Turnovers Doom Pirates in Season-Opening Setback…Montgomery: Can’t blame on Mother Nature…Thunderstruck: A&T’s long, strange trip to Greenville exposes ECU flaws…”It’s definitely not the finish we thought we would have”…ECU VB Sweeps N.C. Central For Third-Straight Victory…No. 25 LSU off and running with 33-17 win over No. 8 Miami …College football opening-weekend weather woes: Stadiums cleared, games called …Brad Keselowski’s late move in the pits wins Southern 500…Serena Williams Loses a Set but Surges to a Win in the U.S. Open

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Aggies roll on as ECU sputters in red zone
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery
• Audio Feature
  Coach Mo Postgame

ecupirates.com

• Turnovers Doom Pirates in Season-Opening Setback
• ECU VB Sweeps N.C. Central For Third-Straight Victory
• Pirate soccer Falls to George Mason 2-1

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates upended again, lose 28-23
• Montgomery: Can’t blame on Mother Nature
• ECU’s youth gets trial by fire
• A&T-ECU: Three answers

ECU misses too many opportunities in 28-23 loss to NC A&T Raleigh News and Observer

Greensboro News-Record

• Ed Hardin: Thunderstruck: A&T’s long, strange trip to Greenville exposes ECU flaws
• A&T makes the big plays, stays perfect against imperfect East Carolina

North Carolina A&T upsets ECU, 28-23 WNCT 9

North Carolina A&T knocks off FBS team for 3rd straight year WITN 7

ECU falls in season opener plus more college highlights & Panthers WCTI 12

247 Sports

• “It’s definitely not the finish we thought we would have”
• FINAL: North Carolina A&T 28, ECU 23
• Final sequence, turnovers haunt ECU in shocking loss to A&T
• Three takeaways from ECU’s opening loss to NC A&T
• North Carolina A&T 28 @ ECU 23: How it looked from the sidelines

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Cincinnati and ECU VB conclude weekend action with Sunday wins.
• ECU Falls To North Carolina A&T In Rescheduled Opener
• Cross country wins 9 races and collects 9 individual titles on Opening Weekend

Jones: Get excited about USF, a team on the rise Tampa Bay Times

UConn Football Nepotism Case Heading To Court Hartford Courant

Five quick observations a day after the Temple’s season-opening loss Philly.com

TU football: Season-opening win produces celebration, areas to improve in Tulsa World

Ed Oliver Watch: Heisman campaign begins Houston Chronicle

Niumatalolo reflects on season-opening loss to Hawaii Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

• North Carolina A&T knocks off FBS team for 3rd straight year
• No. 25 LSU off and running with 33-17 win over No. 8 Miami 
• Canceled openers leave ISU, Huskers scrambling to find games

BATTLE FOR NC: Wolfpack debuts in 1st Greenville Daily Reflector

BOZICH | Top 13, Bottom 5 — with a new Number One in college football WDRB

Hokies looking to show they won’t wilt in national spotlight Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Raleigh News and Observer

• Sunday progress report: Grading the UNC Tar Heels’ performance against the Cal Bears
• Analysis: Five observations from the UNC Tar Heel’s season-opening loss to Cal
• NC State’s happy to be 1-0 but has plenty of room to improve

Winston Salem Journal

• Kerrion Moore saves the day as WSSU has to rally to beat UNC Pembroke 23-20 at Bowman Gray Stadium
• ‘The sky’s the limit’ for collection of weapons on the App State offense

As ACC’s youngest team, Hokies face historic opener at FSU Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

• What Dabo said about Clemson’s plan for the quarterbacks vs. Texas A&M
• Scouting Clemson’s next opponent: Texas A&M
• South Carolina defensive starter will miss practice time this week, expected to play
• Five things we learned from South Carolina’s win against Coastal

College football opening-weekend weather woes: Stadiums cleared, games called Syracuse.com