Turnovers costly for East Carolina in 42-20 loss to Houston…UH’s defense wrecks East Carolina in win…Hart: Still no timeline for AD hire…No. 9 UCF Rallies Past Memphis For 19th Straight Win…Temple rallies to hand Navy its third straight loss, 24-17…Long drive in final minute rescues Virginia Tech in win at UNC…No. 13 LSU beats No. 2 Georgia 36-16 at Death Valley…Astros Top Red Sox in an A.L.C.S. Game 1 That Is Far From a Grand Opening…Canes find another way to win, rally to top Wild 5-4 in OT…Can Panthers improve to 3-0 this season against NFC East foes Sunday at Washington?

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Final stages provide hope
• Audio Feature
  Coach Mo Postgame
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• Fast Start Lifts Houston Past ECU
• ECU MBB Finishes Off Week Two Of Practice
• Pirates Capture First Dual Meet Victory
• Nick Ciaccia Claims Individual XC Crown At Pirate Invitational

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates grounded again in 42-20 loss
• HOUSTON-ECU: Three answers
• Offensive woes stifle Pirates
• Hart: Still no timeline for AD hire

Turnovers costly for East Carolina in 42-20 loss to Houston Raleigh News and Observer

Houston Chronicle

• UH’s defense wrecks East Carolina in win
• UH helmet stickers: Top performers vs. East Carolina
• Ed Oliver Watch: Dominant over East Carolina
• Cougars Extra Points: UH 42, East Carolina 20

Houston topples ECU, 42-20 WNCT 9

King-led Houston controls ECU in 42-20 win WITN 7

WCTI 12

• ECU remains winless in conference play falling to Houston
• ECU reacts to loss to Houston

247 Sports

• ECU offense stagnant in 42-20 loss to Houston
• Three Takeaways from ECU’s 42-20 loss to Houston
• Houston 42, ECU 20: How it looked from the sidelines

ECU Falls to Houston 42-20 Rivals.com

King-led Houston controls ECU in 42-20 win WRAL SportsFan

OU football: Ruffin McNeill brings a different attitude to Oklahoma’s defense NewsOK

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Oliver, King Pace Houston Past ECU
• No. 9 UCF Rallies Past Memphis For 19th Straight Win
• Temple Tops Navy To Get To 3-0 In The American
• Cross country teams wrap up regular season

Orlando Sentinel

• No. 10 UCF rallies to beat Memphis, extends nation’s longest win streak to 19 games
• UCF players stick with routine on road, helping extend nation’s longest win streak
• Three things we learned from UCF’s 31-30 win at Memphis
• Get ‘Heuped’ up UCF fans: On fourth down, your coach proved to be an attacking champion

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football lets UCF upset bid slip away in a collapse that will now define its season
• Breaking down Memphis’ loss to UCF
• UCF 31, Memphis 30: 5 things we learned from the Tigers’ home collapse
• Best, worst from Tigers’ gut-wrenching loss to UCF

Another deflating outcome for TU, which hasn’t defeated an FBS team in a year Tulsa World

Philly.com

• Temple edges Navy as Ventell Bryant steps up for timely touchdown catch
• Temple football notes: Owls shut down triple option for most of the second half

Annapolis Capital

• Temple rallies to hand Navy its third straight loss, 24-17
• Niumatalolo irate about penalty that nullified go-ahead touchdown

Niumatalolo fumes after Mids’ 24-17 loss Washington Post

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Virginia Tech goes the distance, drives 98 yards to defeat Tar Heels in final minutes
• Five observations from UNC’s crushing 22-19 defeat to Virginia Tech
• North Carolina coach Larry Fedora following loss to Virginia Tech: ‘It’s frustrating for me’
• UNC still looking for answers at QB after excruciating loss
• Duke turns Georgia Tech miscues into a 28-14 win
• Sterling defense helped Duke stuff Georgia Tech. A new starter played a big role.

Tar Heels unable to seal deal as Hokies survive Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Long drive in final minute rescues Virginia Tech in win at UNC
• Defense steers Cavaliers to upset of No. 16 Miami
• Familiar fourth-quarter breakdowns cost Old Dominion in loss to Marshall

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks drop chance to snap winless streak vs. Texas A&M
• Offensive: Bentley, USC receivers bear the brunt of fans’ ire in loss to A&M
• Worst time of possession in 15 years dooms South Carolina’s defense vs. Texas A&M
• Former Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant spotted on a visit to UNC
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: South Carolina vs. Texas A&M

WRAL SportsFan

• Where Duke, North Carolina and NC State stand after a crazy Week 7
• UNC loses in final minute 22-19 to Virginia Tech
• ACC Panic Room: Heels continue to beat themselves
• NC State’s bye week superlatives
• Duke beats fumble-prone Georgia Tech 28-14

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Is anybody good? Contenders flail
• No. 13 LSU beats No. 2 Georgia 36-16 at Death Valley
• Tagovailoa, No. 1 Alabama race past Missouri 39-10
• Alabama’s Tagovailoa hurt in Missouri game
• Guarantano leads Tennessee to upset of No. 21 Auburn, 30-24
• Patterson-led No. 12 Michigan routs No. 15 Wisconsin 38-13
• No. 17 Oregon outlasts No. 7 Washington 30-27 in OT
• LeMay helps Charlotte pull away from W. Kentucky, 40-14
• Wilson accounts for 4 TDs as BYU beats Hawaii 49-23

Washington Post

• Maryland football holds hapless Rutgers to eight passing yards, picks off five passes
• Cavs make major turnaround in win