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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSunday, September 1, 2019

September 1, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

East Carolina, Holton Ahlers can’t recover from early mistake against NC State…ECU offensive sputtering continues…Navy football feels the clouds lift in rout of Holy Cross…Memphis’ Defense Powers Tigers Past Ole Miss, 15-10…Tar Heels too much as sluggish Gamecocks drop opener in Charlotte…ODU hangs on to defeat Norfolk State in debut at S.B. Ballard Stadium…W&M comes alive in third quarter to roll past Lafayette…Georgia State pulls shocker on Rocky Top…Naomi Osaka Knocks Coco Gauff Out of the U.S. Open

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ecupirates.com

  • ECU Drops Season Opener At NC State
  • Pirates Post Top-Three Team Finishes At Covered Bridge Open

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • ECU offensive sputtering continues
  • New-look Wolfpack shuns ECU, 34-6 New-look Wolfpack shuns ECU, 34-6
  • Wolfpack owns the afternoon over visiting ECU
  • ECU-N.C. STATE: Three answers
  • Notebook: Doeren lauds day of firsts

Raleigh News and Observer

  • East Carolina, Holton Ahlers can’t recover from early mistake against NC State 
  • ECU’s Houston talks about the Pirates loss to NC State

Fayetteville Observer

  • Rodd Baxley: ECU’s improved, but not enough to challenge NC State
  • PHOTOS: ECU at N.C. State football

Pirates Lose Season Opener to Wolfpack, 34-6  WNCT 9

McKay, stout defense lead NC State past East Carolina 34-6 WITN 7

August 31st, 11 pm, Sports; N.C. State spoils Mike Houston’s first game as ECU head coach  WCTI 12

McKay, strong defense help NC State rout ECU 34-6 WTVD

WRAL

  • McKay, stout defense lead NC State past East Carolina, 34-6
  • McKay looks sharp in first start as Pack blow by ECU
  • Knight: We knew they wanted to spread the football around
  • Photos: East Carolina vs. NC State in college football season opener

ECU Falls Hard to Wolfpack 34-6 To Open The Mike Houston Era Rivals

NCST VS ECU – ESPN Video ESPN

247 Sports

  • Mike Houston era begins with familiar result for ECU at NC State
  • Postgame Takeaways: NC State vs. ECU 2019
  • What Mike Houston said after ECU’s loss to NC State
  • NCSU 34, ECU 6: How it looked from the sidelines
  • Final Grades from ECU’s 34-6 loss to NC State
  • WATCH: Zonovan Knight’s first career snap goes for 9-yard TD

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • ECU Falls At NC State in 2019 Opener
  • Memphis’ Defense Powers Tigers Past Ole Miss, 15-10
  • Navy Opens With 45-7 Win Against Holy Cross
  • Record-Setting Offensive Showing Powers Temple’s 56-12 Win Against Bucknell
  • SMU Takes Road Win Against Arkansas State, 37-30

The Associated Press

  • Navy rolls past Holy Cross 45-7 in opener
  • Taylor’s running, Huff’s safety help Memphis beat Ole Miss
  • Taylor scores 4 TDs, No. 19 Wisconsin routs USF 49-0
  • No. 4 Oklahoma wary of Houston QB D’Eriq King

Navy football feels the clouds lift in rout of Holy Cross Washington Post

Navy delivers dominant performance in opener, routing Holy Cross 45-7 Annapolis Capital

In wake of Wisconsin loss, USF needs its veteran presence more than ever Tampa Bay Times

UCF receiver Gabe Davis has pro mentality during what could be final season with Knights Orlando Sentinel

Philadelphia Inquirer

  • The Rod Carey era begins at Temple with a 56-12 win over Bucknell
  • Temple 56, Bucknell 12: Three observations from the Owls’ season-opening win
  • In debut against Bucknell, Temple running back Re’Mahn Davis didn’t look so ‘scared’

Dallas Morning News

  • SMU opens season with a 37-30 win over Arkansas State
  • The Shane Buechele era at SMU begins with an interception, safety Trevor Denbow gets ejected
  • SMU’s Sonny Dykes optimistic about freshman Keke Burns’ status after he left Saturday’s game on a stretcher
  • How SMU’s gritty win over Arkansas State sets the tone for the Mustangs’ season 

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis football beats Ole Miss and proves again these aren’t your grandfather’s Tigers
  • Memphis-Ole Miss football: 5 things learned from the Tigers 15-10 win over the Rebels
  • Mike Aresco calls for AAC to receive automatic New Year’s Six bowl bid

247 Sports

  • Memphis’ defense, running game lead them to win over Ole Miss
  • USF lands offensive line commitment

Tulsa World

  • Houston at No. 4 Oklahoma: Welcome to a football-styled Sunday School
  • TU football: Another record-setting performance for Philip Montgomery’s offense, but not in a good way

Houston Chronicle

  • College football preview: Houston at No. 4 Oklahoma
  • Former Cougars who earned 2019 NFL roster spots

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Dominant victory over ECU in opener shows how far NC State football has come
  • NC State’s Dave Doeren on changes to the Wolfpack defense
  • NC State’s Isaiah Moore sacks ECU quarterback Holton Ahlers
  • Coach Cutcliffe’s approach in loss to Alabama intends to help Duke in the long run
  • Everything is good at Appalachian State one game into the Eliah Drinkwitz era

Charlotte Observer

  • Tar Heels too much as sluggish Gamecocks drop opener in Charlotte
  • UNC shocks South Carolina in Mack Brown’s return
  • It’s not magic – it’s just Mack Brown. And just like that, UNC football is fun again
  • UNC’s win over USC in season opener shows it’s heading in right direction under Brown
  • Sam Howell had the best QB debut at Bank of America Stadium since Jake Delhomme

‘It hurts a lot.’ Interception bug bites Bentley again  Columbia The State

Winston Salem Journal

  • Return of the Mack: Tar Heels defeat S. Carolina 24-20
  • Feed the studs: How the App State offense rode the hot hands and gave players space against ETSU
  • Tagovailoa leads No. 2 Alabama to 42-3 rout of Duke

Fayetteville Observer

  • Sammy Batten: Mack Brown brings change to UNC football
  • Campbell drops opener to Troy, 43-14

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ODU hangs on to defeat Norfolk State in debut at S.B. Ballard Stadium
  • Amenities and comforts of a new stadium distract from ODU’s sluggish start. But for how long?
  • “Everything seems to be better.” ODU christens S.B. Ballard Stadium.
  • W&M comes alive in third quarter to roll past Lafayette
  • Virginia rallies to win season opener at Pittsburgh
  • Narrative of a struggling program continues as Hokies fall at Boston College
  • Turnovers, early breakdowns doom Hokies in loss at Boston College in opener

Sapakoff: Worst Gamecocks opener since 1999 casts season in gloominess Charleston Post and Courier

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Georgia State pulls shocker on Rocky Top
  • Georgia not ‘great’ or ‘horrible’ at Vandy but more than good enough
  • No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs handle business vs. Vandy

The Associated Press

  • Bo knows: Nix rallies No. 16 Auburn 27-21 over No. 11 Ducks
  • Tagovailoa helps No. 2 Alabama rout Duke 42-3
  • AP Top 25 Takeaways: Pac-12 goes bust on big stage again
  • No. 24 Huskers turn to defense to put away S. Alabama 35-21
  • USC loses QB Daniels to injury, outlasts Fresno State 31-23

College football winners and losers: Tennessee has it rocky, Auburn surges late Washington Post

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

New York Times

  • Naomi Osaka Knocks Coco Gauff Out of the U.S. Open
  • Coco Gauff’s Got Game and Her Game’s Got Room to Grow
  • Taylor Townsend Keeps Going to the Net, and Keeps Going at the U.S. Open
  • Roger Federer Heats Up on Court and Off

Washington Post

  • Novak Djokovic isn’t Federer or Nadal. Don’t heckle him. He’s still one of the greats.
  • Josh Doctson highlights list of cuts as Redskins finalize roster
  • Stephen Strasburg is dominant, and Nats hit September on a roll

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Braves soar past White Sox, Freeman departs with foot soreness
  • Atlanta United win streak snapped by Philadelphia

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