Burress Garners Third Freshman All-American Honor… Former MSU assistant Gautreau takes job at East Carolina… 2026 EDGE prospect Zyon Ratchford commits to ECU… NC governor signs bill shielding public school NIL contracts from public records… UNC shifts to NASCAR’s Newmark from Bubba Cunningham as revenue share era begins

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Burress Garners Third Freshman All-American Honor ecupirates.com

ECU’s Burress named to D1 Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team WNCT 9

Former MSU assistant Gautreau takes job at East Carolina Daily Journal

247 Sports

• 2026 EDGE prospect Zyon Ratchford commits to ECU
• ECU’s Braden Burress earns Freshman All-American nod
• ECU Football: Summer enrollees assigned jersey numbers
• Three-star LB Jeremiah Roux commits to East Carolina

ECU roundup: Burress adds third national honor Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

USF Bulls 1st among AAC schools in all-sports standings Tampa Bay Times

The Tulane basketball family celebrates Sion James as he begins rookie season with the Hornets WGNO

Two Keys to Success for Tulane Green Wave Men’s Basketball This Season Sports Illustrated

UTSA extends contract of women’s basketball coach Karen Aston UTSA

UTSA coach Karen Aston agrees to contract extension through 2030 San Antonio Express-News

Memphis basketball adds Simon Majok, a 7-foot-1 international prospect, to 2025-26 roster USA Today

The best bets among Group of 5 schools to make the College Football Playoff in 2025 Saturday Down South

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC governor signs bill shielding public school NIL contracts from public records
• UNC shifts to NASCAR’s Newmark from Bubba Cunningham as revenue share era begins
• UNC AD Bubba Cunningham moving to new role in 2026 when NASCAR exec takes over
• Who is Steve Newmark? Meet UNC’s athletic director in waiting
• UNC turns to NASCAR to replace Bubba Cunningham as Athletic Director
• Hurricanes’ unexpected trade the highlight of demure Day 1 of NHL free agency
• Dominik Badinka returns to Hurricanes development camp older, bigger, stronger

WRAL

• UNC picks athletics director to replace Bubba Cunningham, who isn’t leaving yet
• UNC picks new director of athletics to replace Bubba Cunningham
• Which UNC athletes will get paid and why others will lose out
• UNC will share $20.5 million with athletes in these four sports
• Canes trade for Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller
• Hurricanes sign Logan Stankoven to eight-year contract extension

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks now ‘front-runner’ to land touted quarterback
• Documents and emails shed light on why Clemson fired gymnastics coach after 2 seasons

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• ODU linebacker Jason Henderson named Walter Camp Preseason All-American
• ODU men, women to open season against MAC teams

UNCW men’s basketball releases non-conference schedule WECT 6

UNCW announces 2025-26 non-conference schedule WWAY 3

Mandel’s Mailbag: Heisman finalists, revenue sharing and an ACC-Big 12 trade that makes sense New York Times (sub req’d)

Phil Steele predicts Big 12 football order of finish for 2025 season  CFB – HQ

UPenn updates swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case The Associated Press