ECU coach Mike Houston pens touching letter to Pirate Nation…Gameday: Pirate Soccer Returns Home To Host Old Dominion…Mike Houston on Navy: We’ve got to ‘fight for four quarters’; Assessing ECU’s tight ends, offense….Rookie Gardner Minshew has gone from unheralded backup to QB leader…UCF OC Jeff Lebby feels QB Brandon Wimbush will play against Stanford…Florida State a fascinating test for No. 25 U.Va….After two games, an early bye week gives Old Dominion a chance to “take a deep breath”…Revenge game? Maybe. But Panthers DT Gerald McCoy more focused on new home than hype…The NFL wanted a celebration for its 100th season. Instead it got Antonio Brown….Justify Failed a Drug Test Before Winning the Triple Crown

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Signature road win fuels home momentum Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Message from Coach Houston: Thank You Pirate Nation
• Gameday: Pirate Soccer Returns Home To Host Old Dominion

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Assessing ECU’s tight ends, offense
• Torbett: Defense led Pirates past N.C. State
• Freshman enrollment up at ECU but overall enrollment is down slightly

ECU Hopes To Get Navy Off Schedule Offensively On Early Downs Rivals

247 Sports

• Mike Houston on Navy: We’ve got to ‘fight for four quarters’
• Navy Scouting Report: Five Facts To Know
• Five Things to Watch: ECU at Navy
• ECU senior CB Colby Gore to return versus Navy
• ECU players prepare for the challenge of the triple option
• ECU coach Mike Houston pens touching letter to Pirate Nation
• Setting The Stage: ECU at Navy

The East Carolinian

• ECU opens conference play on the road against Navy
• Mike Houston thanks Pirate fans for the support
• Pirates get second place in Minnesota Invitational
• Fanning and Moss leaders at ECU
• ECU becomes stricter with fake IDs

How to watch Navy-East Carolina football game Baltimore Sun

Verity swing steady first tee through final hole shanahan.report

Jaguars vs. Texans: Rookie Gardner Minshew has gone from unheralded backup to QB leader Florida Times-Union

Gardner Minshew is the league’s most interesting QB NFL

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• The American Huddle: Episode 3
• Game Preview: Houston vs. Washington State
• #CFB150: The Unlikely Heisman
• ECU Five-Set Thriller Caps Successful American Tuesday
• American Women’s Soccer Release: Week 4
• USF’s Evelyne Viens Earns National Player of the Week Honors

How to watch Navy-East Carolina football game Annapolis Capital

PFF: Cincinnati Bearcats football o-line must improve against Miami U and for AAC play Cincinnati Enquirer

Would USF’s Charlie Strong survive a ninth consecutive defeat? Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF OC Jeff Lebby feels QB Brandon Wimbush will play against Stanford
• UCF football fans should expect rain during game against Stanford
• UCF Football Now: No. 17 UCF preps to face Stanford

Temple tight end Kenny Yeboah’s availability will be key against Maryland Philadelphia Inquirer

Tulane coach Willie Fritz on Missouri State: “All we’re worrying about is being 1-0 this week.” NOLA.com

How Memphis football LB Keith Brown found a stronger faith after two shoulder surgeries Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Oklahoma State at Tulsa: TU hasn’t played an offense as good as OSU’s, nor have the Cowboys faced a defense as stingy as the Hurricane’s
• Throwback Tulsa: In 2011, OSU-TU played a game that ended after 3 a.m.

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• A football game that should never have been played — but it’s great that it is
• UNC vs. Wake means Chazz vs. Sage Surratt. And neither brother plans to hold back.

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest’s Sage Surratt might take a hard hit from UNC’s Chazz Surratt on Friday. That won’t be easy for Brandi Surratt.
• 5 things to know about Wake Forest’s opponent: North Carolina

Fayetteville Observer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• His juggling catch was featured on ESPN. Off the field, he’s juggling more important issues.
• Florida State a fascinating test for No. 25 U.Va.
• After two games, an early bye week gives Old Dominion a chance to “take a deep breath”
• Teel Time: Virginia flexes its muscle against the Tribe and Virginia Tech escapes with a win against ODU

What’s the best way to beat Alabama? Gamecocks could learn from Clemson Charleston Post and Courier

Washington Post

• Georgia fans organize last-minute ‘pink-out’ to honor Arkansas State coach’s late wife
• Despite back spasms, Maryland backup QB Tyrrell Pigrome expected to be available vs. Temple

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• How to watch college football: Week 3 TV, networks for all 68 FBS games
• Where UGA and Tech teams rank among college football’s 150 best ever
• Citadel’s option offense looks familiar to Georgia Tech

The Associated Press

• No. 13 Penn State going for 3 in a row in rivalry with Pitt
• AP Source: FSU’s Taggart hiring Leavitt as defensive analyst
• Mississippi State offense shows improvement under Moorhead
• Cy-Hawk showdown among 7 Big 12 games vs. other Power 5s
• The Latest: Dignitaries pay tribute to tycoon Pickens