Web Roundup for Sunday, Sept 25, 2016

Williams excels, Hokies wallop East Carolina…Virginia Tech football blasts ECU behind Jerod Evans and special teams …Special teams gaffes doom ECU…Pirates lose Demetri McGill to injury…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day: Hokies have happy homecoming
• Game Day Photo Gallery
• Coach Mo Postgame Audio

ecupirates.com

• Virginia Tech Cruises Past ECU, 54-17
• Tulsa Rallies Past East Carolina, 3-1

Hokies overwhelm ECU 54-17 in Blacksburg Raleigh News and Observer

Williams excels, Hokies wallop East Carolina Washington Daily News

New Bern Sun Journal

• Football: Special team blunders hinder Pirates
• Football: Hokies bully Pirates, 54-17

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Special teams gaffes doom ECU
• Hokies hammer Pirates, end streak

Struggles concerning for ECU football The East Carolinian

247 Sports

• HIGHLIGHTS: Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina
• Special teams turn to disaster in Blacksburg
• Pirates lose Demetri McGill to injury
• Pirates swallowed up in Blacksburg

Hokies dominate Pirates Scout.com

Virginia Tech Snaps ECU’s ACC Streak in 54-17 Win in Blacksburg Rivals.com

PIRATE GAMEDAY – Virginia Tech 54, ECU 17 – FINAL WNCT 9

WITN 7

• Evans’ 4 touchdowns carry Hokies past East Carolina
• FINAL: Virginia Tech 54 East Carolina 17

Evans’ 4 touchdowns carry Virginia Tech past East Carolina The Associated Press

Virginia Tech football blasts ECU behind Jerod Evans and special teams Washington Post

Roanoke Times

• Sweet, sweet revenge: Virginia Tech wallops East Carolina 54-17
• Virginia Tech rolls to 37-point win over East Carolina
• Special teams deliver big plays in Virginia Tech win
• Virginia Tech notebook: Pirates’ Summers contained by Hokies defense
• A post-game wrap: Virginia Tech 54, East Carolina 17
• McFarling: If you didn’t see him Saturday, you need to see Jerod Evans

Virginia Tech crushes ECU 54-17 with complete effort on offense, defense and special teams Hampton Roads Daily Press

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia Tech piles up the points, batters East Carolina 54-17
• Rapid Reaction: 5 takeaways from Virginia Tech’s win over East Carolina
• Virginia Tech report | Ken Ekanem collects 2 of Hokies’ 6 sacks

Richmond Times Dispatch

• Virginia Tech steamrolls ECU
• Virginia Tech’s Greg Stroman pays tribute to Beamer Ball, No. 25 jersey with punt return touchdown
• Virginia Tech-ECU notebook: Hokies bottle up Pirates
• Virginia Tech-ECU: Grading the 3 keys

Virginia Tech 54 East Carolina 17, Hokies In a Romp Gobbler Country

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulane Wins 4OT Thriller Over Louisiana Lafayette
• Tulsa Rallies From a 31-point Deficit For 2OT Win Over Fresno State
• Memphis Sets Scoring Record In 77-3 Win Over Bowling Green
• UCF Tops FIU, 53-14
• Houston Moves to 4-0 With A 64-3 Win Over Texas State
• Cincinnati Wins 11th Straight Battle For The Bell
• UConn Falls To Syracuse, 31-24
• East Carolina Drops One On The Road To Virginia Tech
• USF Falls To 13/14 Florida State, 55-35
• Temple Picks up the Win Over Charlotte, 48-20

UCF routs FIU behind six rushing touchdowns Orlando Sentinel

Tulsa at Fresno State: Hurricane rallies from 31-point deficit, win in double OT Tulsa World

UC Bearcats rally past MU RedHawks, 27-20 Cincinnati Enquirer

New Orleans Advocate

• Ragin’ Cajuns can’t match Green Wave, fall in quadruple overtime thriller
• Tulane defense gets it done against Ragin’ Cajuns
• Four times as nice: Tulane scores wild win over UL-Lafayette in quadruple overtime

Tulane pulls out 41-39 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in four-overtime thriller New Orleans Times Picayune

Tampa Tribune

• No. 13 FSU bounces back from early blows vs. USF
• USF still an understudy for now

Hartford Courant

• Wild Game, Wild Frustration For Huskies In 31-24 Loss
• Rough Start, Finish Negate Solid Performance

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Tigers power past outmatched Bowling Green 77-3
• Norvell’s unleashed Tigers pile up points against Falcons

Houston Chronicle

• UH’s Tom Herman: ‘Add motivation’ for upcoming UConn game
• UH injury report: Mulbah Car to undergo MRI on knee
• D’Eriq King shines as No. 6 UH rolls over Texas State

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke pulls 38-35 upset over Notre Dame in South Bend
• On crazy day, Duke’s win at Notre Dame looms largest
• Duke all-American Edwards suffers potentially season-ending injury
• UNC’s ‘fade’ successful again in 37-36 win over Pitt
• UNC completes improbable rally, comes back for stunning 37-36 victory over Pitt
• Wake Forest makes Hoosiers pay for miscues in 33-28 win

West Virginia tops BYU at FedEx Field Washington Post

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks drop third in a row to Kentucky
• USC offensive woes should be expected with freshman quarterback

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia’s Kurt Benkert sets passing record, ‘Hoos storm back for first victory
• ODU football players join hands to address shootings in Charlotte, Tulsa

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• Mendenhall, Cavs defeat Central Michigan 49-35 for first win
• Mistake-free offense and an improved defense lead ODU past UTSA

Promising start gives way to lopsided loss for Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Observer

Charlotte tackle and AD talk about tumultuous time in city  Philly.com