ECU coordinators speak on progress so far in fall camp… Pirate Trio Named To Doak Walker Award Watch List… Men’s Golf Earns PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award… In NCAA streamlining, the big conferences get more power, but not everything they wanted

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Aldridge and Baker talk offense and defense

ecupirates.com

• Men’s Golf Earns PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award
• Pirate Trio Named To Doak Walker Award Watch List
• Mason Named Director Of Operations/Assistant Coach

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• ECU coordinators speak on progress so far in fall camp
• ECU football begins second week of fall camp ahead of …

Every G5 Running Back on the 2025 Doak Walker Award Watch List Sports Illustrated

247 Sports

• Coordinator Check-In: Josh Aldridge eager to see how his unit tackles as season draws closer
• Coordinator Check-In: John David Baker assesses his offense early in camp
• Sights and Sounds: Pads popping at ECU’s Tuesday preseason practice
• Crossroads Elite Invitational: Scouting some of the top 2027 performers
• Three East Carolina running backs named to Doak Walker Award Watch List
• ECU WR coach Dyrell Roberts impacting his room, entire offense, with his patented ‘contagious energy’
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 24 Tymir Brown
• Everything Blake Harrell said after ECU started its second week of preseason camp
• Sights and Sounds: ECU opens Week 2 of preseason camp

Pirates in the pros: CFL stat leaders near midway mark Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

In NCAA streamlining, the big conferences get more power, but not everything they wanted The Associated Press

After the House v. NCAA Settlement: Expiring media rights deals set to reshape college football by 2035 CBS Sports

Who will start at QB for Charlotte 49ers vs. App State? Meet the 3 contenders Durham Herald Sun

UAB’s Dilfer leaning on ‘maniacal approach’ to turn Blazers around AL.com

Depth and diversity: Tulane relying on multiple running backs to replace Makhi Hughes NOLA.com

UNT safety Evan Jackson happy to be back after brief stint in transfer portal Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA’s Jon Jones grows from walk-on to fixture after winding college journey San Antonio Express-News

Tulane’s depth across the board is key to building on 2024’s successful campaign WGNO

Five transfers who could make immediate impacts for Memphis football in 2025 USA Today

USF returns its top tacklers from 2023 and 2024 seasons YAHOO!

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Why one NC State football freshman says he was born to play center
• Duke basketball offers peek at 2025-26 team. What did we see at open practice?
• Doctors told Max Johnson he could’ve lost his leg. Now he’s in UNC’s QB battle
• One of Duke football’s All-ACC defensive players recovering from knee injury

WRAL

• Lombardi, Belichick’s hand-picked general manager, signs 3-year, $4.5M deal with UNC
• QB Max Johnson almost lost his leg due to injury. Now he’s battling to be UNC’s starter.
• ‘Thanks for the donuts’: NCDOT responds to NC State coach’s long day at DMV
• Duke’s Countdown to Craziness basketball event set for Oct. 3
• Duke receiving votes in preseason football coaches poll; Texas, Ohio State are 1-2
• NCAA: No expansion of basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams this season, talks ongoing about 2027

Columbia The State

• SC State football faces challenges on its quest to repeat as MEAC champs
• Hold up! Who’s South Carolina’s kick holder for the 2025 season?
• Clemson athletic director talks school’s future in ACC, conference realignment
• Why NFL Draft experts think Clemson’s Cade Klubnik could be No. 1 overall pick

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• UVA’s Brown, Virginia Tech’s Stewart make Doak Walker Award watch list
• Former Hokie battling lymphoma earns emotional first save in MLB