ECU Hosts SMU On Military Appreciation Day…Lebo gets 100th ECU win…Women Roll Past Greensboro College, 107-40…East Carolina to debut new helmets for Military Appreciation Day…Kruczynski, Tyler And Watkins Named 2017 Baseball Captains…Wagner Stuns UConn 67-58 In Season-Opener…First-Place Showdown In West Division Highlights Five Saturday AAC Matchups

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Pirates open by topping Grambling
• Bonesville Pre-Game Podcast
• Game Day Weather

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Hosts SMU On Military Appreciation Day
• East Carolina Women Roll Past Greensboro College, 107-40
• East Carolina Volleyball’s Rally Falls Short At UConn
• Kruczynski, Tyler And Watkins Named 2017 Baseball Captains

East Carolina wins 72-57, gives Lebo 100th win at school The Associated Press

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Lebo gets 100th ECU win
• Newcomers pave way in blowout
• ECU Trustees to vote on tuition, fee hikes

Football: Pirates have a playoff mindset  New Bern Sun Journal

Washington Daily News

• Pirates, Mustangs meet with bowl eligibility on the line
• ECU open season with win over Grambling State

East Carolina to debut new helmets for Military Appreciation Day CBS Sports

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Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• First-Place Showdown In West Division Highlights Five Saturday Matchups
• USF and Memphis Look to Keep Championship Hopes Alive
• Tulsa and Navy Battle for First Place in the West
• Six #AmericanHoops Teams Claim Wins on Opening Night
• Women’s Basketball: American Teams Sweep Season Openers

Wagner Stuns UConn 67-58 In Season-Opener Hartford Courant

Annapolis Capital

• Navy, Tulsa look to take charge of West Division
• Navy-Tulsa Breakdown

Hicks, Jackson, Berry all start strong in UNC’s 95-75 season-opening win at Tulane  Raleigh News and Observer

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane falters in second half, falls 95-75 to No. 6 North Carolina in season opener
• Tulane looking to ‘get after’ Greg Ward, explosive Houston offense

New Orleans Advocate

• From underdog darling to struggling AAC also-ran, Houston is out to build some momentum Saturday against Tulane
• Tulane/Houston gameday: A tough matchup for the Green Wave, plus Guerry Smith’s breakdown

Houston Chronicle

• UH torches Morgan State in final season opener at Hofheinz
• Football preview: Tulane at Houston

Containing Quinton Flowers a focus for Memphis vs. USF Memphis Commercial Appeal

Temple holds on, defeats La Salle in opener  Philly.com

Tampa Bay Times

• USF men open basketball season with win
• College football nation in a snap: Tommy Tuberville tries to rebound

UC Bearcats rout Brown to start season Cincinnati Enquirer

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Henderson helps NC State win close call with Georgia Southern
•  Just the beginning for NC State, Smith in rocky debut – DeCock
• Duke blows out Marist 94-49 to start the season
• UNC course on college sports raises some eyebrows

Winston Salem Journal

• App State-Troy showdown a matchup of stingy defenses, explosive offenses
• Wake Forest towers over Radford
• Must-win time for N.C. State, Syracuse

Cook, Francois lead No. 20 Florida State past Boston College The Associated Press

Remembering the end of Charlotte’s first football season 70 years ago  Shelby Star

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies’ Evans shrugs off ankle injury to keep his eyes on the prize
• Virginia football hopes recent success vs. Miami continues
• ODU gameday preview vs. Southern Mississippi

A football player’s girlfriend dumped boiling water on him, and now his NCAA career is over Washington Post

Clemson enjoying each step while eying national title Columbia The State

Sammy Batten: Duke proves rivalry games are unpredictable Fayetteville Observer