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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, October 3, 2024

October 3, 2024 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates Set for Thursday Road Match with Tulsa…For Charlotte, what makes the East Carolina game the ‘hottest football ticket we’ve ever had’ …Fried’s early exit the latest Braves injury in a trying season that ends with playoff sweep…Charlotte FC clinches MLS Cup playoff spot with win over Chicago Fire

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • American Athletic Conference Releases 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Slate
  • Pirates Set for Thursday Road Match with Tulsa

247 Sports

  • How to watch, listen and stream East Carolina’s game against Charlotte
  • ECU offense hitting some explosive pass plays, but knows there’s capability for much more

College golf: Hurricane-ravaged colleges make trip to Pirates’ Ironwood Classic Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

What makes Charlotte 49ers vs. East Carolina the ‘hottest football ticket we’ve ever had’ Charlotte Observer

East Carolina Pirates vs. Charlotte 49ers odds, tips and betting trends | Week 6 USA Today

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

  • American Athletic Conference Announces Golf Monthly Honors
  • American Athletic Conference Announces Revised 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule

AAC Football Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Week 6 Salisbury Post

Birmingham bound: Tulane’s Makhi Hughes, Sam Howard excited for trip to hometown UAB NOLA.com

Denton Record Chronicle

  • Two-interception game is latest indication Evan Jackson may be breakout star for UNT
  • UNT to host Tulsa in key showdown early in AAC women’s basketball season

dailymemphian

  • Tigers Podcast: Analyzing the football offense, talking preseason basketball
  • Martin: Memphis basketball deserves better than the AAC
  • Memphis women’s basketball’s 2024-25 revised AAC schedule released

YAHOO!

  • What channel is Army football at Tulsa? Time, TV for Black Knights at Golden Hurricane
  • Injury leads to a lineup tinker: Army football depth chart vs. Tulsa

Sports Illustrated

  • AAC Football Power Rankings – Week 6
  • Three Huge Offensive Stars to Watch as Tulane Green Wave Face UAB Blazers 
  • Tulane Football Star Capable of Special Things Under New Linebackers Coach
  • Tulane Green Wave’s Latest Bowl Projection Comes with Trip to Paradise

The Friday Night Football debate: Colleges moving in on high schools’ domain Houston Chronicle

Coastal Carolina, Army mutually cancel two future football games FBS Schedules

Trent Dilfer needs a refresher on UAB’s history with ‘freakin’ Alabama’ AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • How to watch, stream Duke football at Georgia Tech as Blue Devils aim to stay unbeaten
  • How to watch UNC football and QB Jacolby Criswell face undefeated Pitt
  • How to watch, stream NC State vs. Wake Forest in second ACC game of Pack’s 2024 schedule
  • Triangle receives 10 NCAA postseason sites, including 2028 March Madness regional

WRAL

  • Here’s how NC State football’s Hurricane Helene supply drive came together
  • Gonzaga set to join rebuilt Pac-12, while UTEP goes to Mountain West

Charleston Post & Courier

  • The key to sparking Gamecocks’ offense? Keep the quarterbacks off the ground
  • ‘If you can, I can’: Clemson tight end inspired by older brother’s example amid arthritis journey
  • Status of LaNorris Sellers, Rocket Sanders updated on Wednesday
  • Clemson lands commitment from defensive tackle
  • The Citadel will face yet another team dealing with the negative impacts of Tropical Storm Helene

Roanoke Times

  • Hokies’ preparation for cross-country flight has players ‘excited’ for trip to Stanford
  • Hokies post-practice report: Turning the page, Moore’s status, DE rotation
  • Bowl projections for Hokies after Week 5: Mixed results after loss at Miami

As Appalachian State seeks return to normalcy, Marshall prepares to host Mountaineers West Virginia MetroNews

Weekend Predictions: Georgia beats Auburn, Georgia Tech downs Duke  Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Associated Press

  • College football Week 6: Missouri-Texas A&M is the only Top 25 matchup, but other games loom large
  • No. 16 Iowa State is expecting frustrated Baylor Bears to pose a big challenge
  • No. 22 Louisville seeks rebound against high-scoring SMU, with a share of the ACC lead at stake
  • Kiffin lets No. 12 Mississippi know that one loss does not end its championship hopes
  • No. 23 Indiana is 5-0 and looking to keep rolling at Northwestern
  • No. 8 Miami crosses the country to visit California in the headliner on the ACC weekly slate
  • Quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams can prove he’s an upgrade for No. 25 UNLV against Syracuse
  • Arizona’s first Big 12 home game against Texas Tech, which is going for 3-0 league start
  • No. 9 Missouri visits No. 25 Texas A&M to highlight SEC weekend slate
  • Powered by candy, music and big plays, Colorado 2-way star Travis Hunter in mix of Heisman race
  • Defense for No. 15 Clemson not playing up to team’s usual standards
  • Freeze’s mistake-prone Auburn Tigers head to No. 5 Georgia after rocky home stand

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • The Devils meet the Sabres in the Czech capital to open the NHL regular season
  • Broncos out to snap 8-game losing streak to Raiders who have long overcome distractions vs. Denver
  • Higashioka’s homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series
  • Mitchell hits tiebreaking HR in the 8th, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3
  • Messi quickly starts the process of looking ahead after Inter Miami wins MLS Supporters Shield
  • Fried’s early exit the latest Braves injury in a trying season that ends with playoff sweep
  • Brewers’ 20-year-old rookie Jackson Chourio stepping up his game in postseason
  • Gritty Tigers close out playoff sweep of Astros with 5-2 victory in Game 2 of Wild Card Series
  • Pete Rose still not going into Hall of Fame. His MLB ban was permanent not ‘lifetime’
  • World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change

WRAL

  • Hurricanes raise more than $280,000 for Hurricane Helene relief
  • Carolina Hurricanes sell out game to support Helene victims
  • Michael Jordan’s 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model

Charlotte Observer

  • Charlotte FC clinches MLS Cup playoff spot with win over Chicago Fire
  • Eddy Piñeiro slept in a car the day his life changed forever. He’s now paving a new way
  • What will Josh Green bring to Hornets? Early impressions at training camp are strong
  • Panthers CB Dane Jackson, TE Ian Thomas return to practice: What that means for Week 5

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves swept out of playoffs as season comes to an end
  • Braves come to grips with the end of a season that came with so much hardship
  • Cunningham: Braves need better health, not better lineup for 2025
  • Brian Snitker intends to manage the Braves in 2025
  • Josef Martinez scores twice for Montreal to hand Atlanta United a stinging loss

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