Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, November 5, 2017

Houston storms past ECU 52-27, drops Pirates to 2-7…Minshew sets completion record…Key moments haunt ECU again…East Carolina dismisses Rice from team for violating policy…Tulane loses to Cincinnati after series of late-game mishaps…No. 18 UCF narrowly passes road test, edges SMU…UConn Closes Rentschler Doors For 2017 With Record-Low Attendance Average…West Virginia beats No. 14 Iowa State 20-16…N.C. State goes down kicking, screaming and accusing…Unbeaten Hurricanes drain Hokies’ Coastal Division hopes…Mims’ 2 TDs help Fresno State beat BYU 20-13…Panthers open post-Benjamin era vs. NFC South rival Falcons…Redskins made do while Seahawks made moves. The contrast could be obvious Sunday.

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Cougars follow up strong vs. ECU
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery
• Audio Feature
  Postgame Presser

Pirates Fall At Houston ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Key moments haunt ECU again
• Houston takes over against ECU

Minshew sets completion record as Pirates fall at Houston WNCT 9

WITN 7

• Houston storms past ECU 52-27, drops Pirates to 2-7
• Messiah Rice dismissed from ECU football program

Pirates crushed in Houston, failing to meet bowl eligibility The East Carolinian

King leads Houston past ECU Fayetteville Observer (AP)

247 Sports

• ECU upended in Houston
• What We Learned: ECU falls in Houston
• Game Balls: East Carolina
• Houston 52, ECU 27: Montgomery, players react
• Messiah Rice dismissed from ECU football team

Houston Remains Hot After a 52-27 Win Over Error Prone East Carolina Rivals.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston Gains Bowl Eligibility With Win Against ECU
• UCF Gets To 8-0 With 31-24 Win at SMU
• Cincinnati Gets Road Win At Tulane, 17-16
• Flowers’ Career Day Pushes USF Past UConn
• The Rise: Tailgate Edition
• USF, UCF Face-Off In The American Women’s Soccer Championship

The Associated Press

• Cincinnati survives tense game 17-16 against Tulane
• Flowers 516 yards lead South Florida to 37-20 win at UConn
• No. 15 UCF stays undefeated with 31-24 victory over SMU

AAC roundup: Quinton Flowers’ career day propels South Florida to 37-20 win at UConn Tulsa World

New Orleans Advocate

• A homecoming letdown: Tulane loses to Cincinnati after series of late-game mishaps
• ‘Always tough to lose that close’: Tulane laments its only missed field goal in loss to Cincinnati
• WALKER: Tulane relapses into old ways in homecoming loss to Cincinnati
• Cincinnati at Tulane: Guerry Smith’s top three thoughts

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Missed opportunities prove critical in Tulane’s 17-16 homecoming loss to Cincinnati
• Missed field goal stalls Tulane comeback as Cincinnati spoils homecoming, 17-16

Tampa Bay Times

• USF journal: More milestones for Quinton Flowers
• USF offense back on track in 37-20 win over UConn
• Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-UConn

Hartford Courant

• Jeff Jacobs: It’s Been An ‘Insane Ride’ For UConn Seniors
• UConn Can’t Contain Quinton Flowers As South Florida Pulls Away
• UConn Closes Rentschler Doors For 2017 With Record-Low Attendance Average

Orlando Sentinel

• No. 18 UCF narrowly passes road test, edges SMU
• UCF coach Scott Frost wasn’t just battling SMU, but Gators and ‘Huskers, too
• UCF QB McKenzie Milton suffers through lackluster first half during win over SMU

Dallas News

• No. 15 UCF stays undefeated with 31-24 victory over SMU 
• Takeaways: SMU misses several opportunities in 31-24 loss to No. 18 UCF
• One of SMU’s biggest bad habits rears its ugly head again as bid to upset UCF falls short

RB Kyle Wright decommits from Temple Philly.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Hokies fall hard to another top-10 opponent, this time Miami Hampton Roads Daily Press

‘Turnover Chain’ strikes again as Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech Washington Post

Columbia The State

• Clemson moves closer to ACC crown, playoff berth with win at NC State
• Brent Venables stayed calm at halftime, helped Clemson turn around game vs. NC State
• South Carolina stays close but can’t topple Georgia
• Moral victory? Muschamp says no way, but it was still a battle

Raleigh News and Observer

• Clemson stuffs NC State in second half, rallies to win ACC showdown
• Officials, penalties leave NC State frustrated after loss to Clemson
• Pack’s Finley says he didn’t play well enough to beat Clemson
• Like Saturday’s full moon, N.C. State’s season a promise unfulfilled

WRAL SportsFan

• Opportunity to own Atlantic Division lost, others left for Pack
• Best of Logan Zone

The Associated Press

• Coastal time: No. 9 Miami beats No. 13 Virginia Tech 28-10
• No. 6 Clemson holds off No. 20 NC State 38-31 in ACC
• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Big Ten cracks up; Bedlam goes bananas
• Bedlam: No. 8 Oklahoma outscores No. 11 Oklahoma State 62-52
• Stanley, Hawkeyes throttle No. 3 Ohio State 55-24
• Hurts, No. 1 Alabama hold off No. 19 LSU, 24-10
• No. 24 Spartans wait out delay, upset No. 7 Penn State 27-24
• Mims’ 2 TDs help Fresno State beat BYU 20-13
• Tennessee beats Southern Miss 24-10 to snap 4-game skid
• No. 5 Irish survive injury scares, beat Wake Forest 48-37
• Benkert rallied Virginia past Georgia Tech, 40-36
• West Virginia beats No. 14 Iowa State 20-16
• Louisiana-Monroe hands App State first Sun Belt loss 52-45
• Rice with 2 FGs, Old Dominion beats Charlotte 6-0

Winston Salem Journal

• Deacons defense fails test against Notre Dame
• Ed Hardin: N.C. State goes down kicking, screaming and accusing
• Louisiana Monroe wins high-scoring, back-and-forth battle against App State
• Unbeaten A&T notches record-breaking victory at Norfolk State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Unbeaten Hurricanes drain Hokies’ Coastal Division hopes
• Monarchs snap 6-game skid with shutout of Charlotte at Foreman Field
• Cavaliers survive Georgia Tech, become bowl eligible