No upset by Pirates in soccer…Ye want to talk like a pirate, eh? It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day…Osuegbu sets record, ECU extends VB streak…Pinnix Undergoing Testing After Stinger and Will Miss W&M Game…Pirates preparing for unorthodox ‘go-go offense’…Gore a full-go for Pirates…Gardner Minshew gets endorsement offer from porn company…Titans Head to Jacksonville for Thursday Night Football…Attention meets momentum in Tulane’s Thursday night football game on ESPN…Hokies’ hiring of Jerry Kill curiously timed but not coerced…Notre Dame should be the test Georgia needs…Kyler Murray will be Panthers’ problem Sunday, but Kyle Allen already beat him once….Canes shut out Lightning again in preseason game…Juan Soto loses a flyball, and the Nationals lose a game and a series to the Cardinals

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat on ECU Soccer
Encore opportunity against State fizzles Bonesville.net

Ye want to talk like a pirate, eh? A pirate vocabulary guide that’s plank-walking good  Hampton Roads Daily Press

ecupirates.com

• Saturday’s Events; Questions Answered
• Pirates Unable To Keep Up With NC State
• ECU Heads To UNCG Fall Invitational
• Pirate Lacrosse Announces Fall Schedule

Greenville Daily Reflector

• No upset by Pirates in soccer
• Osuegbu sets record, ECU extends streak
• Gore a full-go for Pirates

Wolfpack rolls up 5-2 win over ECU in soccer  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU football prepares to bounce back against William & Mary this Saturday
• ECU women’s soccer falls to N.C. State, 5-2

Pinnix Undergoing Testing After Stinger and Will Miss W&M Game Rivals

247 Sports

• Pirates preparing for unorthodox ‘go-go offense’
• Friday Night Lights: 2020 ECU Commits – Week 5
• ECU RB Darius Pinnix’s timeline for a return unclear
• To open playbook, Pirates must first clean up the simple things

The East Carolinian

• Pirates look to rebound against William & Mary
• Diogo Marques wins draw in season opener
• Lacrosse to open fall season against Elon
• Pirates take another win against North Carolina Central

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew gets endorsement offer from porn company   Charlotte Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulsa, Temple Pick Up Midweek Wins
• Game Preview: Houston at Tulane
• ECU, USF Open the Week With Tuesday Wins

College football preview: Houston at Tulane Houston Chronicle

NOLA.com

• Kushner: Attention meets momentum in Tulane’s Thursday night football game on ESPN
• Home sweet home: Playing at Yulman Stadium an even bigger boost on short week
• Deep Tulane secondary feels ready for the challenge against Houston

Who is better, UCF or the Florida Gators? This college football analyst picked the Knights Miami Herald

USF’s Sept. 28 home game vs. SMU to kick off at 4  Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• Kirk Herbstreit, welcome aboard UCF bandwagon! Where’s Paul Finebaum? | Commentary
• UCF taps into elite Georgia recruiting pipeline again | Commentary

After frustration at Notre Dame, UConn linebacker D.J. Morgan finds home in Storrs Hartford Courant

Temple looking to move past last week’s win and applause, put focus on Buffalo Philadelphia Inquirer

5 things TCU fans need to know about SMU: It’s been a long time since Mustangs started off this hot Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Commercial Appeal staff picks every AAC football game against the betting line: Week 4
• University of Memphis seeks alcohol license for women’s basketball, baseball, other non-revenue sports

TU football: Hurricane wraps up difficult nonconference schedule with 3-0 Wyoming, followed by unbeaten SMU to start conference slate Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• How gang-rape survivor Brenda Tracy is inspiring athletes at NC State
• ACC announces tip times for most UNC, Duke, North Carolina State basketball games
• Duke’s 2020 recruiting class gets another boost with DJ Steward commitment

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest’s defense is trending in the right direction. Both in comparison to last year and with its first three games.
• Ed Hardin: App State fans gear up to conquer a new hill
• App State’s Xavier Subotsch reclaims punting responsibilities with hard work and a small tweak.
• WSSU is in an 0-2 hole after Saturday’s loss. The Rams digging themselves out doesn’t get easier this week vs. Tuskegee.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• No scholarship? No training table? After enduring the deprivations of junior college, transfers bring grit and gratitude to Old Dominion
• Teel Time podcast: Virginia welcomes ODU to suddenly “electric” Scott Stadium and the Hokies add to their coaching staff
• Oscar Smith’s Britt commits to Old Dominion
• No. 21 U.Va. shifts focus to ODU after big win over Florida State
• Hokies’ hiring of Jerry Kill curiously timed but not coerced

Columbia The State

• How Muse family splits up seeing sons Tanner, Nick playing for Clemson, Gamecocks
• How South Carolina weathered illness running through the roster before a big game
• Rise of Gamecock pitcher to potential first-round draft pick has Mark Kingston excited
• What Vegas thinks: Teams play better than expected week after Alabama. Can USC?
• Gamecocks secondary takes the blame for ‘Bama performance. What it has to fix

Inside Clemson’s Dabo Swinney’s binder: ‘What I’ve learned as a head coach’ Charleston Post and Courier

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia butting heads with Notre Dame in recruiting
• Notre Dame should be the test Georgia needs
• Tyson Campbell’s injury intensifies UGA’s defensive challenge
• How Georgia Tech is handling the shortage at offensive line