Pirates Travel to Texas for UTSA Series… The Louisiana purchase: Will Wade saga shows what college sports no longer pretends to be…Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg takes blame for having 4 players on floor, leading to critical Iowa bucket

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates defining 2026 football outlook

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Travel to Texas for UTSA Series
• Pirates Host UAB For Weekend Conference Series
• Pirates Kickoff Outdoor Season with the 12th Annual Bill Carson Invitational

• Series Preview: What to expect as ECU travels to UTSA for crucial three-game set
• These returning players have caught the attention of ECU coach Blake Harrell early in spring practice
• ECU quarterback competition likely to last the long haul this offseason

ODU announces full 2026 football schedule: NSU, Virginia Tech, ECU, JMU to start Hampton Roads Daily Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• South Florida Sweeps Weekly Golf Honors
• Instant Classic: Tulsa Holds Off Wichita State, Advances to NIT Semifinals
• American Conference Implements TrackMan Use for Second Straight Season
• Tulane’s Phillips, Rice’s Bakaityte Earn Weekly Tennis Honors
• Memphis, North Texas, South Florida, UTSA Athletes Earn Weekly Track & Field Honors
• American Conference Announces 2026 Women’s Lacrosse Championship at FirstBank Stadium

Tulane Baseball Heads to Birmingham for Week 2 of Conference Play Sports Illustrated

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte 49ers safety with Tar Heels ties shines in front of NFL scouts at pro day
• ‘He understands basketball in NC’: Charlotte 49ers introduce coach Wes Miller
• What to know about UNC Charlotte’s new men’s basketball coach

USF hires College of Charleston’s Chris Mack as men’s basketball coach Tampa Bay Times

 Memphis hires Georgia Southern’s Hana Haden as women’s basketball coach Memphis Commercial Appeal

Javier Morton sues NCAA for another year of eligibility   Temple News

Lights-out relief corps gives Tulane hope entering it can contend in American Conference NOLA.com

NFL scouts get a look at UNT’s standout senior class during pro day Denton Record-Chronicle

David Amador, UTSA preparing to ‘run all day’ as offense focuses on tempo San Antonio Express-News

NIT postgame analysis on Tulsa’s 83-79 win over Wichita State Tulsa World

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Will Wade completely betrayed NC State. But how much of a surprise should that be?
• Who’s the next NC State men’s basketball coach? AD wants someone ‘committed’
• Duke-St. John’s NCAA matchup to feature duel of elite forwards
• Three games, one collapse: How UNC’s season spiraled, ending Hubert Davis’ tenure
• Ian Jackson, who left UNC for St. John’s, talks Hubert Davis, facing Duke again

WRAL

• The Louisiana purchase: Will Wade saga shows what college sports no longer pretends to be
• One and done: NC State’s Will Wade leaving after single season to return to LSU
• Students react to Will Wade leaving after one year with NC State
• Who will replace Will Wade? Some candidates the Wolfpack may consider
• Kenny Smith wants new UNC basketball coach to retire as a Tar Heel

The Associated Press

• Kaufman-Renn tips in game-winner to send No. 2 seed Purdue past 11th-seeded Texas 79-77 in Sweet 16
• Ninth-seeded Iowa continues improbable March run, beating Nebraska 77-71 to reach Elite Eight
• Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg takes blame for having 4 players on floor, leading to critical Iowa bucket
• Illinois clamps down on Houston for a 65-55 March Madness win to reach Elite Eight
• Houston’s season ends in tears after 65-55 loss to Illinois in NCAA Tournament
• Top-seeded Arizona beats Arkansas 109-88 to reach the Elite Eight for the 1st time since 2015
• Boston College hires UConn assistant Luke Murray, son of actor Bill Murray, as basketball coach