Pirates fall flat in opener…QB questions emerge…Pirates fail to establish running game…Remember how nobody is supposed to schedule North Dakota State? Same thing…No. 19 USF Bulls overcome slow start to beat Stony Brook…Temple let down by defense in season opener at Notre Dame…Errors, regrets leave NC State in familiar territory after season-opening loss to South Carolina…No. 1 Alabama smothers No. 3 Florida State in opener, 24-7

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Disappointing start for Pirates
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery
• Audio Feature
  Coach Mo and Thomas Sirk Postgame Presser

ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls In Season Opener To JMU, 34-14
• Volleyball Boots Bucknell In Three To End Hatter Classic
• GAMEDAY: ECU Hosts Former C-USA Foe Old Dominion

Pirates embarrassed by James Madison, 34-14 Washington Daily News

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates fall flat in opener
• QB questions emerge after opener
• WEB ONLY: ECU-JMU takeaways
• STATS: ECU-James Madison
• VIDEO: First Purple Haze of 2017

WNCT 9

• JMU blasts Pirates in season opener
• Pirates brave rainy conditions for the first home ECU football game and tailgate

James Madison beats East Carolina 34-14 in season opener WITN 7

ECU drops season opener to JMU WCTI 12

ECU falls to James Madison, 34-14 Fayetteville Observer

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• ECU Falls To James Madison
• Tulane Sharp In 43-14 Win Against Grambling State
• SMU Overwhelms Stephen F. Austin, 58-14
• Winning Streak Reaches 7 Games As No. 19 USF Tops Stony Brook
• Temple Falls To Notre Dame In Opener
• Women’s Volleyball: Teams go 11-5 In Tournament Play On Saturday

Tampa Bay Times

• No. 19 USF Bulls overcome slow start to beat Stony Brook
• Fennelly: Forget USF running the table; look out for the cliff

Temple let down by defense in season opener at Notre Dame philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• Jonathan Banks, Green Wave roll past Grambling in season opener with 43-14 win
• Walker: Quarterback Jonathan Banks shines in Tulane debut
• Notebook: Tulane football team shows its support for Hurricane Harvey victims

Dallas News

• Hicks leads SMU to dominating 58-14 win over SFA 
• Photos: SMU racks up points on the board while stomping Stephen F. Austin

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Errors, regrets leave NC State in familiar territory after season-opening loss to South Carolina
• How old problems got N.C. State’s new season off to a familiar start
• UNC’s road looks significantly more challenging after opening-game defeat against Cal
• Blue Devils nearly flawless in 60-7 rout of NC Central in Bull City Classic
• Takeaways from Duke’s blowout win over NCCU? It’s all about the kids

Columbia The State

• Off and running: Gamecocks get past NC State in opener
• Will Muschamp: ‘We have a good football team’
• Kelly Bryant earns his stripes as Tigers blast Kent State in opener

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Alabama smothers No. 3 Florida State in opener, 24-7
• No. 11 Michigan rolls late, beats No. 17 Florida 33-17
• Maryland upsets No. 23 Texas 51-41, spoils Herman’s debut
• No. 16 Louisville overcomes mistakes to beat Purdue 35-28
• Saint Juste runs for 202 yards, Hawaii tops Western Carolina
• TOP 25 TAKEAWAYS: The real loss for FSU; Same ol’ Texas mess
• Mayfield completes 19 of 20 as No. 7 Oklahoma tops UTEP 56-7
• No. 4 USC holds off W Michigan 49-31 with big 4th quarter
• Tough day for coaching debuts
• Building a new stadium has its benefits: You get to flip the coin
• Blind long-snapper Jake Olson plays in game for USC Trojans

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Monarchs outlast stubborn Albany in season opener
• This year, U.Va.’s opener is a success: Cavs roll past William & Mary