GAMEDAY: Soccer Heads to the Lone Star State Thursday; Volleyball Set To Challenge Memphis and No. 21 Wichita State…ECU in desperate need for conference win against BYU…Cougars set to embark on first football trip to the Carolinas…Grayson, Pirates hope for bigger crowd for ECU homecoming…ECU athletic director pens letter to Pirate Club members…No. 25 Memphis Heads To Houston For Thursday Night Clash…Will Muschamp on schedule: ‘It comes down to the almighty dollar’…Jerry Sandusky denied new trial on child sex abuse charges…Shaky defense sinks Charlotte Hornets in opener at Detroit…Yankees Overcome a Nemesis as Masahiro Tanaka Stifles the Astros…Cubs live to play another day, hold off Dodgers, 3-2, to stay alive in NLCS

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat:  ECU harriers: All for one and one for all Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• GAMEDAY: Soccer Heads to the Lone Star State Thursday
• Gameday: ECU Set To Challenge Memphis and No. 21 Wichita State
• Jorgensen’s Legacy Ties ECU & BYU, Offers Homecoming Memories

Grayson, Pirates hope for bigger crowd for ECU homecoming WNCT 9

ECU athletic director pens letter to Pirate Club members WCTI 12

Game Preview: ECU Hosts BYU on CBS Sports Network theamerican.org

The East Carolinian

• ECU in desperate need for conference win against BYU
• TECsperts Predictions for ECU vs. BYU
• Compher addresses community about Homecoming
• Compher “under fire” for good reason
• Jeff Compher fails to meet expectations of Pirate Nation
• ECU Volleyball gives hope to struggling athletics
• SMU in the way of ECU tournament berth
• Swim Team to hit the road for matchup with the Monarchs

247 Sports

• Pirates trying to get both phases clicking
• Jeff Compher pens letter to Pirate Nation
• Setting the Stage: BYU @ ECU
• Garrett McGhin, Davon Grayson send message to Pirate fans
• Spellacy stepping up as true freshman

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Game Preview: No. 25 Memphis Heads To Houston For Thursday Night Clash
• Game Preview: Cincinnati Renews Acquaintances With SMU Saturday
• Game Preview: Tulane Welcomes No. 13 USF To New Orleans
• Game Preview: No. 20 UCF Visits Navy on CBS Sports Network
• Game Preview: Temple Heads To West Point To Face Army
• Game Preview: Tulsa, UConn Meet For First Time Saturday
• Midweek Pow6r Points – Week 8
• Top Defensive Plays – Week 7
• 2017 American Tip Off Sights and Sounds
• Women’s Volleyball: Teams gear up for week 9 action
• Women’s Soccer: Week 10 Preview
• Campus Connect – Blanca Fernandez Inspiring Current Temple Runners
• Evans, McDuffie Named to Julius Erving Award Watch List

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• Clemson is trying out a new option at kicker after its recent struggles
• Will Muschamp on schedule: ‘It comes down to the almighty dollar’
• Picking South Carolina near the bottom of the SEC? Frank Martin doesn’t care
• Clock query: SEC mum on end of USC-Tennessee game
• Clemson’s Brad Brownell weighs in on college basketball scandal

Winston Salem Journal

• Sustaining drives crucial if Wake Forest is going to defeat Georgia Tech
• App State offensive line looks to move things forward

Heisman attention should come for WVU QB Will Grier Charleston Gazette Mail

The Associated Press

• Jerry Sandusky denied new trial on child sex abuse charges
• Social media helping college teams start new traditions
• College Football Picks: Playoff-elimination possibilities
• USC’s defense dealt another blow before facing Notre Dame
• Georgia, Alabama duos stand out at SEC’s midseason point
• ACC a free-for-all with upsets, injuries, last-minute wins
• Embattled Riley’s mantra at Nebraska: ‘Just coach the team’
• Syracuse-Miami matchup headlines ACC Week 8
• Kentucky trying to make push in SEC’s Eastern Division