Gameday: ECU Hosts Gardner-Webb In Home Opener…Pirate Soccer Offense Erupts At Asheville…East Carolina VB Downs Mercer In Four Sets…Buford Era (WGolf) Set To Begin At Minnesota Invitational…Dorian leaves Greenville-area largely unscathed…Kiffin wants FAU to become like No. 18 UCF…Luke Fickell downplays emotion, location as Bearcats prep for Buckeyes …USF faces road test vs. Georgia Tech…Plebe placekicker makes sparkling debut for Navy football…U.Va. ruthless from start in victory over William & Mary…The stars of last season’s historic upset gone, Old Dominion looks for a new formula at Virginia Tech…A rivalry? Not yet. But App State and Charlotte are working on it….Bachmeier helps No. 24 Boise State beat Marshall 14-7…Nadal and Medvedev Will Play for the U.S. Open Men’s Title…Braves tie modern franchise record with 12th consecutive home win

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio Feature
  Bonesville Pregame
• Special Feature
  Game Day Weather

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Hosts Gardner-Webb In Home Opener
• East Carolina VB Downs Mercer In Four Sets
• East Carolina VB Fights Past Host North Florida, 3-1
• Pirate Soccer Offense Erupts At Asheville
• Buford Era (WGolf) Set To Begin At Minnesota Invitational

Greenville Daily Reflector

• GAMEDAY: ECU home schedule begins
• GAMEDAY: Three questions
• GAMEDAY: Holton Ahlers Q&A
• GAMEDAY: Three Bulldogs to know
• Dorian leaves Greenville-area largely unscathed

247 Sports

• ECU vs. Gardner-Webb game day hub: All the coverage you need
• HTC Staff Predictions: ECU vs. Gardner-Webb
• How To Watch: ECU vs. Gardner-Webb

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Game Preview: ECU vs. Gardner-Webb
• Game Preview: UCF at Florida Atlantic
• Game Preview: SMU vs. North Texas
• Game Preview: Houston vs. Prairie View A&M
• Game Preview: Tulsa at San Jose State
• USF’s Veins and SMU’s Thornton Each Score Four Goals Friday Night

The Associated Press

• Kiffin wants FAU to become like No. 18 UCF
• No. 5 Ohio State faces ex-Buckeye Fickell, Cincinnati
• No. 10 Auburn hosts Tulane, Tigers look to avoid letdown
• Illini looks to snap nonconference road losing skid vs UConn

Dayton Daily News

• Luke Fickell downplays emotion, location as Bearcats prep for Buckeyes
• College Football Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio State Buckeyes

College football picks: Predictions for USF-Georgia Tech, Miami-UNC and other week 2 games Tampa Bay Times

USF faces road test vs. Georgia Tech: Preview and Prediction Bay News 9

No. 18 UCF wary of FAU, eager to extend road win streak Orlando Sentinel

UConn embracing early challenge ahead of game against Illinois Hartford Courant

UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley undergoes successful surgery for upper back, neck New Haven Register

Temple football team would just as soon say goodbye to early bye | Marc Narducci Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane players believe in themselves as they get ready to take on 10th-ranked Auburn NOLA.com

SMU safety Cam’Ron Jones says NCAA has granted him immediate eligibility to play this season after transferring from Nebraska Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• As eagerly anticipated Memphis basketball season approaches, Penny Hardaway knows just what to say
• Penny Hardaway to Memphis basketball boosters: ‘We want the national championship’

Memphis Football sets their sights to Southern after opening game victory Daily Helmsman

247 Sports

• Watch: Can Cincinnati’s defense put Buckeyes to the test?
• Betting the Buckeyes: Cincinnati
• SMU safety Cam’Ron Jones ruled immediately eligible by NCAA
• Memphis vs. Southern: Full game preview

Tulsa World

• TU at San Jose State: Everything you need to know about the Hurricane’s second game of the season
• The changing face of sports television: Saturday’s OU, OSU and TU games won’t air on conventional options

Houston Chronicle

• College football preview: Houston vs. Prairie View A&M
• Former Houston Cougars in the NFL

Plebe placekicker makes sparkling debut for Navy football Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Saturday football guide for in-state Big 5 programs Fayetteville Observer

Previewing Davidson, East Carolina and Coastal Carolina’s Week 2 football games Charlotte Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

• How and when to watch and listen to UNC, Duke, NC State and ECU football on Sept. 7
• Five things UNC football worked on this week to prepare for its game against Miami
• After Duke clears Zion Williamson, Michael Avenatti insists Nike paid the basketball star
• Gameday Guide: Clemson vs. Texas A&M TV info, watch online, radio, more
• NC Central football team looks to get first win of season this weekend against Towson
• NCAA grants waiver, transfer tight end Nick Muse will play for Gamecocks in 2019
• Gamecocks officially reveal ‘Black Magic’ throwback uniform look for 2019 home opener
• New look, improved talent gets NC State defense off to fast start

NC State looks to keep rolling against Western Carolina YAHOO!

Winston Salem Journal

• Walker’s debut in backfield proves to be worth the brief wait
• Jamie Newman and Scotty Washington led the way for Wake Forest. Washington had a career game on a hot night in Texas.
• Five things to look for as WSSU opens its season at UNC Pembroke on Saturday night
• A rivalry? Not yet. But App State and Charlotte are working on it.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• U.Va. ruthless from start in victory over William & Mary
• Virginia rolls in home opener against William & Mary, spoils return of former coach
• The stars of last season’s historic upset gone, Old Dominion looks for a new formula at Virginia Tech
• Robinson, King help propel Tech’s offense as Hokies and ODU reunite after shocking 2018 result
• ODU thinks outside the border to land its latest quarterback

Pigskin Picks: Danny Ford on Dabo Swinney, soft ACC coaches, chasing titles Charleston Post and Courier

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• UGA board approves $80 million building for football
• Georgia-Murray State: TV, online, radio information
• Georgia Tech-South Florida: TV, online, radio information

The Associated Press

• Newman throws for 312 yards, 3 TDs in Wake 41-21 win
• Bachmeier helps No. 24 Boise State beat Marshall 14-7
• Perkins, Reed pace Virginia in rout of William & Mary, 52-17
• Arizona State labors to 19-7 win over Sacramento State

Washington Post

• Maryland football showed signs of revived passing game, but Syracuse presents far stiffer test
• For LSU’s long-outdated offense, it’s finally geaux time
• Liberty Coach Hugh Freeze won’t be lying down on the job anymore
• College football winners and losers
• College football games on TV today