ECU-N.C. A&T Game Postponed Until Sunday, Sept. 2 At 3:30 P.M….Temple becomes FBS’ second FCS victim of Week 1 as Villanova claims season-opening win…UNC’s Nathan Elliott struggles, as Tar Heels lose to Cal Bears in season opener…Old Dominion falls flat in season opener at Liberty…Cincinnati Overpowers UCLA, 26-17…App State nearly upsets Penn State

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ECU, A&T to play Sunday Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• ECU-N.C. A&T Game Postponed Until Sunday, Sept. 2 At 3:30 P.M.
• ECU VB Sweeps USC Upstate And Tennessee Tech
• Gameday: ECU Soccer  Finishes Road Trip At George Mason
• ECU XC Wins Season-Opening Carolina Challenge In Columbia

ECU-A&T clash postponed until Sunday  Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU home opener postponed to Sunday because of intense storms WNCT 9

ECU football’s home opener postponed, rescheduled for Sunday WITN 7

ECU postpones home opener to Sunday WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU, North Carolina A&T game rescheduled for Sunday afternoon
• ECU season-opening kickoff delayed multiple times, postponed
• Tim Irvin suspended for season opener

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Navy Rally Is Too Late Against Hawaii
• North Texas Tops SMU 46-23
• Cincinnati Overpowers UCLA, 26-17
• Memphis Overwhelms Mercer In Opener, 66-14
• Skipper In Command As Tulsa Beats Central Arkansas
• Barnett Strong In Debut As USF Tops Elon
• Temple Stunned By Villanova In Season-Opener
• Houston Rallies Past Rice Behind King, Oliver

The Associated Press

• Cincinnati spoils Chip Kelly’s UCLA debut with 26-17 win
• McDonald’s 6 TD passes help Hawaii beat Navy 59-41
• Fine’s 3 TD passes lift North Texas over SMU 46-23
• North Carolina A&T at East Carolina postponed until Sunday

Warren Carries, Defense Leads Bearcats to 26-17 Win Over UCLA Down the Drive

Cincinnati Bearcats football: Takeaways from 26-17 season-opening road upset of UCLA Cincinnati Enquirer

UCLA vs. Cincinnati: Bruins are beaten 26-17 by the Bearcats LATimes

Tampa Bay Times

• New QB Barnett picks up where Flowers left off in 34-14 USF win
• USF journal: Missing RBs not an issue in opener

Temple becomes FBS’ second FCS victim of Week 1 as Villanova claims season-opening win NBCSports

Start to finish, this was Villanova’s day Philly.com

UNT’s dominant showing over SMU just the first measure of how far Mean Green have come under Seth Littrell Dallas News

Memphis 66, Mercer 14: 5 things we learned in Brady White’s debut as Tigers QB Memphis Commercial Appeal

Central Arkansas at Tulsa: Hurricane rallies, holds off Bears, 38-27 Tulsa World

UH takes Bayou Bucket after hard-fought battle with Rice Houston Chronicle

Navy can’t overcome fast start by Hawaii, 59-41 Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC’s Nathan Elliott struggles, as Tar Heels lose to Cal Bears in season opener
• Analysis: Five observations from the UNC Tar Heel’s season-opening loss to Cal
• Jakobi Meyers has a career day as N.C. State holds off JMU, 24-13, in opener
• NC State’s happy to be 1-0 but has plenty of room to improve
• X-Rays negative for N.C. State defensive tackle Eurndraus Bryant

Where UNC, Duke and NC State stand after Week 1 WRAL SportsFan

Winston Salem Journal

• App State nearly upsets Penn State
• The play that confirmed everything about App State’s Zac Thomas to his coach
• WSSU’s game with UNC Pembroke is postponed until Sunday at Bowman Gray Stadium
• 5 final takeaways from Wake Forest’s season-opening win at Tulane

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion falls flat in season opener at Liberty
• QB Perkins, Cavaliers cruise past Richmond in opener
• Former ODU star wins Carolina Panthers’ backup QB job

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks cruised past Coastal. Will good vibes carry over to Georgia game?
• Clemson pounds Furman as Trevor Lawrence debuts, Tigers offense shines

The Associated Press

• BYU spoils Sumlin’s debut with 28-23 win over Arizona
• Green-out: No. 12 Notre Dame beats No. 14 Michigan 24-17
• Tagovailoa shines, No. 1 Alabama routs Louisville 51-14
• Fourcade leads Nicholls to 26-23 overtime win over Kansas
• Experienced Charlotte downs Fordham 34-10
• No. 10 Nittany Lions edge Appalachian State 45-38 in OT
• Grier leads No. 17 West Virginia past Tennessee 40-14
• Defense keys California’s 24-17 win over North Carolina
• Meyer-less No. 5 Ohio State routs Oregon St 77-31 in opener
• Maryland stuns No. 23 Texas 34-29 for interim coach Canada
• No. 2 Clemson pounds Furman 48-7, QB question unanswered

Washington Post

• College football winners and losers Week 1: Oklahoma isn’t missing Baker Mayfield yet
• One Maryland win can’t wash away tragedy. But it can be celebrated.
• Maryland upsets Texas, sparked by Jeshaun Jones and paying tribute to Jordan McNair
• Maryland took a penalty in tribute to Jordan McNair. Texas declined it.