Temple routs East Carolina 34-10, Pirates drop to 1-5…Temple coach: ‘We ran out the clock’…Few witness Owls cool Pirate offense…Lowest announced attendance since Nov 2005…No. 25 UCF routs Cincinnati 51-23 in rain-shortened game…Navy Wins a Classic Against Air Force, 48-45…Tulane flirts with offensive records, blows away Tulsa 62-28…UNC after bleak defeat against Notre Dame: ‘I don’t know how you fix this’…TCU police escorted SMU fans with signs away from College GameDay set…Hill scores 3 ways as No. 8 TCU beats No. 23 West Virginia…No. 16 Virginia Tech beats Boston College 23-10…Appy State picks off 6 passes, beats NM State 45-31…AP Top 25 Takeaways: Oklahoma upset; Miami over FSU, finally…With two swings of the bat, everything may have changed for the Nationals…Winning a shootout in opener may be just what Canes needed

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  An opportunity slips away
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery
• Audio Feature: ECU vs. Temple
  Postgame Presser

Owls Top Pirates 34-10 In AAC Action ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Owls swoop for 34-10 win
• Temple coach: ‘We ran out the clock’
• ECU crowd numbers even lower

Marchi throws for 1st 300-yard game, Temple tops E Carolina ESPN (AP)

Few witness Owls cool Pirate offense Washington Daily News

Temple rolls ECU at home WNCT 9

Temple routs East Carolina 34-10, Pirates drop to 1-5 WITN 7

ECU falls to Temple at home WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Pirates drop home matchup to Owls
• Five takeaways from ECU’s 34-10 loss to Temple
• Offense hits a new low
• Temple 34, ECU 10: How it looked from the sidelines
• Temple 34, ECU 10: Postgame Reaction

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Navy Wins a Classic Against Air Force, 48-45
• Marchi Hits Career High As Temple Topples ECU
• Hilliard’s 4 TDs Power Tulane Past Tulsa
• The Rise: Tailgate Edition

The Associated Press

• Navy uses last-minute TD to beat Air Force 48-45
• No. 25 UCF routs Cincinnati 51-23 in rain-shortened game

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF thrashes Cincinnati, winning contest called short due to storms
• UCF focus on forcing turnovers helps fuel Knights’ success

Instant Analysis: Why the Bearcats lost to UCF Cincinnati Enquirer

After 811 rushing yards, Navy tops Air Force Washington Post

Annapolis Capital

• Late Abey touchdown pass lifts Navy over Air Force, 48-45
• An emotional Coach Niumatalolo discusses Navy’s dramatic win over Air Force
• Navy coaches went with what worked

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane flirts with offensive records, blows away Tulsa 62-28
• Walker: Rise and shine, Tulane in rare form in rout of Tulsa
• Tulane revels in early wakeup call
• Tulane 62, Tulsa 28: Guerry Smith’s top three thoughts

Early start doesn’t phase Tulane en route to dominant 62-28 win over Tulsa New Orleans Times Picayune

Tulsa World

• TU at Tulane: Green Wave overwhelm Hurricane in early kickoff in New Orleans
• Tulsa at Tulane notebook: Manny Bunch injured while Jesse Brubaker returns
• Tulsa at Tulane game pulse: Tulsa was 0-for-7 on third-down conversion

Dallas News

• FINAL: Ben Hicks throws for nearly 400 yards, but SMU falls to Houston 35-22
• SMU has more questions than answers on defense after loss to AAC rival Houston
• 5 takeaways: SMU squanders chance to establish itself as AAC contender in loss to Houston
• Report: TCU police escorted SMU fans with signs away from College GameDay set

Houston Chronicle

• Running game pushes UH past SMU
• Game balls for UH after win over SMU

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC after bleak defeat against Notre Dame: ‘I don’t know how you fix this’
• Duke’s ‘malfunctioning’ passing game somehow gets worse every week

Washington Post

• ‘Yeah, it’s big deal’: Virginia feels like a different team after win over Duke
• Terps lose another QB in blowout loss

AUDIO: Best of Logan Zone – ECU comments (12:20) WRAL SportsFan

The Associated Press

• Hill scores 3 ways as No. 8 TCU beats No. 23 West Virginia
• No. 16 Virginia Tech beats Boston College 23-10
• Appy State picks off 6 passes, beats NM State 45-31
• Litton-Brady combo lifts Marshall over Charlotte 14-3
• North Carolina Central upends Howard with a 13-7 victory
• Benkert’s 3 TD passes lead Virginia past Duke, 28-21
• S Carolina’s defense scores 3 TDs in 48-22 win over Arkansas
• No. 21 Notre Dame beats North Carolina 33-10 for 5-1 start
• Smith tosses 4 TD passes and Campbell beats Valparaiso 49-10
• Raynard passes for 3 TDs, NC A&T routs Delaware State 44-3
• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Oklahoma upset; Miami over FSU, finally
• Iowa State stuns No. 3 Oklahoma 38-31
• No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs run for 423 yards, rout Vandy 45-14
• Harris helps No. 1 Alabama outlast Texas A&M 27-19
• Stunned at home, LSU responds with 17-16 win at Florida
• Western Michigan slips past Buffalo 71-68 in 7 OTs
• Michigan St beats No. 7 Michigan 14-10, 8th time in 10 games
• WKU beats UTEP 15-14, spoils return of coach Mike Price
• Rosier rallies No. 13 Miami to 24-20 win over Florida State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No. 16 Virginia Tech bounces back, bounces Boston College
• Cavs turn to defense to hold off Duke in ACC opener
• Florida Atlantic steamrolls ODU in Monarchs’ Conference USA opener
• Blowout losses to Va. Tech and UNC were understandable, but FAU, not so much

UNC, Fedora looking for answers Fayetteville Observer

Columbia The State

• Despite 6-0 start, Clemson still not a polished product
• Dominant victory could help Gamecocks regain momentum

Charlotte Observer

• School record falls in Appalachian State’s wild win over New Mexico State
• Charlotte 49ers defense, punter shine at moments, but offense drags in loss to Herd