ECU baseball makes jump during second week of fall practice…Cincinnati football ranked No. 25 after upsetting UCF…Redskins fire Coach Jay Gruden after 0-5 start…Christian McCaffrey scores 3 TDs, Panthers hold off Jaguars 34-27

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Insights from Brett
Herring follows tested path to opportunity Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• East Carolina VB Falls To UCF In Three
• Forbrigd (WGolf) Finishes Tied For 17th At Princess Anne Classic

UCF sweeps ECU women’s volleyball, hands Pirates first home loss  WITN 7

247 Sports

• True Freshmen Report: ECU vs. Temple
• McMillian earns high coverage grade for latest performance

ECU baseball makes jump during second week of fall practice The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Two Still Undefeated After Second Weekend of VB Conference Play
• No. 9/14 Memphis Stays Perfect in Women’s Soccer League Play

Cincinnati football ranked No. 25 after upsetting UCF Cincinnati Enquirer

Assessing Cincinnati’s AAC Football Championship Opportunity SB Nation

UCF DL Raymond Cutts, a former Jones High standout, will redshirt this season Orlando Sentinel

Randy Edsall’s message to UConn football players: ‘You’ve got to want it yourself’ Hartford Courant

Big change at Tulane: Green Wave football is disappointed — even after a win on the road NOLA.com

Pony Up! SMU moves up 3 spots to No. 21 after big comeback USA Today

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football moves up to No. 20 in Amway Coaches Poll
• Memphis could benefit from ‘Fair Pay for Play Act’ as much as anyone in NCAA

Memphis ranked No. 20 in Amway Coaches Poll, No. 23 in. AP Poll 247 Sports

TU football: Keylon Stokes in midst of three-game touchdown streak Tulsa World

Program-defining win was eight months in the making Annapolis Capital

Here are five takeaways from Saturday’s Wichita State basketball scrimmage  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

BATTLE FOR N.C.: No changes this week  Greenville Daily Reflector

Raleigh News and Observer

• NCAA rejected recommendations to halt academic fraud, newly released documents show
• Scouting South Carolina’s next opponent: the Georgia Bulldogs

Madcap victory at Miami frames challenges ahead for Hokies Norfolk Virginian Pilot

College football’s offer next weekend? A giddy feast. Washington Post

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Reality Check: Super 6 has rankings on lockdown
• AP Top 25: Ohio State, Georgia tied at No. 3; Florida to 7th
• Kansas fires offensive coordinator Koenning after 6 games
• No. 3 Georgia can handle adversity but wants to start faster
• No. 10 Penn State looking for offensive growth as D shines