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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPThursday, September 17, 2026

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ECU Baseball Coach Cliff Godwin To Take Leave of Absence…NCAA admits replay errors, reiterates it cannot change result of Western Michigan-Michigan game…Game, set, match: Charlotte lands a huge tennis tournament, starting in 2027… Tulsa College football coach’s wife, former NCAA athlete dies suddenly at 30

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

  • ECU Baseball Coach Cliff Godwin To Take Leave of Absence
  • Pirates Welcome ODU, Maryland and Campbell for No Quarter Invitational
  • Pirates Begin American Conference Play At Tulsa On Thursday

ECU baseball coach Cliff Godwin to take leave of absence  WNCT 9

ECU head baseball coach Cliff Godwin takes leave of absence for personal matters WITN 7

ECU baseball coach Cliff Godwin takes immediate leave of absence WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • ECU baseball coach Cliff Godwin to take leave of absence for personal reasons
  • Standout 2028 RHP Chase White elects to stay home, play for the Pirates

East Carolina’s Cliff Godwin taking leave of absence, cites ‘personal matters’ Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Donnell Coley: Just how close is ECU to becoming a good football team? Rocky Mount Telegram (sub req’d)

UNCW Baseball hires former ECU standout Turner Brown as assistant coach WWAY 3

Around the American Athletic Conference

WATCH: Tre Lamb discusses emotional week, Tulsa QB change after 2-0 start News On 6

Tulsa College football coach’s wife, former NCAA athlete dies suddenly at 30 PennLive

Tulsa World

  • OSU’s Eric Morris offers prayers to Tulsa after tragic loss: ‘So much bigger than sports’
  • Meet the AP voter who pushed TU, OSU onto his weekly Top 25 ballot while dumping Sooners

Ready for the role: Tulane LB Makai Williams stepping in as starter for injured Chris Rodgers NOLA.com

Denton Record-Chronicle

  • Peyton Taylor’s remarkable rise from DII lands him in starting CB role at UNT
  • Claire Niedermeier emerging as elite goal scorer nationally as UNT opens conference soccer season

San Antonio Express-News

  • Five players to watch as UTSA braces for matchup with No. 1 Texas
  • Former UTSA football player Jacob Graner dies at age 28

AL.com

  • College sports bill clears first major hurdle in Senate
  • UAB looking to start winning ‘streak’ at Louisiana on Saturday

What Navy football looks for in quarterbacks, and why they recruit so many  Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

  • ‘I just wanted to play football’: KaTron Evans on his fight for eligibility
  • NCAA restores KaTron Evans’ eligibility. What this season means to the transfer
  • Inside Drew Lovelace’s transition from NC State men’s soccer to football
  • 5 questions the Carolina Hurricanes still must answer as NHL training camps open
  • Two UNC football players pulled over in car for speeding, one arrested
  • UNC football star defensive lineman’s status in question vs. Clemson
  • UNC football hopes to unlock the deep ball with marquee matchups ahead
  • John Metchie III has returned very few kicks, punts. He’ll start for Panthers Sunday
  • Why Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales isn’t giving up on these 2 receivers
  • Game, set, match: Charlotte lands a huge tennis tournament, starting in 2027
  • UNC System considers action as athletic spending growing at ‘unsustainable rate’
  • Why the ‘Duke identity’ in football involves going to the ‘sewer’

UNC Board of Governors to consider limits on spending, subsidies for college athletics WRAL

College football schedule rankings week 3: Watchability tiers for best games to watch USA Today

Charleston Post & Courier

  • Clemson OC Chad Morris says there’s no excuses for offensive struggles: ‘It’s on all of us.’
  • Briles, Lebby reunite in unappetizing matchup as Gamecocks host Mississippi State
  • Stewart, Peak injury status updated as Gamecocks-Mississippi State game nears

The Associated Press

  • NCAA admits replay errors, reiterates it cannot change result of Western Michigan-Michigan game
  • College football picks: LSU defense will be difference against Ole Miss in weekend’s showcase game
  • College football Week 3: Finally, it’s time for Kiffin’s return to Mississippi for top-10 showdown
  • SEC Week 3: No. 7 LSU heads to No. 8 Ole Miss in a grudge-filled showdown
  • From walk-on to starter, Luke Talich’s leap of faith pays off for him and No. 3 Notre Dame
  • Clemson will be lone ACC team in ’27 with 8 football games in 9-game model amid odd number of teams
  • No. 5 Miami is showing off its depth on offense after 2 blowout wins to open the season
  • No. 16 SMU’s visit to No. 23 Louisville headlines ACC’s Week 3 schedule
  • Big Ten’s top game has Michigan State’s Pat Fitzgerald trying to deliver another upset at Notre Dame
  • No. 13 Texas Tech opens Big 12 title defense vs. No. 22 Houston, and league goes international again
  • No. 24 Oklahoma tries to rebound from Michigan loss against New Mexico
  • Leipold discounts talk of a Kansas edge ahead of London game against Arizona State
  • Arizona State and Kansas choose different London travel plans for Wembley matchup
  • Miami Hurricanes going back to Nike in deal that will exceed $200M, AP source says
  • Nebraska and Notre Dame announce home-and-home series with games in 2032-33
  • Pat Narduzzi, on the cusp of his program-record 144th game at Pitt, is still pointing to the future
  • Coach Brent Key urges Georgia Tech to ‘embrace the challenge’ after 0-2 start
  • LSU sack leader Princewill Umanmielen served in $550K lawsuit filed by Ole Miss

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • WTA Finals moving to an NBA arena next year as tennis tour seeks ‘Super Bowl for women’s sports’
  • U.S. Open men’s final watched by record 3.2 million and key late-night match draws nearly 1 million
  • NFL teams only need to look back a year to see how little a Week 1 loss might mean
  • Undrafted wide receiver Jalen Coker is thriving in Carolina while first-round pick Legette struggles
  • Stefanski not ready to announce Falcons starting QB against Carolina as Penix nears his return
  • Commanders are hoping Jacory Croskey-Merritt can run all over the Cowboys
  • Lions rule out starting offensive linemen Blake Miller and Christian Mahogany against Bills
  • Jets suspend goalie Connor Hellebuyck for failing to report to training camp
  • With 2 more homers, the Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong makes his MVP case
  • US Open runner-up Ben Shelton withdraws from Laver Cup and is replaced by Brandon Nakashima
  • Klopp wants to ‘reclaim the flag’ as Germany coach as he calls up 44 players for his first games
  • Yankees pull Aaron Judge for a pinch hitter in the 6th against Twins because of lower leg tightness
  • Sandy Alcantara comes out of the bullpen on 1 day of rest and earns 1st career save for Marlins
  • Baker Mayfield doesn’t need extra motivation facing the Browns
  • Browns-Buccaneers matchup Sunday is more than just Baker Mayfield facing his old team
  • The Dolphins are building chemistry in Northern California ahead of their matchup with the 49ers
  • Raiders dominance of Dolphins in the trenches a promising sign after last season’s line woes
  • Marlins hold off Diamondbacks 4-3 with Sandy Alcantara getting 1st career save
  • Raleigh and Naylor carry the Mariners past the Angels, 7-2
  • Ethan Salas becomes youngest catcher with a multi-homer game as Padres beat Rockies 9-3
  • Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas
  • WNBA returns after a 3-week World Cup break, with 4 games left and seeding at stake
  • Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course
  • World Cup quarterfinalist Switzerland picks in-form Sion forward Boteli in Nations League squad
  • The boos have started at Man United after another troubled start to the season
  • AC Milan’s debacle in European return highlights issues under new coach Ruben Amorim
  • Messi scores 100th Inter Miami goal as Miami beats Cruz Azul 2-0
  • Zack Wheeler pitches 7 innings in the Phillies’ 3-0 victory over the Nationals

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