ECU Sweeps Dual Meet Against UNCW…ECU Trio Earns All-League Honors At AAC Cross Country Championships…Prunty keeps pushing ECU defense…King’s late TD lifts Houston to 28-24 upset of No. 17 USF…Mental errors plagued Tulane in loss to Memphis …Mangum throws 3 TD passes, leads BYU over San Jose St. 41-20…Rudolph shines in rain, No. 11 Oklahoma St. beats No. 22 WVU…No. 13 Hokies slosh their way past Duke…Dodgers break through in ninth, even World Series at two games apiece

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Football Recruiting: HS coach’s early appraisal of Moody ‘on the money’ Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU Sweeps Dual Meet Against UNCW
• Volleyball Falls 3-0 At SMU
• ECU Trio Earns All-League Honors At AAC Cross Country Championships

Prunty keeps pushing ECU defense Greenville Daily Reflector

 

247 Sports

• Injury updates on Jimmy Williams, Ray Tillman
• Pirates counting on Shawn Williams for outside presence

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• King Rallies Houston Past USF, Ends Bulls’ 12-Game Win Streak
• UCF Now 7-0 After Win Against Austin Peay
• UConn Falls To Missouri
• The Rise: Tailgate Edition
• Women’s Volleyball: Cincinnati and SMU take home Saturday afternoon wins
• UConn women win first ever title, Tulsa men capture fourth straight cross country championship

The Associated Press

• King’s late TD lifts Houston to 28-24 upset of No. 17 USF
• No. 18 UCF blows out Austin Peay 73-33
• Lock throws for 5 TDs as Missouri routs UConn 52-12

Houston Chronicle

• D’Eriq King, UH upend No. 17 South Florida
• Game balls from UH’s win over USF
• Phone call from mom gave UH’s Ed Oliver added motivation

Tampa Bay Times

• Houston drops No. 17 USF from unbeaten ranks
• USF-Houston: Bulls win fourth-down battles — until biggest one of all
• Jones: For USF, perfection was the only goal
• Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-Houston

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF sets scoring record during 73-33 rout of Austin Peay
• Austin Peay savors surprise trip to Florida ahead of loss to UCF

UConn Struggles In All Areas, Loses To Missouri Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

• Mental errors plagued Tulane in loss to Memphis
• Terrible start buries Tulane in 56-26 loss to Memphis

Tulsa World

• TU football: Justin Hobbs’ penalty proved costly in loss at SMU
• TU at SMU: Mustangs rally in second half to knock off Hurricane
• TU at SMU notebook: Penalties hamper Hurricane

Temple’s ‘Champ’: From homeless shelters to football stardom Philly.com

Memphis gains confidence from UNC scrimmage Memphis Commercial Appeal

Navy’s Nua, a native of American Samoa, is an assistant coach on the rise Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• ACC goals still ahead of NC State, but Wolfpack will look back and regret loss to Notre Dame
• Notre Dame runs over NC State in dominant victory
• Nyheim Hines’ injury not serious but costly in loss to Fighting Irish
• How UNC’s moral victory against Miami reflected the Tar Heels’ grim reality
• Virginia Tech squashes Duke to extend Blue Devils’ losing streak to five

WRAL SportsFan

• Powerful ground game pushes Notre Dame past NC State, 35-14
• Fialko: NC State falls to Notre Dame in South Bend
• ACC Panic Room: NC State can still have special season
• Payne: Carolina sees growth in closest ACC loss
• Best of Logan Zone (10/28)

Winston Salem Journal

• Dortch, Deacons dispose of Louisville
• All the way through: Wake Forest compiles effort it wanted to end skid
• Wake Forest football puts Wakeyleaks, clashes with Louisville in past
• Key penalties cost App State in double-overtime loss

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No. 13 Hokies slosh their way past Duke
• Hot start helps Pitt send struggling Cavs to their second straight loss
• Old Dominion drops sixth straight, falling 45-38 at North Texas

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Statements for Ohio State, Notre Dame
• Top performances all around college football Saturday
• Adams, Love help No. 9 Notre Dame wear down No. 14 NC State
• Mangum throws 3 TD passes, leads BYU over San Jose St. 41-20
• Jackson leads No. 13 Virginia Tech past Duke, 24-3
• Rudolph shines in rain, No. 11 Oklahoma St. beats No. 22 WVU
• James Madison wins 20th straight, blanks New Hampshire 21-0
• Comeback! No. 6 Ohio State rallies to beat No. 2 Penn State
• No. 8 Miami stays unbeaten, tops North Carolina 24-19
• UNC’s Ratliff-Williams throws 3 trick-play passes in loss to No. 8 Miami
• Bounce back: No. 7 Clemson, Bryant rebound for 24-10 victory
• Jackson leads No. 13 Virginia Tech past Duke, 24-3
• No. 3 Georgia thumps rival Florida 42-7 in ‘Cocktail Party’
• No. 25 Iowa State upsets No. 4 TCU 14-7
• After 15 quarters, Tennessee’s offense finally finds the end zone
• Furman hits ground running, tops Western Carolina 28-6
• S Carolina stays alive in SEC East with 34-27 win over Vandy
• Balanced Pitt takes care of sluggish Virginia 31-14
• FIU off to its best start, beats Marshall 41-30