Damar Forbes Joins Pirate Track & Field Staff… Anthony Smith Named To Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List… Gavin Williams just misses Guardians’ first no-hitter in 44 years

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Damar Forbes Joins Pirate Track & Field Staff
• Anthony Smith Named To Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List

Gavin Williams just misses Guardians’ first no-hitter in 44 years in 4-1 win over Mets The Associated Press

WNCT 9

• ECU Offensive Coordinator Baker raves over progress of …
• ECU wide receiver named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 22 Jonathan Jean
• ECU WR Anthony Smith named to Biletnikoff Watch List
• Center competition taking shape for ECU football
• 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

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU roundup: Football working towards first scrimmage
• Smith named to top WR watch list

ECU archaeologists discover multiple shipwrecks at Historic Brunswick Town Site WWAY 13

Around the American Athletic Conference

Key Games to Watch in Week 1 American Athletic Conference

USF’s ‘freak’ quarterback Byrum Brown could shake up the American Sporting News

USF football embraces new-look running game ABC Action News

5 UAB football players to watch heading into 2025 season AL.com

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

EA Sports College Football 26 Update Adds Many New G5 Uniforms Sports Illustrated

UNT wide receiver Landon Sides back in form after health issues derailed sophomore year Denton Record-Chronicle

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

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Even coaching at UNC under his dad, Steve Belichick wants to chart his own path
• An NC State basketball coach visited the DMV, finding humor in the madness
• 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?
• A basketball coach and one deadly punch: Grieving Raleigh mom seeks $18 million

WRAL

• Steve Belichick tries to carve his own path while coaching alongside his famous father at UNC
• Steve Belichick on dad’s choice: I was as surprised as everybody else
• Murph’s Turph: Bill and Steve Belichick talk football, father-son relationship
• Belichick, UNC bolstered by coordinators to give team a pro feel
• NC State’s 1983 NCAA champs lose in court over NIL rights

NC State Freaks List: Who are the Wolfpack’s most athletic players headed into the 2025 season? On3

Clemson athletic director talks school’s future in ACC, conference realignment Columbia The State

College football’s 10 easiest schedules in 2025: Texas Tech, Illinois playoff roads clear of major obstacles CBS Sports

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecock lineman seeking what he’s owed from missing last year’s defensive dominance
• From tubing to bowling, College of Charleston builds team chemistry off the court
• Here’s why Clemson has premium seating atop its Death Valley wish list

David Teel: In college sports’ new world, Virginia Tech is returning to Hokie Club roots  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

• Ohio State’s QB competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz remains too close to call
• Deion Sanders and his coaching staff at Colorado boast a combined 160 years of NFL experience
• USA TODAY SPORTS/US LBM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL