Second-half AAC challenge awaits Pirates…Imagine that: Vanderhorst winning in purple and gold…No. 24 SMU rallies for 3-OT win in 1st ranked game since ’86…Perry’s Late TD Rallies Navy Past Air Force…Watching UConn football has become torture; Huskies could be headed toward another one-win season…UCF enters bye week eager to rebound after painful loss at Cincinnati…ULM falls to Memphis in final minutes of Saturday shootout …Old Dominion falls flat against Western Kentucky…W&M hangs with No. 5 Villanova, but can’t stop Wildcats on third and fourth down…Gardner-Webb beats Western Carolina on game’s final play…Pitt rallies past Duke 33-30 after blowing 23-point lead…No. 10 Florida beats No. 7 Auburn 24-13 at Swamp…The Panthers haven’t won a home game in 11 months. Can that change vs. the Jaguars?…In painful case of deja vu, Capitals go up two but fall at home to Hurricanes

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates Set Personal XC Records At Paul Short Run ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Imagine that: Vanderhorst winning in purple and gold
• WOODWARD: Second-half AAC challenge awaits Pirates

247 Sports

• Three ways ECU can help its offense the second half of the year
• Owl extra points: Fourth down decisions; Centeio package

East Carolina punter John Young has a killer mustache Larry Brown Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• SMU Tops Tulsa in Triple OT to Remain Unbeaten
• Gainwell Keys Memphis Offense in Win at ULM
• Perry’s Late TD Rallies Navy Past Air Force
• USF Takes Road Win at UConn
• Tulane Snaps Army’s 15-Game Home Winning Streak
• USF Sweep Powers The American in Cross Country’s Week Six

The Associated Press

• No. 24 SMU rallies for 3-OT win in 1st ranked game since ’86
• Gainwell runs wild in Memphis’ 52-33 win over UL Monroe
• Navy stuns Air Force 34-25
• Tulane beats Army 42-33, snaps Black Knights’ home streak
• USF beats UConn eighth straight time, 48-22

Dallas Morning News

• SMU defeats Tulsa in triple overtime thriller
• Still perfect: SMU erases 21-point deficit to beat Tulsa in triple overtime, remain undefeated 
• SMU’s special teams woes continued against Tulsa with another missed PAT, bizarre TD on kickoff return 
• Never give up! Check out these incredible photos of No. 24 SMU celebrating its triple-overtime victory over Tulsa!

Tulsa World

• SMU 43, TU 37, OT: Mustangs rally from 21 down, win in third overtime
• TU at SMU: After further review, Hurricane falls in three overtimes to Mustangs
• View from the field: See the best images as Tulsa travels to SMU
• Tulsa at SMU notebook: TU ends first-drive skid; Keylon Stokes extends TD streak

What we learned in UC football’s upset of No. 18 UCF Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• USF delivers best effort of season, tramples UConn
• USF kicker Spencer Shrader delivers with both legs
• Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-Connecticut
• Peers stunned over shooting death of former USF defensive back Joshua Brown

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: Watching UConn football has become torture; Huskies could be headed toward another one-win season
• The good, the bad and the ugly from UConn’s 48-22 loss to South Florida

UCF enters bye week eager to rebound after painful loss at Cincinnati Orlando Sentinel

NOLA.com

• Tulane rolls to another landmark win vs. Army, improves to 4-1 for 1st time in 20-plus years
• Killing it like Kamara: Tulane’s Amare Jones dominates Army in the air and on ground
• Tulane-Army notebook: Wave wins despite absence of nose tackle Jeffery Johnson
• Three observations: Tulane beats Army 42-33

ULM falls to Memphis in final minutes of Saturday shootout The News-Star

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Kenneth Gainwell becomes first Memphis freshman RB with three consecutive 100-yard games
• Meet the passionate Memphis Tigers fan who wears a warrior costume that includes a kilt

247 Sports

• Memphis defeats Louisiana Monroe 52-33 to stay undefeated
• Four-star Dawson Garcia will take official visit to Memphis

Malcolm Perry will not be denied as Navy rallies past Air Force in thriller Washington Post

Annapolis Capital

• QB Malcolm Perry’s late heroics lift Navy to 34-25 victory over Air Force
• Air Force reacts to late defeat at Navy’s hands
• ‘It was something I wanted to be a part of’: A look at Team Bill, the Midshipmen in charge of Navy football’s beloved mascots

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke came unraveled against Pitt. Now the Blue Devils must find their way again
• From start to wild finish, Pitt’s win over Duke was pure, unadulterated Coastal
• With Sam Howell at quarterback, UNC’s chances at getting to a bowl game are in reach
• Gardner-Webb beats Western Carolina on game’s final play; Davidson, Campbell also win

Winston Salem Journal

• My Take On Others: Unsettling amount of upsets in last few weeks, but smart money is on their return
• Late interception costly as 20th-ranked Bowie State beats Winston-Salem State at Bowman Gray Stadium

Fayetteville Observer

• Pitt rallies past Duke 33-30 after blowing 23-point lead
• UNC tops Georgia Tech to snap losing streak
• Campbell opens Big South play with win over Presbyterian
• Region college football: Methodist, UNCP fall; St. Andrews dominates

Villanova scores late to hold off William and Mary, 35-28 Philadelphia Inquirer

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion falls flat against Western Kentucky
• W&M hangs with No. 5 Villanova, but can’t stop Wildcats on third and fourth down
• Hokies’ win at Miami bizarre, exhausting, surprising
• Hokies stave off furious Miami rally, hold on for dramatic win

Clemson-Florida State kickoff time, TV details set  Columbia The State

Charleston Post and Courier

• Sapakoff: Grapevine’s Clemson-Alabama fatigue and Bonnie Parker legacy
• ‘Rah Virginia Mil!’ VMI takes Silver Shako away from The Citadel

Washington Post

• College football winners and losers: ACC, you so crazy
• Josh Jackson injury keeps Terps’ rout of Rutgers from being a complete cure-all

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Late surge leads No. 3 Georgia to blowout of Tennessee
• Analysis: Another slow start, fast finish for No. 3 Bulldogs
• Georgia Tech’s struggles continue in loss to North Carolina
• Third downs bedevil Georgia Tech both ways
• Josh Pastner addresses NCAA sanctions on his team

The Associated Press

• Saturday’s best
• AP Top 25 Takeaways: SEC begins grinding its top-10 teams
• No. 10 Florida beats No. 7 Auburn 24-13 at Swamp
• Scarlett’s career day helps Stanford beat No. 15 Washington
• Bachmeier leads No. 16 Boise State past UNLV 38-13
• Pitt rallies past Duke 33-30 after blowing 23-point lead
• Fromm helps No. 3 Georgia trounce Tennessee 43-14
• Gaej Walker leads Western Kentucky over Old Dominion
• Howell, Tar Heels take convincing win over Georgia Tech
• Ehlinger leads No. 11 Texas over West Virginia 42-31
• Hokies waste huge lead, then rally to top Miami 42-35
• McCallum’s FG at end gives Huskers 13-10 win over Wildcats
• Everett FG lifts Gardner-Webb past Western Carolina 24-21
• Newman runs for 4 TDs in 35-17 win for Wofford
• Williams, Davis lead Campbell over Presbyterian 28-14
• Furman runs for 460 yards, beats Samford 58-14
• Pair of pick-6s help New Hampshire beat Elon 26-10
• Stanley throws for 4TDs and FAMU beats NC Central 28-21
• Louisville edges Boston College 41-39 to break ACC slide
• Francois leads Hampton to wild 40-34 win over North Alabama
• Rutgers starting quarterback, running back plan to redshirt
• No. 19 Michigan leans on defense to beat No. 14 Iowa 10-3
• Dominant defense leads No. 12 Penn State past Purdue 35-7
• Hurts provides 4 TDs as No. 6 Sooners beat Jayhawks, 45-20