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GREG VACEK'S DAILY WEB ROUNDUPSunday, October 6, 2019

October 6, 2019 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Kyle Allen and Gardner Minshew share more than just the spotlight Panthers.com

Jaguars vs. Panthers: Gardner Minshew will get it done again New York Post

Charlotte Observer

  • The Panthers haven’t won a home game in 11 months. Can that change vs. the Jaguars?
  • Panthers scouting report: D-line must stop Leonard Fournette, end Minshew Mania
  • Exclusive: Kemba Walker talks leaving Hornets for Celtics: ‘Everything about winning’
  • Celtics coach is happy for now-Hornet Terry Rozier, who had frustrations in Boston

Washington Post

  • In painful case of deja vu, Capitals go up two but fall at home to Hurricanes
  • Meet Captain, the Capitals’ new puppy and service dog in training
  • The Redskins are on the verge of a lost season. So what do they do with Dwayne Haskins?
  • Redskins name Colt McCoy the starter at quarterback against New England
  • Five keys for the Redskins in their game against the Patriots
  • Inside the Nationals’ gutsy Game 2 pitching plan that evened the NLDS against Dodgers
  • The Nats are breaking the rules and just might steal the series from the Dodgers

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Canes rally in third, spoil Caps’ home opener with OT win
  • Reimer, Canes top Caps in OT
  • Canes’ newcomers go overtime to bond with teammates

New York Times

  • The Twist in a Yankees-Astros A.L.C.S. Rematch? Houston Is Even Better This Time
  • A.L.D.S. Game 2: How the Yankees Beat the Twins
  • N.F.L. Week 5 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
  • The W.N.B.A. Finals’ Biggest Star May Be on the Sun: Jonquel Jones

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