No moral victories for Mike Houston, East Carolina…Temple vs. East Carolina featured wild power outage, horrible bad beat for gamblers…C.J. Johnson flashes No. 1 WR potential in breakout game…Cincinnati’s Defense Delivers Key East Division Win Against No. 18 UCF…Cincinnati trolls UCF with Disney joke after win…USF’s Charlie Strong facing a grim sequel of sorts at UConn…ODU hosts Western Kentucky in its Conference USA opener; William & Mary hosts No. 5 Villanova…Tar Heels, Yellow Jackets trying to snap losing streaks…Auburn, Florida showcase ‘big-boy ball’ in top-10 matchup…The Nationals are breaking the rules and just might steal the series from the Dodgers…Mike Foltynewicz dominant, Braves even series with Cardinals
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Sammy Batten: ECU football shows progress despite loss to Temple Fayetteville Observer
ECU’s offense slowed, beaten by Owls 27-17 The East Carolinian
ecupirates.com
- ECU Swimmers & Divers Drop Dual Meet At UNC
- East Carolina Blows Away South Florida, 3-0
- East Carolina Gears Up For Paul Short Run
- Dierksen, Hofbauer Head To All-American Championships
Temple vs. East Carolina featured wild power outage, horrible bad beat for gamblers CBS Sports
247 Sports
- C.J. Johnson flashes No. 1 WR potential in breakout game
- No moral victories for Mike Houston, East Carolina
- A closer look at CFB’s midseason transfer trend
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Cincinnati’s Defense Delivers Key East Division Win Against No. 18 UCF
- The Rise (Oct. 3): Top Headlines From Around The American
- Cincinnati, Houston Remain Unbeaten in Conference Matches
- Football Feature – Navy – Marcus Edwards
The Associated Press
- AAC upset: Cincinnati beats No. 18 UCF 27-24 with 3 INTs
- Davis runs for 157 with a TD, Temple tops E Carolina 27-17
- SMU transfers into Top 25 for 1st ranked game since 1986
- Army hosts Tulane aiming to extend home winning streak to 16
- Air Force, Navy meet in what could be high-scoring matchup
Cincinnati Enquirer
- UC football upsets No. 18 UCF 27-24 for Luke Fickell’s signature win
- AAC upset: Cincinnati beats No. 18 UCF 27-24 with 3 INTs
- John Brannen: Jarron Cumberland yet to practice with Cincinnati Bearcats basketball
Sportsnaut on MSN
- Watch: Bearcats fans rush field after Cincinnati upsets No. 18 UCF
- Cincinnati trolls No. 18 UCF on Twitter after upset win
UCF offense stalls, Knights suffer big loss at Cincinnati Orlando Sentinel
Cincinnati makes AAC statement with win over No. 18 UCF as Knights see more streaks snapped CBS Sports
247 Sports
- Cincinnati trolls UCF with Disney joke after win
- Cincinnati Topples #18 UCF 27-24
- Four takeaways from UCF’s 27-24 loss at Cincinnati
- GoTigers247’s Film Room: Memphis vs. Navy
USF’s Charlie Strong facing a grim sequel of sorts at UConn Tampa Bay Times
UConn football has chance to prove itself against struggling South Florida program Hartford Courant
Philadelphia Inquirer
- Paying student-athletes fundamentally changes college sports — and maybe not for the best | Opinion
- Kent State finds no Title IX violation in cancellation of Temple field hockey game for fireworks
NOLA.com
- Notebook: oppressive weather chases Tulane indoors in final prep for Army
- Real life-saver: Tulane center Christian Montano donated bone marrow to cancer patient
5 Questions with SMU offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee, including why the Mustangs targeted Shane Buechele Dallas Morning News
Successful Start to SMU Football Season Accompanied by Team’s Re-Brand NBC DFW
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- How Memphis football can stay in AAC championship race
- New Memphis AD Laird Veatch on Fair Pay for Play, women’s hoops investigation, and more
Tulsa World
- TU at SMU: Everything you need to know about the Hurricane’s AAC opener
- Tulsa at No. 24 SMU: Behind enemy lines with Dallas Morning News’ Sam Blum
UH still awaiting NCAA ruling on Quentin Grimes’ eligibility Houston Chronicle
Niumatalolo: ‘Air Force is always good, but this is one of their better teams’ Annapolis Capital
WSU basketball freshmen drawing rave reviews: ‘They get what being a Shocker really means’ Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Just like that, Brakefield commits giving Duke nation’s No. 1 recruiting class
- Legendary St. Aug’s track coach George Williams recovering from serious injuries
The Sun Belt commissioner is open to student-athletes profiting off their name, image and likeness. He also cautioned against its effects on recruiting. Winston Salem Journal
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Game Day: ODU hosts Western Kentucky in its Conference USA opener
- Known for their wide-open games, ODU and Western Kentucky have turned defensive
- William & Mary hosts No. 5 Villanova, and Norfolk State, Hampton also play at home
- Hokies looking to regain confidence, could have new starting QB at Miami
ESPN, Sports Illustrated still projecting Gamecocks to make a bowl Columbia The State
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- James Graham will be in top spot at quarterback for Georgia Tech
- Georgia-Tennessee: TV, online, radio information
- Georgia Tech-North Carolina: TV, online, radio information
Time’s Up for the N.C.A.A. New York Times
The Associated Press
- Tar Heels, Yellow Jackets trying to snap losing streaks
- Ehlinger, No. 11 Texas look for another road win at WVU
- Auburn, Florida showcase ‘big-boy ball’ in top-10 matchup
- Irish eyes on ESPN’s ‘GameDay,’ with 2020 game in Dublin
- UMaine unsatisfied with probe of game cut short by fireworks
- Love passes for 405 yards, San Jose State beats New Mexico
- Vols linebacker off team after arrest, comments about police
- Washington State defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys resigns
- After career game, Minnesota QB Morgan turns toward Illinois
- Oregon St-UCLA could draw record-low crowd to Rose Bowl
- Summit League invites St. Thomas to go Division I
- No. 25 Michigan State seeks another upset of No. 4 Buckeyes
- No. 16 Boise State can’t afford to look past UNLV
- No. 6 Oklahoma suspends kicker Calum Sutherland indefinitely
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Washington Post
- The Nationals are breaking the rules and just might steal the series from the Dodgers
- As Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer show, ‘There is no routine in the postseason’
- Inside the Nationals’ gutsy Game 2 pitching plan that evened the NLDS against Dodgers
- Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov wins long-awaited NHL debut vs. Islanders
- Redskins name Colt McCoy the starter at quarterback against New England
- Cardinals pitcher calls Braves’ tomahawk chop ‘disappointing’ and ‘disrespectful’
- How to stream the entire MLB postseason
- How the Nationals have limited Cody Bellinger, likely NL MVP, in the NLDS
Raleigh News and Observer
- Memories of heated playoff series still fresh for Canes, Caps
- Canes’ Foegele, Svechnikov focused on winning, not ‘other stuff’
Hall of Honor: 4 Panthers legends, 60 seconds in the spotlight before enshrinement Charlotte Observer
Jill Ellis content as she closes USWNT career marked by unprecedented success, challenges Norfolk Virginian Pilot
New York Times
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Mike Foltynewicz dominant, Braves even series with Cardinals
- Braves bounce back, which should be no surprise: ‘It’s what this team is about’
- Folty outduels Flaherty and maybe saves a season
- Just what Falcons don’t need: All brutal memories that Houston holds
- Cardinals rookie pitcher calls Braves fans’ chopping ‘caveman-type’ behavior
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