Web Roundup for Monday Sept 9, 2016

N.C. State opens as favorite over East Carolina…Coach Mo, “Right back to business.”…Winston-Salem’s Josh Hawkins makes 53-man roster of Green Bay Packers …UH quarterback Greg Ward undergoes MRI on throwing shoulder…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From Bonesville.net

• View from the East: Pirates apply work to play
• Post-Game Infographic

From ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Volleyball Takes Care Of Savannah State In Three
• ECU Soccer Suffers 5-1 Setback At Old Dominion

A different debut for Montgomery
Greenville Daily Reflector

Football: ECU’s Montgomery celebrates first head coaching win
New Bern Sun Journal

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Teams Go A Combined 10-2 In Football Opening Weekend
theamerican.org

 From the Houston Chronicle

• UH tight end Alex Leslie serving two-game suspension
• UH quarterback Greg Ward undergoes MRI on throwing shoulder

Navy quarterback to undergo MRI on Monday
Annapolis Capital

UCF football: 3 things we learned during the Knights’ 38-0 win
Orlando Sentinel

Wave of the future: Tulane pleased by poise of QB Glen Guiellette in opening loss at Wake Forest 
New Orleans Advocate

Tigers Morning After: More on the successful launch of the Mike Norvell era
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Monday Morning Quarterback: A look back at TU’s win against San Jose State
Tulsa World

From Dallas Morning News

• SMU QB controversy? Both Davis, Hicks to play moving forward 
• Third-and 45? SMU heaves its way out of a hard-to-believe pinch in win over North Texas

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

From the Raleigh News and Observer

• ‘Big one’ passes Tar Heels by, and there may not be another – DeCock
• Late Hits: Take that, SEC (but get well soon)
• NC State’s Finley excels in comfort zone in opener
• Duke turns the page to Wake Forest

From WRAL SportsFan

• Logan: Local teams finish Week 1 with mixed results
• By the numbers: UNC, Earnhardt sitting on zeros

From the Richmond Times Dispatch

• Virginia Tech’s Jerod Evans strong in opener, but sees room for improvement
• Washington throws four TD passes, Old Dominion defeats Hampton 54-21