SMU Defeats ECU On Military Appreciation Day, 55-31…Interceptions impale Pirates …Fans make early exit in lopsided loss…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day: Turnovers sink Pirates
• Game Day Slants: Reevaluation underway
• Game Day Photo Gallery
• Coach Mo Postgame Audio

ecupirates.com

• SMU Defeats ECU On Military Appreciation Day, 55-31
• Pirates Host Detroit-Mercy On Alumni Day
• Cross Country Concludes 2016 Season At NCAA Southeast Regional

Richardson’s 2 pick-6s spark SMU 55-31 The Associated Press

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Interceptions impale Pirates
• Second quarter costly again

Sammy Batten: East Carolina fans make early exit in lopsided loss Fayetteville Observer

ECU football suffers from untimely turnovers The East Carolinian

Football: Pirates drubbed by SMU, 55-31 New Bern Sun Journal

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Richardson’s Two Pick-6s Lead SMU against East Carolina, 55-31
• Navy Outlasts Tulsa to Gain Control of the West, 42-40
• Houston Powers Past Tulane, 30-18
• UCF Becomes Bowl Eligible With 24-3 Win Against Cincinnati
• Memphis, SMU Fall in the NCAA Tournament

Worth leads Navy football into control in AAC West Washington Post

Annapolis Capital

• Navy outlasts Tulsa, takes control of West Division
• Navy underclassmen wanted to send seniors out the right way
• Former UC star Pead critically injured
• Bearcats lose third straight

Flowers leads USF to wild win over Memphis Tampa Bay Times

Memphis falls short in thriller against USF Memphis Commercial Appeal

UCF is bowl eligible after win over Cincinnati  Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• UH rolls over Tulane despite injured quarterbacks
• UH’s Greg Ward Jr., Kyle Postma suffer injuries in Tulane game
• UH president on Tom Herman: “We’ll try to hang on to him”
• Photos: Fans flock to TDECU Stadium to watch UH vs. Tulane

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane unable to overcome mistakes in loss to Houston
• Tulane notebook: Greenies try to surprise Houston with onside kicks and first-down throws

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane remains winless in the American after 30-18 loss to Houston
• ‘We’ve been our own worst enemy’ Tulane’s Willie Fritz says after Saturday’s loss

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• Tigers’ hopes dashed by a toe
• No happy homecoming for Muschamp in Florida

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Georgia Tech stuns Virginia Tech, puts Coastal title on hold
• Virginia football drops its fifth straight, falling to Miami on Senior Day
• ODU turns four turnovers into TDs, crushes Southern Miss 51-35

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State bounces back with 35-20 win at Syracuse
• Old Duke doing just fine without New Duke, so far – DeCock

Winston Salem Journal

• Troy drives to victory over App State
• Louisville too much for Wake

The Associated Press

• AP TOP 25 TAKEAWAYS: After 3 unbeatens go down, what now?
• Playoff shakeup: Pitt’s upset leaves questions for Clemson
• Down 12-0, No. 5 Louisville blows by Wake Forest 44-12
• No. 11 West Virginia gets huge Big 12 win at Texas 24-20
• Georgia shuts down No. 8 Auburn in 2nd half for 13-7 win
• Iowa upsets No. 2 Michigan 14-13 on last-second field goal

Washington Post

• Terps take plenty of hits in blowout loss to Ohio State
• Virginia Tech spits on chance to clinch ACC title game berth
• College football winners and losers: For Clemson, 580 passing yards isn’t enough