Voliva’s velocity, potential on the rise…Joe Dooley establishing his culture at ECU, one step at a time…ECU embracing analytics movement…Seven TDs For King As Houston Tops No. 20 USF, 57-36…Cincinnati Stuns SMU In Overtime, 26-20…Lots of offense, one important stop. Syracuse outlasts NC State, 51-41…No. 2 Clemson hands Florida State worst home loss, 59-10

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU Sweeps Dual Meet With UNCW
• Gameday: Pirates Finish WSoccer Regular Season Against UConn

Voliva’s velocity, potential on the rise Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• Joe Dooley establishing his culture at ECU, one step at a time
• ECU embracing analytics movement

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Navy Battles No. 3 Notre Dame, But Falls 44-22
• McMillan Leads Tulane Past Tulsa In First Career Start
• Cincinnati Stuns SMU In Overtime, 26-20
• Seven TDs For King As Houston Tops No. 20 USF, 57-36
• UConn Unable To Hold Of Massachusetts

UConn Stumbles Early and Often in Loss to the UMass Minutemen BCSNN

The Associated Press

• Book, Williams lead No. 3 Notre Dame over Navy, 44-22
• McMillian lifts Tulane over Tulsa 24-17
• Wiggins pick-6 in OT lifts Cincinnati past SMU 26-20
• Young runs for 148 yards, 1 TD as UMass beats UConn

Tampa Bay Times

• No. 21 USF allows program-record 57 points in loss to Houston
• USF journal: Unexpected temper flare-up from Khalid McGee

Houston Chronicle

• D’Eriq King leads UH’s rout of No. 21 South Florida
• Houston’s Ed Oliver held out of South Florida game

In knocking off unbeaten South Florida, Houston is UCF’s top challenger for major bowl berth CBS Sports

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF fan signs displayed on ESPN College GameDay, hosts tone down criticism of Knights
• No. 10 UCF focuses on preparing for Temple while other teams play

Pick Six! Cincinnati Beats SMU 26-20 in OT Down the Drive

UC’s James Wiggins recaps 86-yard pick-6 interception that won game  Cincinnati Enquirer

Dallas News

• For the second time this season, SMU QB Ben Hicks achieves a career milestone in defeat
• SMU is left thinking of the what-ifs after failing to close the door on Cincinnati
• National reaction to SMU’s loss: Twitter has already put the Titanic music behind Ben Hicks’ game-losing pick-six
• 5 thoughts from SMU’s 26-20 overtime loss to Cincinnati: Mustangs’ defense shines as offense sputters

Mike Anthony: Empty Stands, Empty Season … Just A Wet, Depressing Day For UConn Football Hartford Courant

Just McMillan rallies Tulane past Tulsa for 24-17 win New Orleans Advocate

Former LSU QB Justin McMillan leads Tulane to victory over Tulsa New Orleans Times Picayune

Tulane at Tulsa: Green Wave rallies in fourth quarter to knock off Hurricane Tulsa World

No. 3 Notre Dame pulls rank on Mids, stays unbeaten in convincing fashion Washington Post

Notre Dame builds big halftime lead, blows out Navy, 44-22 Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Pitt rallies late to stun Duke in wild ACC game
• Lots of offense, one important stop. Syracuse outlasts NC State, 51-41
• UVA hands UNC its sixth loss of the season. Here’s how it happened.

Winston Salem Journal

• Sweet revenge — even if he says it’s not — for Matt Colburn II in leading Wake Forest past Louisville
• Wake Forest notches season-saving win at Louisville
• Perkins leads Virginia past North Carolina, 31-21

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• U.Va. knocks off Tar Heels, becomes bowl-eligible again
• Miscues doom ODU in blowout loss to Middle Tennessee

Columbia The State

• Noles no match as Clemson routs FSU
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: Clemson vs. Florida State
• Gamecocks battle back and top Vols, earn much-needed win
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: South Carolina vs. Tennessee
• There’s fight in these Gamecocks. For now, that might have to be enough

‘No defense’ for Triangle teams as all 3 go winless in Week 9 WRAL SportsFan

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Before 1st CFP rankings, field trimmed
• Saturday’s best
• No. 2 Clemson hands Florida State worst home loss, 59-10
• Syracuse beats No. 22 NC State 51-41
• South Carolina rallies from 12 down to beat Vols 27-24
• Perkins leads Virginia past North Carolina, 31-21
• Ffrench scores in final seconds, Pitt outlasts Duke 54-45
• Wake Forest blows out Louisville 56-35 for first ACC victory
• No. 14 Washington St. rallies past No. 24 Stanford 41-38
• No. 12 Kentucky scores on last play, beats Missouri 15-14
• Cornelius leads Oklahoma State past No. 6 Texas, 38-35
• Tate returns, Arizona rolls over No. 19 Oregon 44-15
• Fromm throws 3 TDs, No. 7 Georgia beats No. 9 Florida 36-17
• Mississippi State upsets No. 16 Texas A&M, 28-13
• No. 17 Penn State escapes No. 18 Iowa 30-24 with late stands
• Saylors, Herink lead ETSU 45-43 over Western Carolina in 3OT

Washington Post

• College football winners and losers: Georgia gets back to being Georgia
• Javon Leake leads Maryland football to a day unlike any it’s had in the Big Ten