ECU waiting on Compher contract details…Pirate Soccer Drops 1-0 Contest At Houston…Mauney, ECU offense seek new spark…UCF focuses on bolstering key aspects of defense ahead of ECU game …Leach, Lee to be featured Green Bay Packers alumni this week…No. 19 SMU back after needed open date to take on Temple…No. 21 Cincinnati looks to keep momentum vs Tulsa…Boise State AD taking very un-UCF-like approach to College Football Playoff…UCLA ends 11-year drought against Stanford with 34-16 win…Patrick Mahomes believed to have suffered dislocated kneecap in Chiefs’ blowout of the Broncos…Why Are the Astros 3-1 Up? It’s All About the Ks.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

VIEW FROM THE EAST
Houston OK with timing of bye weeks Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirate Soccer Drops 1-0 Contest At Houston
• East Carolina XC Hosts Pirate Invitational At Overton’s Lake Kristi
• ECU WGolf Set To Play In Cardinal Cup
• Pirate MTennis Prepares For ITA Carolina Regional

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU waiting on Compher contract details
• Mauney, ECU offense seek new spark
• WATCH: ECU-UCF three questions

247 Sports

• ECU releases uniform combination for UCF game
• Getting to know the new guys: ECU junior JJ Miles
• Pirates’ offense trying to get past some mental hurdles
• Getting to know the new guys: ECU junior Bitumba Baruti
• Second half of season could allow ECU to get more youth involved

Leach, Lee to be featured alumni this week Green Bay Packers

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF Football Now: Knights chase homecoming win over East Carolina
• UCF focuses on bolstering key aspects of defense ahead of ECU game
• UCF podcast: Rested and ready for East Carolina

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Cincinnati, Houston and USF Pick Up Wins Thursday
• American Spotlight – USF – Kirk Livingstone
• Game Preview: USF at Navy
• Game Preview: Tulsa at Cincinnati
• Game Preview: Temple at SMU
• Game Preview: ECU at UCF
• Game Preview: Tulane at Memphis
• The American Mailbag #AskAndyFB – October 15

The Associated Press

• No. 19 SMU back after needed open date to take on Temple
• No. 19 SMU going for 1st 7-0 start since ’82 against Temple
• No. 21 Cincinnati looks to keep momentum vs Tulsa

USF’s Blake Barnett set for season-ending surgery Tampa Bay Times

Temple-SMU prediction: Can the Owls beat a nationally ranked team on the road? Philadelphia Inquirer

SMU prediction: Will No. 19 Mustangs get by Temple in a matchup with AAC title game implications? Dallas Morning News

Mike Anthony: 10 years after Jasper Howard’s death, his fiancee releases book to help children who have lost loved ones Hartford Courant

Notebook: two Tulane reserve defensive linemen out for year with fluky injuries NOLA.com

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis vs. Tulane score predictions, who has the edge
• Memphis-Tulane football: 5 things to know for Saturday’s game
• Commercial Appeal staff picks every AAC football game against the betting line: Week 8

Tulsa World

• Tulsa at Cincinnati: Everything you need to know about Hurricane’s road trip
• Tulsa at No. 21 Cincinnati: Midway through the season, ‘There’s nobody healthy’ for the Hurricane

UH injury report: QB Clayton Tune a game-time decision Houston Chronicle

Annapolis Capital

• Navy football co-defensive coordinator Norwood welcomes Nationals player as future son-in-law
• Navy’s Perry maturing into top-notch option quarterback

A look at how a consistent jump shot could unlock WSU guard Jamarius Burton’s game  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• XFL Draft sends Winston-Salem native, Wake Forest and App State alums to new teams
• Wake Forest basketball is approaching the first of two closed-door scrimmages with an eye on teachable moments.

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Former Lakeland star DeAndre Faulk sat out last year. Now he’s a Hampton University standout.
• Norfolk State seeks to follow breakthrough performance with another MEAC win

Gamecocks’ Will Muschamp had to fix USC’s defense or risk losing his job. So far, so good. Charleston Post and Courier

Boise State AD taking very un-UCF-like approach to College Football Playoff NBC Sports

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Week 8 college football schedule: How to watch all 62 FBS games
• A midseason check on the College Football Playoff odds
• 5 things to think about when Georgia meets Kentucky

The Associated Press

• UCLA ends 11-year drought against Stanford with 34-16 win
• Ulmo comes through with late FG, Mocs beat Bucs 16-13
• UL-Lafayette beats Arkansas State 37-20
• No. 24 Appalachian State hosts Louisiana-Monroe
• No. 14 Boise State heads out of conference to face BYU
• BC turns to Grosel at QB for game against NC State
• No. 9 Florida begins decisive SEC stretch at South Carolina
• No. 2 LSU not looking past slumping Mississippi State
• No. 15 Texas set to regroup against Kansas for Big 12 chase
• No. 16 Wolverines’ visit to No. 7 Penn State tops schedule
• No. 23 Iowa looks for bounce back vs. banged-up Purdue
• Tennessee trying to snap 12-year losing streak vs Alabama
• No. 4 Ohio State looks to stay on roll at Northwestern
• No. 8 Irish need to win out and have help for playoff berth