UCF Scores In All Three Phases in 47-29 Win at ECU…Pirates lose Philip Nelson versus UCF…Special teams woes costly again …Pirates in a red-zone rut …East Carolina band members booed after kneeling during national anthem…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day: Afternoon of the unexpected
• Game Day Photo Gallery
• Coach Mo Postgame Audio

ecupirates.com

• ECU Drops Conference Opener To UCF, 47-29
• East Carolina Continues To Progress At Paul Short Run

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Knights storm past Pirates
• Special teams woes costly again
• Staton responds to protest

New Bern Sun Journal

• Football: Pirates stumble in AAC opener
• Football: Pirates in a red-zone rut

Pirates fall to Central Florida in conference opener Washington Daily News

Killins, Wilson spark UCF past East Carolina, 47-29 WITN 7 (AP)

WNCT 9

• Several ECU band members take a knee during national anthem
• PIRATE GAMEDAY – UCF 47, ECU 29- FINAL

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Fans: Part One
• Mack Becomes USF’s All-Time Leading Rusher in 45-20 Win at Cincinnati
• Memphis Falls at No. 16 Ole Miss, 48-28
• Green Wave Rallies for Road Victory at UMass, 31-24
• Navy Drops Road Test at Air Force, 28-14
• Temple Opens Up Conference Play With A Win Over SMU, 45-20

Marlon Mack sets career rushing record in USF victory Tampa Bay Times

Tuberville: ‘It was all my fault’ Cincinnati Enquirer

Air Force handles Navy football in all phases, rolls to 28-14 win Washington Post

Mids humbled in 28-14 loss to Falcons Annapolis Capital

Philly.com

• Temple routs SMU
• Temple’s Smith fills in admirably for Chandler

Turnovers, other miscues hold Tigers back in 48-28 loss to No. 17/16 Rebels Memphis Commercial Appeal

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane rallies past UMass, 31-24, to climb over. 500
• Benched no longer, QB Glen Cuiellette leads Tulane to another win

New Orleans Advocate

• ‘He did a great job’: Glen Cuiellette settles in as Tulane’s starting quarterback
• Tulane notebook: Wave earns largest comeback win since the Bob Toledo era

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Nick Weiler’s 54-yard field goal gives UNC dramatic 37-35 victory at Florida State
• Weiler’s last-second field goal gives Tar Heels 37-35 win at Florida State
• Finley leads Wolfpack to 33-16 win over Wake Forest
• In Wolfpack win, kicker breaks through as flags fly – DeCock
• Blue Devils ‘out-everything-ed’ in frustrating loss to Virginia
• Virginia beats turnover-plagued Blue Devils 34-20

Charlotte Observer

• 5th-ranked Clemson hangs on for 42-36 victory over No. 3 Louisville
• Old Dominion unstoppable in rout of Charlotte 49ers
• Appalachian State closes strong, knocks off Georgia State in Sun Belt opener

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• ODU is dominant in blowout at Charlotte
• Virginia ends 17-game, 4-year road losing streak with win at Duke

WRAL SportsFan

• UNC snaps No. 12 Florida State’s 22-game home win streak
• Brownlow’s Down Low: NC State’s dominating win left little to be upset about

The Associated Press

• Watson TDs lift No. 5 Clemson to 42-36 win over Louisville 
• Tennessee beats Georgia 34-31 with Hail Mary on final play

Columbia The State

• Clemson tops Louisville as clash of titans is decided by one yard
• The ACC’s newest rivalry exceeded expectations
• Gamecocks stay close but fall short against Aggies

Charleston Post and Courier

• Gutsy performance carries Clemson to 42-36 thriller over Louisville
• Sapakoff: Clemson ‘kryptonite’ survives studious Superman Lamar Jackson
• Clemson notes: Watson, Jackson shake off slow starts
• USC notes: Mistakes on special teams burn Gamecocks for second straight week