Web Roundup for Saturday, Oct 8, 2016

Pirates to take on dominant South Florida…ECU facing uphill, but not impossible, battle for division title…Tulsa Takes Down SMU In Overtime, 43-40…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Bonesville Pre-Game Podcast
• Game Day Weather

ecupirates.com

• ECU Heads South To Face USF On Saturday At 12 Noon
• East Carolina Volleyball Scores 3-2 Home Victory Over Memphis
• Pirate Swimmers Begin Pursuit Of Third Straight Conference Title

Sammy Batten: ECU facing uphill, but not impossible, battle for division title Fayetteville Observer

Pirates to take on dominant South Florida Washington Daily News

Football: ECU gets back to work at South Florida New Bern Sun Journal

College football picks: USF vs. East Carolina Tampa Tribune

Greenville Daily Reflector

• GAMEDAY: Travon Simmons Q&A
• Bulls balanced on offense
• Kneeling debate takes center stage at Wright celebration
• Gun reported at ECU; Staton addresses issues in letter

ECU chancellor, Gov. McCrory speak out about band members kneeling WITN 7

ECU band protest still stoking strong emotions Raleigh News and Observer

247 Sports

• ECU @ South Florida: Keys to a Pirate Victory
• Pirates announce uniform combination for South Florida game
• Kingsley Ifedi responds to first tough outing with strong night

Scout.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulsa Takes Down SMU In Overtime, 43-40
• Photo Story: Memphis 34, Temple 27
• Quarterback and Wide Receiver Connections
• Campus Connect: USF’s Thor Jozwiak Goes From The Playing Field To Reporting On The Sideline
• Campus Connect: East Carolina Men’s Swim Team Looking For Another Championship Title

Tulsa vs. SMU: Dane Evans TD run lifts Hurricane to overtime win over Mustangs Tulsa World

SMU’s best performance of the year falls short in overtime to Tulsa, 43-40 Dallas News

Houston Chronicle

• Football preview: No. 6 Houston at Navy
• Tom Herman: University of Houston ‘certainly’ can win national title

Navy defense looks to contain Ward, explosive Houston offense Annapolis Capital

Starving For Win, UConn Could Have Hands Full With Cincinnati Hartford Courant

UC-UConn scouting report, prediction Cincinnati Enquirer

Smallest UCF linebacker Mark Rucker packs a big punch Orlando Sentinel

What happened to Temple? Second-half collapse baffling Philly.com

New Orleans Times Picayune

• 8 takeaways from Tulane’s first five games of the season
• Tulane basketball coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. looking to improve team chemistry, ball movement

Power forward Enoh commits to Memphis Memphis Commercial Appeal

American Athletic Conference Preview: Cincinnati, UConn and SMU battle for the crown NBC Sports

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Watson and No. 3 Clemson take of care business at BC, 56-10 Associated Press

Columbia The State

• Clemson batters Boston College, cruises to road win
• Gamecocks will try to make most of extra day

Predictions for Week 6 of college football Wilmington Star-News

Fayetteville Observer

• Saturday’s Big 5 & region college football game capsules
• N.C. State’s young players not intimidated by Notre Dame’s storied past

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State readies for talented Notre Dame team
• ACC punts on schedule while NCAA takes action on recruiting – DeCock
• UNC’s Switzer, Trubisky see their close bond translate to the field
• UNC’s Ryan Switzer gets ready for games by watching rom-coms, sappy dramas
• Duke strategy: Eyes straight ahead
• Saturday morning blitz: The football outlook