Pirates Top Cincinnati To Clinch WSoccer Playoff Berth…ECU freshman runner lauded by AAC…Pirates still working on run game…ECU season tickets experiencing slight uptick under Joe Dooley…Gardner Minshew’s NFL Draft stock is not only existent, but soaring…Navy Faces No. 3 Notre Dame In San Diego…Houston Hosts USF On ABC Saturday…Memphis football ‘humbled’ at 4-4…Syracuse hosts No. 22 NC State; Orange unbeaten at home…Dodgers outlast Red Sox in 18-inning marathon to tighten World Series

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU VB Falters At Tulane, 3-1
• Pirates Top Cincinnati To Clinch WSoccer Playoff Berth
• Pirates Travel To Greensboro For Final Fall Tournament

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates still working on run game
• ECU freshman runner lauded by AAC
• Monk to the forefront

247 Sports

• ECU season tickets experiencing slight uptick under Joe Dooley
• Competition remains open for ECU’s starting five
• Notable quotes from ECU Basketball Media Day

Gardner Minshew’s NFL Draft stock is not only existent, but soaring at midpoint of Washington State season The Spokesman Review

Around the American Athletic Conference

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• Navy Faces No. 3 Notre Dame In San Diego
• Tulsa Hosts Tulane In West Division Matchup
• Houston Hosts USF On ABC Saturday
• SMU Hosts Cincinnati In Matchup Of Divisional Contenders
• UConn Battles New England Neighbor Massachusetts Saturday
• The American Huddle: Episode 18
• No. 14 USF Wins Regular Season Title; Hosts WSoccer Championship Tournament
• No. 25 UCF and Tulane extend VB winning streaks on Friday Night

AAC Daily: Memphis Tigers, Playoff System Issues and Money BCSNN

A Quinton clone? Houston QB reminds Bulls of Flowers Tampa Bay Times

Houston Chronicle

• UConn QB David Pindell on verge of running into the record book
• College football preview: No. 21 South Florida vs. Houston 

UCF grateful bye week gave Knights chance to recover, recharge Orlando Sentinel

Republican-American

• UConn’s offensive line starting to gel
• Everything you need to know about UConn vs. UMass

College football gameday capsule: UMass at UConn New Haven Register

Highly rated freshmen hope to build winning program with Tulane men’s hoops New Orleans Advocate

Tulane’s Donnie Lewis, ‘a cornerback with a safety’s mind,’ relishes first career pick-6 New Orleans Times Picayune

Cincinnati Bearcats vs. SMU Mustangs scouting report and prediction Cincinnati Enquirer

5 things SMU fans need to know about Cincinnati: Bearcats’ defense might rival TCU’s toughness Dallas News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football ‘humbled’ at 4-4: Five things to know coming off bye week
• Memphis basketball: Penny Hardaway, Tigers right fit for a fresh start for Isaiah Maurice

Tulane at Tulsa: Hurricane returns home to take on Green Wave; Here’s everything you need to know Tulsa World

Annapolis Capital

• Navy-Notre Dame breakdown: An in-depth look at the matchup
• Navy looks to knock Notre Dame out of national championship contention

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• After the defensive struggles at Clemson, NC State knows opponents will pounce on weaknesses
• UNC’s Fedora says if the game is tight, his team is playing to win, not to avoid losing
• Gameday Guide: Clemson vs. Florida State TV info, watch online, radio, more

Saturday’s in-state FBS games Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• With a break looming, ODU looks to build on last week’s wild and crazy win
• Plan coming together as Cavaliers brace for Tar Heels
• Hokies “manhandled” by Georgia Tech in historic fashion

The Associated Press

• Dillon carries for 149 yards and a TD in BC’s 27-14 win
• No. 23 Utah rolls over UCLA 41-10 behind Moss’ career night
• Wyoming scores 21 unanswered in 3rd to win Border War
• Morgan, Minnesota top Indiana 38-31 on late 67-yard TD pass
• Louisiana Tech ends FAU’s 10-game home winning streak 21-13
• Panthers, Blue Devils meet looking to stay in Coastal race
• Syracuse hosts No. 22 NC State; Orange unbeaten at home
• No. 14 Washington St provides tough test for No. 24 Stanford
• No. 18 Penn St starts string of contenders with No. 18 Iowa
• South Carolina, Tennessee seeking faster starts to games
• Wake Forest, Louisville both looking for 1st ACC victory
• Illinois, Maryland matchup could come down to ground game

Washington Post

• Maryland regents meet with DJ Durkin; AD says, ‘We just have to wait to see what happens’
• What we know (and don’t know) from the report
• College football games on TV today: Before playoff rankings, it’s oh so quiet
• Alabama is a factor even on a week off