Dorian skirts NC coast moving into early Friday…Pirates’ offense expecting major growth from Week 1 to Week 2…Group effort to improve ECU run game…Gameday: Undefeated VB Pirates Travel To Florida For UNF Invitational; Soccer Heads To Asheville & VMI…Austin Knight Named Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach…Rolling Cincy will try to knock off No. 5 Ohio State…Tulane players believe in themselves as they get ready to take on 10th-ranked Auburn…Texas A&M will face a much different Clemson team than the one it did last year…More than 27,000 beers sold at Tiger Stadium during first game under new SEC policy…Packers scrape out 10-3 opening night win over Bears in defensive slugfest
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
VIEW FROM THE EAST
Houston deals with dad’s passing Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- Gameday: ECU Hosts Gardner-Webb In Home Opener
- Gameday: Undefeated VB Pirates Travel To Florida For UNF Invitational
- Gameday: ECU Soccer Heads To Asheville & VMI
- Austin Knight Named Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach
- ECU students give blood ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Greenville Daily Reflector
- Day of firsts for many Pirates
- Group effort to improve ECU run game
- WATCH: ECU-Gardner-Webb three questions
LIVE: Dorian skirts NC coast moving into early Friday WNCT 9
247 Sports
- Three Keys to an ECU Victory over Gardner-Webb
- ECU releases uniform combination for home opener
- Pirates’ offense expecting major growth from Week 1 to Week 2
Giants’ AAA squad evens playoff series with reclamation project Zach Houchins San Francisco Chronicle
East Carolina Pirates vs Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs Game Preview Underdog Dynasty
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Game Preview: Cincinnati at Ohio State
- Game Preview: USF at Georgia Tech
- Game Preview: UConn vs. Illinois
- Game Preview: Memphis vs. Southern
- UConn, SMU VB Victorious On Thursday
- Fenstermaker and Jones Join American Athletic Conference
Around the AAC – Week 2 Preview SB Nation
UC’s Fickell wants Bearcats players to focus on themselves, not on that team up in Columbus WCPO
Rolling Cincy will try to knock off No. 5 Ohio State Fox Sports
Cincinnati football: Keys, prediction for UC Bearcats at Ohio State Cincinnati Enquirer
Chances slim for a Terrence Horne sequel when USF meets Georgia Tech Tampa Bay Times
No. 18 UCF looks to extend regular-season win streak vs FAU USA Today
Orlando Sentinel
- Lane Kiffin is right: UCF belongs in the SEC | Commentary
- UCF’s rebuilt defensive front makes successful debut
UConn defensive players feel optimism after improved showing against Wagner Hartford Courant
Temple football team would just as soon say goodbye to early bye | Marc Narducci Philadelphia Inquirer
NOLA.com
- Tulane players believe in themselves as they get ready to take on 10th-ranked Auburn
- Notebook: Tulane working to eliminate unnecessary penalties against Auburn
- Tulane’s Justin McMillan returns to Jordan-Hare Stadium hoping to give Wave program-defining win
- Baton Rouge native Damonte Coxie to get a little taste of home when Memphis hosts Southern
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- 5 things to know for the Memphis-Southern football game on Saturday
- How Memphis football recruiting in Louisiana could benefit from facing Southern
No. 10 Auburn hosts Tulane after last-minute win The Associated Press
247 Sports
- Cincinnati Bearcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes Game Preview
- Bucknuts Breakdown: Previewing Cincinnati
- SMU releases fan reminders, keys to gameday
- Pregame notes: SMU vs. North Texas
- Game-by-game predictions for Memphis’ 2019 season: Cincinnati
TU at San Jose State: Everything you need to know about the Hurricane’s second game of the season Tulsa World
Houston Chronicle
- UH’s D’Eriq King on hits he took against OU: ‘It actually felt…
- New security measures in place this season at TDECU Stadium
- Former UH star Corey Davis Jr. signs with pro basketball team…
Here’s the only chance for a sneak peek at Shocker basketball before season starts Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Duke adds a new wrinkle with triple-option running plays to its normal spread offense
- Beer and wine will be for sale at Saturday’s UNC football game. What you need to know.
Winston Salem Journal
- App State welcomes Charlotte to Boone on Saturday. Here are five things to know about the game.
- Wake Forest football is eyeing a win against Rice. The Deacons also want to avoid needing a game-winning, closing-minutes drive (again).
College football heavyweights are feasting on cupcakes Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Hampton Roads Daily Press
- Loss to ODU was a disaster, but setback against winless Temple riled Virginia Tech in ’98
- After encouraging performance against Pitt, U.Va. welcomes William & Mary and Mike London
Columbia The State
- Will Muschamp gives the latest on Jake Bentley, Gamecocks injuries, lineup change
- Texas A&M will face a much different Clemson team than the one it did last year
Chuck Landon: Picking the winners as Marshall, WVU football hit the road Charleston Gazette Mail
Georgia State player says FCS team ‘will give us a tougher battle than’ Tennessee NBC Sports
More than 27,000 beers sold at Tiger Stadium during first game under new SEC policy WAFB
The Associated Press
- No. 4 Oklahoma looks to build off Hurts’ dynamic debut
- Mississippi State, Southern Miss look to maintain momentum
- Missouri tries to rebound against rebuilding West Virginia
- Vandy hopes homecoming helps Neal find magic touch at Purdue
- No. 19 Spartans have room for improvement against WMU
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey is living his best double life in 4/4 time
- (RE)MARKS: Two of the Panthers back up quarterbacks will survive preseason. Here’s who they are.
- Is the Panthers’ Joey Slye really ready to be an NFL kicker? We find out Sunday.
New York Times
- The N.F.L. Season Has Begun. The Off-Field Drama Started Weeks Ago
- In Tennis, Hugging at the Net Is the New Handshake
- The Rise and Rise of Bianca Andreescu
- The Dying Art of the Manager Meltdown
Washington Post
- Packers scrape out 10-3 opening night win over Bears in defensive slugfest
- Mitchell Trubisky begins a crucial season with a troubling performance
- Aaron Rodgers can do it all. If the Packers got their offseason right, he might not have to.
- Best bets for NFL Week 1: Take the Chargers, Rams and 49ers
- Nationals drop opener of showdown series to Braves, dimming NL East hopes
- Oh, Momma, it’s a rout: Serena Williams cruises into U.S. Open final, will meet Bianca Andreescu
- From Steelers subtweets to potential suspension: What you need to know about the Antonio Brown saga
- Redskins’ Jordan Reed can change games, if only he can get in them
- The Redskins are major underdogs in Week 1. The role has suited them well in the past.
- NFL players increasingly want to use their leverage, and realize how little they have
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