hawkeyes will be without suspended coach Kirk Ferentz when they open against Illinois State
• No. 1 Georgia opens championship-or-bust season against No. 14 Clemson in Atlanta
• No. 23 USC plays its first game as a Big Ten member against No. 13 LSU in Las Vegas on Sunday
• Fritz makes his Houston debut as Cougars open season with a visit from UNLV
• ACC Week 1: No. 14 Clemson opens season against national title favorite in No. 1 Georgia in Atlanta
• Avery Johnson takes reins of No. 18 Kansas State as season begins Saturday vs UT-Martin
• No. 1 Georgia opens season against No. 14 Clemson, a team that was once a fixture on the schedule
• Prime-time focus on No. 23 USC, No. 13 LSU as each tries to make early statement