Pirates set to travel to hyped Houston…Houston’s D’Eriq King to make first career start at quarterback against East Carolina…Pirates must win out for bowl…Volleyball Clinches Winning Season With 3-1 Home Victory Over USF…Stepping Up: ECU baseball puts its money where its mouth is…ECU suspends pair of hoopsters just before Chapel Hill exhibitions…Riley Ferguson, No. 22 Memphis roll over Tulsa 41-14…SMU, UCF Meet In Dallas on ESPN2…Tulane hopes limiting mistakes will stop its slide…UNC athletic director to receive $1 million over 5 years in deferred payments…Alabama reserve QB Jones arrested on DUI, fake ID charges…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe
  Bonesville Pregame Podcast
• Special Feature
  Game Day Weather

Volleyball Clinches Winning Season With 3-1 Home Victory Over USF  ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates must win out for bowl
• GAMEDAY: Davon Grayson Q&A
• ECU’s Sheppard, Wilkins suspended
• King looking to stick at QB for Houston

Washington Daily News

• Pirates set to travel to hyped Houston
• Stepping Up: ECU baseball puts its money where its mouth is

Game Preview: Houston Hosts ECU In Saturday Matinee theamerican.org

Houston Chronicle

• College football preview: Houston vs. East Carolina
• Houston’s D’Eriq King to make first career start at quarterback against East Carolina
• Breaking down Houston vs. East Carolina

College Football’s Biggest, Boldest Advertisements Now Have 18 Wheels New York Times

ECU suspends pair of hoopsters just before Chapel Hill exhibitions WNCT 9

Jeremy Sheppard, Raquan Wilkins suspended indefinitely WITN 7

Men’s basketball announces two suspensions ahead of season The East Carolinian

247 Sports

• GAME DAY: ECU @ Houston
• ECU @ Houston: How to watch, listen and more
• Sophomores Jeremy Sheppard and Raquan Wilkins Suspended
• Holton Ahlers scores 11 TDs, leads Conley to conference title
• Coach Speak: A lot to like about 2020 DB Malachi Moore

Around the American Athletic Conference

Riley Ferguson, No. 22 Memphis roll over Tulsa 41-14 Associated Press

theamerican.org

• Memphis Remains Atop West Division With Win At Tulsa
• Game Preview: SMU, UCF Meet In Dallas on ESPN2
• Game Preview: Tulane Renews Acquaintances With Cincinnati
• Game Preview: UConn Welcomes USF For East Division Showdown
• Women’s Volleyball: Friday Recap
• Women’s Soccer: High-Powered Offense Advances UCF To Finals
• Women’s Soccer: Viens’ First Half Goal Sends Bulls To Finals

South Florida heads to UConn after season’s first loss Fox Sports

USF Bulls welcome return of chip on the shoulder after upset loss Tampa Bay Times

UConn To Close Rentschler Field Season Against Quinton Flowers And USF Hartford Courant

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF AD Danny White: Scott Frost will likely be back next year — if school and fans do their part
• UCF football focused, ready for a hostile SMU crowd
• UCF defensive line ready for a test at SMU Saturday

Memphis 41, Tulsa 14: 5 things we learned Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• No. 23 Memphis at TU: Tigers pull away in second half against Hurricane
• Photo gallery: See the best images from Tulsa’s Friday home game against Memphis
• Guerin Emig: Mike Norvell flips script on Philip Montgomery as Memphis waxes Tulsa
• TU vs. Memphis notebook: D’Angelo Brewer hits a milestone
• TU basketball: Hurricane plays second exhibition Saturday

Tulane hopes limiting mistakes will stop its slide New Orleans Advocate

Navy not pointing fingers in wake of three-game losing streak Annapolis Capital

Nutile impresses again in second start at QB for Owls Philly.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Big 5 football matchups Fayetteville Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC athletic director to receive $1 million over 5 years in deferred payments
• Revenge, ACC title implications. NC State-Clemson has a little bit of everything
• Just like 38 years ago, NC State must beat Clemson for a shot at ACC football title
• Here’s what we learned from N.C. State’s easy exhibition win over Mars Hill
• Wake Forest running back Devon Lawrence commits to UNC

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks run game rejuvenated, but Bulldogs might be end of line
• Jerry Meyers taking indefinite leave, won’t return to Gamecocks
• Connolly’s prediction: NC State has best skill Clemson has seen. Can Tigers slow it down?

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• A Tech-Miami breakdown … with a bold prediction
• Kick to ODU’s Isaiah Harper? Do so at your own peril.
• Desperately needing a win, Cavs brace for Georgia Tech’s option game

WRAL SportsFan

• Topics & Takes: End stadium proposals, the stakes for NC State & turnover tokens for all teams
• Gravley: Wolfpack need to embrace the moment against Tigers
• UNC concussion study gets surprising result

The Associated Press

• Huntley throws for 4 TDs, Utah rolls to 48-17 win over UCLA
• Freshman Zane Dudek runs for 3 TDs, Yale beats Brown 34-7
• Dr. John Risher, Virginia’s oldest statistician, dies
• Column: How ‘Bout Them Dawgs! UGa revels in No. 1 ranking
• Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma St. could affect title, Heisman races
• Alabama reserve QB Jones arrested on DUI, fake ID charges
• UAB, football coach Bill Clark agree to new 5-year contract
• Former Washington State linebacker accused of killing wife

Facing No. 1 James Madison again looks to be a tall order for URI Providence Journal

Following DUI arrest, Clemons to return as WVU’s Mountaineer mascot Charleston Gazette Mail