ECU defense can’t run with Bulls…Despite loss, Sirk gives ECU hope…At proud programs such as Tennessee and LSU, deserted stadiums illustrate misery…UCF Stays Unbeaten With Win Against Memphis…Cincinnati Unable to Slow Down Marshall…Houston Takes Conference Opener Against Temple, 20-13…Showdown is a beatdown: No. 2 Clemson hammers Virginia Tech 31-17…Surging Troy upsets No. 25 LSU 24-21 at Death Valley…Baltimore at the center of NFL anthem debate…Cousins and wife welcome first child…Fox’s ‘standard’ NFL plan for Panthers – Patriots includes no anthems … or protests
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Bonesville.net
- Inside Game Day
Another ranked foe pulls away - Special Photo Feature
Game Day Gallery - Audio Feature: ECU vs. USF
Postgame Presser
ecupirates.com
Greenville Daily Reflector
ECU defense can’t run with Bulls Washington Daily News
USF rolls over ECU, 61-31 WNCT 9
Flowers, No. 18 USF remain perfect, rout ECU 61-31 WITN 7
USF hands ECU First Conference Loss WCTI 12
247 Sports
- South Florida runs past ECU
- ECU defense still searching for answers after loss to USF
- Despite loss, Sirk gives ECU hope
- USF 61, ECU 31: How it Looked From the Sidelines
- Recap & Postgame Notes: Houston 20, Temple 13
USF Runs Past ECU 61-31 Rivals.com
USF Tops ECU For 10th Straight Win theamerican.org
Flowers, No. 18 USF remain perfect, rout ECU 61-31 Associated Press
PHOTOS: South Florida beats East Carolina Fayetteville Observer
Tampa Bay Times
- No. 18 USF dazzles on offense in 61-31 thumping of East Carolina
- Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-East Carolina
SB Nation
- Second Half Barrage Powers USF To Blowout Win Over East Carolina
- Haiku and Postgame Thoughts: USF 61, ECU 31
No. 18 USF dominates East Carolina in second half Reuters
CBS Sports
- WATCH: ECU gets on the board for SIX as Davon Grayson hauls in a 31-yd TD bomb
- WATCH: ECU’s Sirk connects with Baggett for the 2-yard jump pass TD to end the half
WATCH: East Carolina hilariously punts ball off upback, into own end zone seccountry.com
Why Jordan Matthews, Buffalo Bills coaches haven’t lost confidence in Zay Jones New York Upstate
Bills’ Zay Jones isn’t the only rookie wide receiver struggling to produce MSN
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Cincinnati Unable to Slow Down Marshall
- UCF Stays Unbeaten With Win Against Memphis
- SMU Pulls Away From UConn, 49-28
- Navy Wins West Division Showdown With Tulsa
- Houston Takes Conference Opener Against Temple, 20-13
- The Rise: Tailgate Edition
The Associated Press
- Navy, Tulsa go old school with ground games
- Abey, Navy’s running game grinds down Tulsa to stay unbeaten
- Litton, Yurachek help Marshall beat Cincinnati 38-21
- Milton, Killins lead UCF to 40-13 win over Memphis
Tampa Bay Times
- Peach pursuit: How the Group of Five’s best fared in Week 5
- USF journal: Quinton Flowers passes Tim Tebow as state’s top rushing I-A QB
Cincinnati’s Return Home Spoiled by Thundering Herd downthedrive.com
UC instant analysis: Good luck, coach Fickell Cincinnati Enquirer
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF pummels Memphis, notches 40-13 win over Tigers
- Memo to UCF fans after rout of Memphis: You’re missing a great show
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Philly.com
- Temple’s second-half comeback falls short against Houston
- Owls encouraged by second-half ground effort in loss to Houston
Houston Chronicle
- Cougars do just enough to beat Temple in AAC opener
- Coogs’ Ed Oliver exits first half against Temple with injury
Hartford Courant
- UConn Shows Flashes, But Fades In 49-28 Loss To SMU
- UConn Men Work Hard To Toughen Up In Opening Practice
Open date comes in handy for Tulane as it gets ready to face high-scoring Tulsa New Orleans Advocate
Tulsa World
- TU vs. Navy: Midshipmen score 31 straight to rally past Hurricane
- Bill Haisten: Phillip Montgomery must be more daring for Tulsa to rescue season
Annapolis Capital
- Navy offense overcomes slew of early mistakes; defense steps up to shut down Tulsa
- Quarterback Abey runs wild as Navy rallies to down Tulsa, 31-21
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
The Associated Press
- Kelly Bryant leads No. 2 Clemson past No. 12 Hokies, 31-17
- Ford’s 2 fourth quarter TDs lead Aggies over Gamecocks 24-17
- Gamecocks Googer moving arms and legs after being carted off
- Georgia Tech controls clock, beats North Carolina 33-7
- Wolfpack wins 4th-straight game, 33-25 over Syracuse
- Louisiana Monroe slips past Coastal Carolina 51-43
- McGough leads comeback as FIU tops Charlotte, 30-29
- NC A&T goes to 5-0 after 21-7 win at South Carolina State
- AP Top 25 Takeaways: Rock bottom for Jones; Year of the RB
- Surging Troy upsets No. 25 LSU 24-21 at Death Valley
- Recovering Congressman Scalise brings crowd to its feet at LSU’s Tiger Stadium
- Problem solved: No. 1 Alabama crushes Mississippi, 66-3
- Big plays power No. 13 Auburn over No. 24 Miss State 49-10\
- Replay rulings turn away two Mississippi State touchdowns
- Rudolph lifts No 15 Oklahoma State over Texas Tech 41-34
- No. 19 SDSU ‘fired up’ after Penny eye-jab, beats NIU
- Sharp with 185 yards as James Madison downs Delaware 20-10
- WCU beats Chattanooga 45-7, first win over Mocs since 2008
- Campbell’s 2 picks help Elon post 6-0 win over Albany
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Showdown is a beatdown: No. 2 Clemson hammers Virginia Tech 31-17
- ESPN’s “GameDay” gets the party started early at Virginia Tech
Hampton Roads Daily Press
- Hokies can’t overcome sluggish start, turnovers as Clemson rolls to 31-17 win
- Clemson plays like champion in routing Hokies
Columbia The State
- Clemson is perfect after September to remember
- USC can’t escape: Gamecocks squander lead and momentum
- South Carolina offense going in circles as season hangs in balance
- Googer’s injury was a scary moment for Gamecocks
Washington Post
- Defending champion Clemson shows its mettle, stifles Virginia Tech
- At proud programs such as Tennessee and LSU, deserted stadiums illustrate misery
- Maryland football knocks off Minnesota with former third-string QB for its third win
- LaVar Ball claims he’s fielded illegal offers for his sons ‘every summer’
Charlotte Observer
- The magic gone, Larry Fedora takes the blame after UNC’s lopsided loss at Georgia Tech
- Charlotte 49ers just miss a chance to salvage season’s 1st win after building big lead
Winston Salem Journal
- Seminoles hand Deacons first loss
- Not itself: Wake Forest makes uncharacteristic mistakes in first loss
- Blown opportunity: Deacons let chance at beating Seminoles slip through
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Washington Post
- Cousins and wife welcome first child
- What’s gotten into the Redskins’ defensive line? ‘Tomsula’
- Swearinger, five others questionable
- Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. fined $12,154 for dog urinating celebration
- Baltimore at the center of NFL anthem debate
- Anthem protests began with a few NFL players. Trump’s tweets engulfed all of them.
- Players’ protests, Trump’s response both get low marks in poll
- Focus on Trump vs. the NFL not likely to fade any time soon
- In final tune-up, Nats’ Max Scherzer lifted with hamstring cramp
Charlotte Observer
- Fox’s ‘standard’ NFL plan for Panthers – Patriots includes no anthems … or protests
- How can the Panthers beat the Patriots and Tom Brady? Here’s a 3-step plan
- Cam Newton, other Panthers have plan for social justice – they want you to understand
- What we learned from open practice: Hornets’ rookies have range, center has sweet tooth
- O.J. Simpson out of prison after 9 years for armed robbery
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