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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, August 20, 2026

August 20, 2026 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Alderete, Gilreath Named to Preseason All-Conference Team… Pirates Face Campbell In Home Opener Thursday, Host High Point Sunday…No. 13 Alabama looks to return to the CFP with a new starting QB, Mack or Russell… Late goals from Dániel Sallói, Niklas Dorsch rally Toronto to 3-3 draw with Charlotte…

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Alabama prep ranks produce Swiss Army Knife

ecupirates.com

  • Alderete, Gilreath Named to Preseason All-Conference Team
  • Pirates Face Campbell In Home Opener Thursday, Host High Point Sunday

Countdown to ECU Kickoff: No. 17 Johnny Williams 247 Sports

ECU roundup: Gray selected for Doak Walker Award Watch List Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

David Teel: Navy football determined to be ‘significant’ nationally  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

‘Hungry’ and ‘overlooked,’ USF defense is united in spirit and purpose Tampa Bay Times

High stakes for Penny Hardaway and what Tigers need to get NCAA at-large bid Memphis Commercial Appeal

Father’s unexpected death still fueling Tulane defensive end Josh Lewis’s fire NOLA.com

Zakye Barker out to regain all-conference form at UNT after tough season at SMU Denton Record-Chronicle

Inside UTSA’s new spin on Jeff Traylor’s Triangle of Toughness San Antonio Express-News

Offensive linemen are hard to keep, so Tulsa coach Tre Lamb wants quarterbacks to run Tulsa World

AL.com

  • Scarbinsky: No more Mark Ingram means new hope for UAB
  • UAB turmoil continues as another head coach ‘currently out’
  • Goodman: Hire Nick Saban to be UAB’s next athletics director

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • NC State, UNC plan nonconference men’s hoops game. ‘Some matter a little more’
  • Rivalry renewed in Greensboro: What the Wolfpack-Tar Heels game means to Justin Gainey and Michael Malone
  • NC State retained Ven-Allen Lubin. What Justin Gainey said about the forward
  • Ranking the 10 biggest SEC football games of the 2026 season
  • Why ‘Moneyball’ analytics, tactical spending work for the Carolina Hurricanes
  • Bryce Young-TMac connection comes alive in Carolina Panthers practice with Jags
  • He’s an unheralded pass-catcher. But this TE has an ‘elite’ trait Panthers need
  • Tetairoa McMillan explains what helped him shine in Panthers-Jaguars joint practice (Video)

WRAL

  • Tobacco Road Classic: UNC, NC State to meet in first regular-season Greensboro game since 1979
  • North Carolina aims for on-field gains for Year 2 under Bill Belichick after his rough college debut
  • Duke has gone from winning an ACC title to retooling its 2026 roster after high-profile defections
  • NC State defensive lineman expected to be eligible for season opener after judge’s order

Charleston Post & Courier

    • ‘Swaggy’ Clemson coach, former player named to ‘30 under 30’ list
    • Gamecocks receivers move forward after Gibson, Sellers injuries

 

Some college football rivalries are saved, but some have been lost, with more to come | Berry Tramel’s Scissortales Tulsa World

The Associated Press

  • No. 13 Alabama looks to return to the CFP with a new starting QB, Mack or Russell
  • States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgets
  • A new college football season brings CFP tweaks, new rules and jersey patches among the changes

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Late goals from Dániel Sallói, Niklas Dorsch rally Toronto to 3-3 draw with Charlotte
  • Cade Cavalli follows up near no-hitter with another scoreless double-figure strikeout game for Nats
  • Rory McIlroy questions what value Rahm and DeChambeau have brought to LIV
  • Max Verstappen extends contract with Red Bull to 2030 after he weighed up leaving F1
  • Texans receiver Jayden Higgins is out for the season with a torn ACL, AP source says
  • Once homeless and in liquidation, Coventry back in the Premier League after painful 25-year absence
  • Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup ‘betrayal’
  • Cavs acquiring Peyton Watson and trading Max Strus to Clippers in 4-team deal, AP source says
  • Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers to play NHL games in Germany in 2027
  • No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings is set for season-ending surgery on sore knee
  • Seahawks sign 2-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs while Terrion Arnold remains unsigned
  • Vita Vea agrees to a new deal with the Buccaneers, ending his hold-in
  • Colts’ Keenan Allen and Falcons’ Za’Darius Smith sit out the teams’ first joint practice
  • Sanders to get opportunities in joint practice and preseason game as Browns QB competition continues
  • Ravens and Vikings give each other a valuable test on the first day of joint practice
  • Mookie Betts homers and has RBI single in 10th as Dodgers beat Rockies 6-4 for 3-game sweep
  • Pecko fans 4 in MLB debut, Vázquez hits 7th homer as the Astros beat the Angels 3-2
  • Orioles call for more technology after Pete Alonso’s near-homer is ruled foul vs. Yankees

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