Pirates crushed again in Philly…ECU fails to find end zone for first time in 6 years in loss to Temple…Tragedy of Marshall University crash remembered on anniversary…ECU Tops Virginia In Exhibition, 5-2…No. 12 UCF rolls to 48-20 win over SMU, extends win streak to 18 games…With win over Tulane, Cincinnati starts season 6-0 for first time since Brian Kelly was head coach…More Of Same From UConn In 55-14 Loss To Memphis…Sophomore quarterback leads Air Force to 35-7 rout of Navy…Hokies are too young, too hurt and too prone to mistakes to beat Notre Dame…Wolfpack holds off BC rally, 28-23…Florida Atlantic strikes quickly in dropping Old Dominion to 1-5…Scarnecchia saves South Carolina from Mother Nature and Missouri…Nurmagomedov-McGregor brawl leaves UFC world reeling, wondering what’s next

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Pirates experience relapse at Temple
• Audio Feature
  Coach Mo Postgame
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• ECU Tops Virginia In Exhibition, 5-2
• Pirates Fall To Temple In Philadelphia

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates crushed again in Philly
• Wright’s return adds to Temple’s TD streak
• ECU-TEMPLE: Three answers
• Pirates win fall game over Cavs

Pirates’ ship run aground by Temple The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• Temple blasts ECU on the road
• Pirates top Virginia in fall exhibition

WITN 7

• ECU baseball tops UVA in exhibition game, 5-2
• Russo throws for 4 scores in Temple’s 49-6 victory over ECU

Tragedy of Marshall University crash remembered on anniversary WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU routed in Philly
• Russo rocks, Owls roll to 49-6 win over ECU
• Players react to disappointing loss to Temple
• Three takeaways from ECU’s loss at Temple
• What Scottie Montgomery said after ECU’s 49-6 loss to Temple

Russo Throws Four Touchdowns as Temple Topples ECU 49-6 Rivals.com

ECU fails to find end zone for first time in 6 years in loss to Temple Raleigh News and Observer

Philly.com

• Rock Ya-Sin holds his own against a fellow NFL prospect in ECU’s Trevon Brown
• Temple 49, East Carolina 6
• Temple routs East Carolina University, 49-6

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Temple Off To 2-0 Start In American With Win Against ECU
• Memphis Beats UConn For First Conference Victory
• No. 12 UCF Wins 18th Straight, Tops SMU
• Cronkrite Sets Rushing Record As USF Races Past UMass
• Navy Drops Commander-In-Chief’s Series Opener To Air Force
• Bowl Eligibility For Cincinnati As Bearcats Top Tulane

A record day for USF’s Jordan Cronkrite Tampa Bay Times

With win over Tulane, Cincinnati starts season 6-0 for first time since Brian Kelly was head coach NBC Sports

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC’s Fickell recaps win over Tulane, as Bearcats reach bowl eligibility
• UC’s Ethan Tucky reacts to blocked punt against Tulane

New Orleans Advocate

• Unbeaten Cincinnati shuts down Tulane offense in 37-21 win
• Cincinnati 37, Tulane 21: Guerry Smith’s Three and Out

Tulane offense sputters in 37-21 conference loss at Cincinnati New Orleans Times Picayune

No. 12 UCF rolls to 48-20 win over SMU, extends win streak to 18 games Orlando Sentinel

5 thoughts from SMU’s 48-20 loss to UCF: Knights’ tempo proves too much for the Ponies Dallas News

More Of Same From UConn In 55-14 Loss To Memphis Hartford Courant

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football: Best, worst from the Tigers’ win over UConn
• Memphis coach Mike Norvell discusses the Tigers’ win over Connecticut

Annapolis Capital

• Sophomore quarterback leads Air Force to 35-7 rout of Navy
• Ivin Jasper shoulders blame for Navy’s poor performance

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• It’s a new world for ‘new NC State’
• Wolfpack holds off BC rally, 28-23
• NCCU outguns Howard, 40-35, in MEAC shootout

Winston Salem Journal

• Clemson runs away from Wake Forest in another top-10 blowout
• Ownership of blowout loss starts at top for Wake Forest and funnels down through roster
• Kerrion Moore carries WSSU to a convincing 34-14 win over J.C. Smith in Charlotte
• What allowed N.C. State to get to 5-0 ahead of a showdown against Clemson? A stellar defensive performance against Boston College.

Washington Post

• Defensive breakdowns doom Virginia Tech as Notre Dame rolls to a 45-23 win
• Penalties prove costly for Terps in loss to Wolverines
• College football’s biggest winners and losers from Saturday

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies are too young, too hurt and too prone to mistakes to beat Notre Dame
• Florida Atlantic strikes quickly in dropping Old Dominion to 1-5
• Florida A&M turns expected shootout with NSU into a shutout

Columbia The State

• Scarnecchia saves South Carolina from Mother Nature and Missouri
• In a bizarre game, Michael Scarnecchia steals the show and gives USC all it needed
• Why South Carolina’s Missouri win could have subtle, big impact on course of season
• USC-Missouri report card: QBs get high marks, defense not so much
• How the rain derailed Missouri in ‘a strange third quarter’ and gave USC new life
• Clemson pounds Wake Forest to remain undefeated
• With C.J. Fuller on their minds, Clemson put up a historic day ‘for him’
• Final statistics from Kentucky’s 20-14 overtime loss at Texas A&M

No. 23 NC State shows ‘no flinch,’ in surviving Boston College, 28-23 WRAL SportsFan

College Football Scores: Texas Rallies to Shock No. 7 Oklahoma New York Times