Many still unable to get back home across eastern Carolina …East Carolina to resume classes Wednesday…A second bye week in college is worth considering…ECU reconstruction on display?…South Florida stuns Illinois 25-19 with late 50-yard touchdown bomb…Temple rolls to 35-14 upset of previously unbeaten Maryland…Minshew leads Washington St. over E. Washington 59-24…Canada runs for 2 scores, BYU upsets No. 6 Wisconsin 24-21…UH loses safety Garrett Davis for rest of season with broken foot…Trick play on punt return leads to highlight-reel touchdown for Mean Green against Arkansas…Falcons’ DeVonta Freeman to miss Panthers game

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Hurricane Florence makes exit, leaving battered communities behind WNCT 9

East Carolina to resume classes Wednesday The East Carolinian

Many still unable to get back home across eastern Carolina WITN 7

Photos and videos from Hurricane Florence WCTI 12

SUMMERS: ECU reconstruction on display? Greenville Daily Reflector

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulsa Comeback Bid Falls Short Against Arkansas State
• Record-Setting Day For Cincinnati In Home Opener
• Houston Drops Shootout With Texas Tech
• USF Stays Unbeaten After Rallying Past Illinois
• No. 19 Michigan Pulls Away From SMU
• Navy Outruns Lehigh Behind Perry’s 3 TDs
• Tulane Comeback Comes Up Short at UAB
• UConn Outscores Rhode Island To Pick Up First Win
• Temple Upends Maryland To Get First Win
• Tulsa Downs Crosstown Rival Oral Roberts
• Volleyball concludes regular season tournaments

South Florida stuns Illinois 25-19 with late 50-yard touchdown bomb Chicago Tribune

Illini come up empty — like the Soldier Field stands — in 25-19 loss to USF Chicago Sun Times

South Florida stuns Illinois St Louis Post Dispatch

Tampa Bay Times

• USF shakes off horrific half, rallies past Illinois 25-19
• USF morning after: 5 random thoughts on the unbeaten Bulls
• Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-Illinois

Mike Anthony: UConn Defense Struggles But Ultimately Helps Huskies Earn First Victory Hartford Courant

UConn escapes with first win after late defensive stand New Haven Register

Dallas News

• 5 thoughts from Michigan’s 45-20 win over SMU: Mustangs’ defense shows positive signs and a freshman QB shines
• Quarterback change isn’t enough to lift Sonny Dykes, SMU to victory against Michigan
• ‘I shouldn’t have got the flag’: SMU coach Sonny Dykes dishes on key unsportsmanlike conduct penalty
• National reaction: SMU WR James Proche proves he can be elite in 45-20 loss to Michigan

Offense clicks on all cylinders as Navy routs Lehigh Annapolis Capital

The Associated Press

• Barnett rallies South Florida to 25-19 win over Illinois
• Cincinnati roughs up Alabama A&M 63-7
• Perry with 3 touchdowns, leads Navy past Lehigh 51-21
• Temple rolls to 35-14 upset of previously unbeaten Maryland
• Erdely with late TD to Scott puts UAB over Tulane 31-24
• White throws for 5 TDs, Memphis breezes by Georgia State

Memphis 59, Georgia State 22: Tigers football is still a lot of fun right now. Don’t forget that. Memphis Commercial Appeal

Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Alabama A&M, Sept. 15 Cincinnati Enquirer

Arkansas State at Tulsa: Hurricane’s fourth-quarter rally falls short Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Freshman Alan Bowman carries Texas Tech past UH in slugfest
• UH loses safety Garrett Davis for rest of season with broken foot
• Ed Oliver Watch: Texas Tech contains UH DT

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane misses opportunities at end, loses 31-24 to UAB
• Tulane-UAB notebook: Fritz regrets change of heart on fourth-down decision

How Tulane nearly rallied to beat UAB New Orleans Times Picayune

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Downgraded Florence a danger as river flooding rises in Carolinas, with death toll at 14 Charlotte Observer

Without a game to play, Virginia Tech officials focused on storm preparation Roanoke Times

College football winners and losers: Gone, Wisconsin Washington Post

The Associated Press

• No. 4 Ohio State holds off No. 15 TCU 40-28 after quick TDs
• Ehlinger’s 2 TD passes lead Texas over No. 22 USC 37-14
• Minshew leads Washington St. over E. Washington 59-24
• Florida State reeling after 23-point loss at Syracuse
• Harris 3 TDs in first start as Duke beats Baylor 40-27
• North Texas stuns Arkansas in 44-17 rout
• Canada runs for 2 scores, BYU upsets No. 6 Wisconsin 24-21
• Louisville rallies past Western Kentucky 20-17
• Tracy’s FG on final play lifts No. 12 LSU over No. 7 Auburn
• Agnew, Washington lead SDSU to upset of No. 23 ASU, 28-21
• McMaryion scores 4 touchdowns to lead Fresno State over UCLA
• No. 10 Washington shuts down Utah in 21-7 victory
• No. 1 Alabama blows past Mississippi 62-7
• No. 20 Ducks dispatch San Jose State 35-22; Stanford up next
• Swain scores twice, Florida handles Colorado State 48-10
• Cornelius leads No. 24 Oklahoma St. past No. 17 Boise St.
• Chandler’s big day helps Tennessee trounce UTEP 24-0
• No. 2 Clemson’s plays amid storm for 38-7 win vs Ga Southern
• No. 8 Notre Dame holds on for 22-17 victory over Vanderbilt
• No. 21 Miami rolls past upset-minded Toledo 49-24
• Kentucky remains unbeaten in 48-10 romp over Murray State
• Fromm leads No. 3 Georgia past Middle Tennessee 49-7
• McSorley’s 5 touchdowns lead Penn State’s rout of Kent State
• Pitt defense shuts down Georgia Tech in 24-19 win
• Murray and No. 5 Oklahoma hold off Iowa State 37-27
• Huskers 0-2 for 1st time since 1957 after 24-19 loss to Troy

Columbia The State

• Clemson sheds storm distractions, last week’s performance to dominate Georgia Southern
• Clemson avoids poor weather, tops Georgia Southern to remain unbeaten
• College baseball needs shorter games, more scholarships, according to Mark Kingston

Cavs ride big first half to Music City win over Ohio Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• U.Va. makes most of ‘weird’ relocated game, surges to 45-31 win vs. Ohio
• Saturday’s ACC and local interest football roundup: Florida State’s woes continue with loss at Syracuse; Army, Navy prevail

In his first career start, Duke QB Quentin Harris overcomes slow start to beat Baylor  Raleigh News and Observer

Drastic steps are needed to improve Wake Forest’s secondary after loss to Boston College Winston Salem Journal