ECU football coaches discuss scrimmage, entering third week of camp…  Blue Jays promote Fisher Cats pitcher, top prospect Yesavage to Triple-A

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU hoops looming large on multiple levels

An Update From AD Jon Gilbert ecupirates.com

Sights and Sounds: ECU begins third week of preseason camp CBS Sports

ECU football coaches discuss scrimmage, entering third week of camp WNCT 9

Students prepare for ECU move-in at Minges Coliseum with assigned times and key pick-up WCTI 12

Blue Jays promote Fisher Cats pitcher, top prospect Yesavage to Triple-A YAHOO!

247 Sports

• Four ECU opponents are receiving preseason votes for the AP Top 25
• Coordinator Check-In: Josh Aldridge recaps first scrimmage, updates position battles, and more
• Sights and Sounds: ECU begins third week of preseason camp
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 17 Rasheed Reason

Pirates in the pros: Mitchell stars in preseason opener Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

USF’s Josh Celiscar Honored To Wear Lee Roy Selmon’s No. 63 Tampa Free Press

Tulsa World

• USF to honor late OU legend Lee Roy Selmon by having defensive lineman wear No. 63
• Tramel’s ScissorTales: Sevion Morrison & Dom Richardson come home to play tailback at TU

YAHOO!

• USF football begins new tradition honoring Lee Roy Selmon’s legendary No. 63
• Tulane’s defense working on offseason benchmarks, trending in right direction

Memphis unranked in AP Top 25 Poll Daily Memphian

FedEx founder Fred Smith honored in Memphis: ‘He changed the world’ Memphis Commercial Appeal

Scrimmage takeaway: Tulane’s Jon Sumrall looking for better leverage on runs NOLA.com

UAB football makes roster addition just weeks before the season begins AL.com

UTSA’s Shad Banks steps into leadership role after transfer from TCU San Antonio Express-News

2025 UTSA Football Predictions: Roadrunners Ranked 66th in RJ Young’s Ultimate 136 FOX Sports

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• The AP college football poll is out. Are any NC teams ranked?
• New college sports model can’t dodge Title IX implications: ‘It’s head-on’
• Meet Sergei, the tablet-controlled robot painting NC sports fields
• Why funding football, men’s basketball are top priorities for NC universities

2025 NC State football preview: The linebackers YAHOO!

Appalachian State football team energized under new head coach WCYB

WRAL

• Diaz: QB Mensah a great fit to take Duke to next level
• Duke receiving votes in preseason football coaches poll; Texas, Ohio State are 1-2
• Pick Six: College football coaches on the hot seat entering 2025
• Duke WBB player Emma Koabel to miss 2025-26 season with knee injury

Columbia The State

• Take a look: Gamecocks add on-field sponsor logos at Williams-Brice Stadium
• Despite adding alcohol sales, Clemson keeping unique gameday rule in place
• Where Clemson and South Carolina landed in preseason AP Top 25 football poll
• South Carolina touts ‘historic partnership’ that will benefit Williams-Brice Stadium

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: On-field logos at Williams-Brice Stadium are fine; changing the name is off-limits
• Corporate logos coming to playing surface at Gamecocks’ Williams-Brice Stadium
• Here is Clemson’s plan to continue its Gathering at the Paw tradition without racking up ACC fines
• ‘We got a box here from The Citadel!’ Former NFL coach Gruden gets unexpected package

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• ODU receiving corps is playing catch-up with rest of Monarchs’ offense
• David Teel: Hokies AD will express sense of financial urgency to Board of Visitors

The Associated Press

• Texas is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time, edging Penn St, Ohio St
• Deion Sanders keeps Colorado’s starting QB a well-guarded secret ahead of season opener
• No. 2 Penn State primed to make run at first Big Ten title since 2016; Ohio St, Oregon in hunt again
• AP Top 25: With a logjam at top of poll, a bunch of early marquee matchups may help sort things out