Pirates Show No Quit In Loss At UCF; Pirate defense sparks comeback attempt…Banged-up USF might turn to Kirk Rygol for East Carolina…Hurricane can’t overcome turnovers, penalties in loss to Bearcats…No. 19 SMU Remains Unbeaten With Win Against No. 25 Temple…NCAA approves AAC request to host 2020 football title game with 11 teams…Hokies pull out heart-stopping victory against UNC in six OTs…Georgia Tech stuns Miami in overtime…Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa out for at least one game with a high ankle sprain…Altuve’s Homer Stuns Yankees and Sends Astros to World Series…The Center of the N.B.A. Universe Moves to Los Angeles

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Pirates’ breakout falls short in loss to UCF
• Audio Feature
  Mike Houston Postgame
• Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Show No Quit In Loss At UCF
• ECU Dominant In Tri-Meet Sweep
• East Carolina XC Takes Third Place In Pirate Invitational

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates rally and fall short at UCF, 41-28
• Pirate defense sparks comeback attempt
• ECU-UCF: Three answers
• Raven Johnson’s goal: Go get the ball

WITN 7

• Gabriel leads UCF past East Carolina, 41-28
• ECU police investigating student death

October 19th, 11 p.m. Sports; East Carolina football can’t keep up with UCF on the road WCTI 12

ECU Comeback Attempt Falls Short in a 41-28 Loss to UCF Rivals

247 Sports

• Early hole too much for ECU to overcome at UCF
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s 41-28 loss to UCF
• Final Grades from ECU’s 41-28 loss to UCF
• Four takeaways as Knights win big over East Carolina

ECU rally falls short at UCF Fayetteville Observer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF Knights start quickly en route to 41-28 homecoming win over East Carolina Pirates
• 10 things we learned from UCF’s 41-28 win over East Carolina

Banged-up USF might turn to Kirk Rygol for East Carolina Tampa Bay Times

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UCF Holds Off ECU Behind Gabriel’s Career Day
• Gainwell’s 100-200 Day Powers Memphis Past Tulane
• No. 19 SMU Remains Unbeaten With Win Against No. 25 Temple
• No. 21 Cincinnati Gets Five Takeaways In Win Against Tulsa
• Navy Runs Past USF to Improve to 5-1
• Houston Scores Road Win Against UConn

NCAA approves AAC request to host 2020 football title game with 11 teams Orlando Sentinel

Minus a healthy quarterback, USF mauled by Midshipmen Tampa Bay Times

Annapolis Capital

• Defense is the story as Navy routs South Florida, 35-3
• Navy defense in midst of dramatic turnaround

Malcolm Perry and a stifling defense are a dominant combination for Navy Washington Post

College football live updates: No. 21 UC Bearcats vs. Tulsa Cincinnati Enquirer

Tulsa World

• Cincinnati 24, Tulsa 13: Late turnovers doom Hurricane’s upset bid
• Cincinnati 24, Tulsa 13: Hurricane can’t overcome turnovers, penalties in loss to Bearcats
• Tulsa at Cincinnati notebook: Hurricane get off to another slow start

Dallas Morning News

• With blowout win over Temple, SMU continues to set itself apart in the AAC
• Here’s why Boise State’s post-midnight loss to BYU is huge news for SMU fans
• 5 questions with SMU defensive coordinator Kevin Kane, including the origin of the Mustangs’ takeaway celebration

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Temple beaten in all areas in 45-21 loss at SMU
• Hand has been a big part of Temple’s success | Marc Narducci
• Temple coach Rod Carey didn’t find out about Top 25 ranking until much later
• Three takeaways from Temple’s 45-21 loss to SMU: A day of major mistakes, wide-open receivers
• Temple football notes: Owls QB Anthony Russo liked his team’s fight, but not the results

Hartford Courant

• UConn football hangs close with Houston, falls 24-17 at Rentschler Field
• Mike Anthony: UConn quarterback Jack Zergiotis missed opportunities … by a mile
• The good, the bad and the ugly of UConn’s 24-17 loss to Houston
• Athletic director David Benedict still confident in UConn football; 2020 schedule almost finished

NOLA.com

• Didn’t see it coming: Tulane stunned after blowout loss to Memphis
• Still singing the blues: Tulane’s struggles at Memphis continue in 40-24 loss
• Photos: Memphis offense to much for Tulane

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis-Tulane football: 5 things learned from the Tigers’ commanding 47-17 win
• Memphis fans dress up as refs, make anti-AAC signs to show displeasure over Temple replay reversal
• Memphis-Tulane: Tigers’ Kenneth Gainwell became first NCAA player since 1997 to accomplish this
• Memphis RB Patrick Taylor out against Tulane

Houston Chronicle

• UH struggles in win against UConn for first conference victory…
• UH football coach Dana Holgorsen’s expletive-filled rant…

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Appalachian State football makes history; Wake Forest beats Florida State in a thriller
• Blue Devils suffer ‘huge setback’ as Virginia shoves them around in shocking loss
• The positive in NC State’s lopsided loss at Boston College? Look to QB Devin Leary.
• How satisfied are you with Hurricanes after 28-21 OT loss to Georgia Tech? Vote in postgame poll
• Manny Diaz calls this a ‘rebuild’? Sorry, but no excuse for Miami Hurricanes’ awful home loss | Opinion
• UNC’s loss to Virginia Tech makes winning the ACC Coastal Division a little tougher

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies pull out heart-stopping victory against UNC in six OTs
• Hokies’ six-OT conquest of UNC the epitome of Coastal Division chaos
• W&M hangs around, but can’t overcome JMU in 38-10 loss
• ODU falls at Alabama-Birmingham for sixth straight loss
• U.Va. rolls past hapless Blue Devils
• Defense, special teams have carried Virginia, but offensive line needs to improve

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest narrowly edges Florida State with Sciba’s fifth field goal
• Ed Hardin: Wake Forest fans, team take conservative approach in season that could end in Orange Bowl
• Practice makes perfect is the name of the game for Nick Sciba, Wake Forest’s kicking unit
• Hokies beat Tar Heels in six overtimes; Greensboro native Hendon Hooker leaves game injured
• Virginia leads Coastal Division after demolishing Duke
• No. 24 App State earns first ranked win, is bowl eligible with 6-0 start
• App State’s defense is “doing it better.” That improvement starts with third down.

Charleston Post and Courier

• Gamecocks reserve safety arrested, suspended indefinitely
• Sapakoff: A formula for a Gamecocks win streak to save the season
• Gamecocks’ Will Muschamp gets one last word in on officiating of Florida game
• Clemson defeats Louisville in ugly ACC affair as punches fly
• Clemson’s Swinney channels Brett Favre in praising Trevor Lawrence after ‘awful’ start
• Citadel shocks No. 8 Furman in SoCon stunner

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs shut out Kentucky
• Analysis: Georgia, Florida approaching hyped matchup differently
• Bulldogs use the second half to quiet Kentucky and the unrest
• Georgia’s offense motivated, not discouraged, by boos
• Georgia Tech stuns Miami in overtime
• Georgia Tech earns tough victory at Miami for the “A-T-L”
• Just how did Georgia Tech manage to upset Miami?
• Defense makes stops Georgia State’s offense needs, as Panthers defeat Army

Washington Post

• Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa out for at least one game with a high ankle sprain
• Maryland comes up short again in another missed chance against Indiana
• Michigan loses to Penn State, and Jim Harbaugh’s signature win will have to come another day

No. 7 Penn State hangs on for 28-21 victory over No. 16 Michigan with help of late goal-line stand Philadelphia Inquirer