Gameday: ECU Soccer Welcomes UCF To Johnson Stadium…ECU SGA weighs in on Gerlach status…Pirates see progress in AAC defeats…ECU football readies to welcome back alumni…No. 16 SMU heads to Houston highest-ranked in Group of Five…Florida AD looked for opponents on Twitter. A Big 12 AD took issue with SEC scheduling…Auburn-LSU showdown highlights this week’s SEC slate…Strasburg shines as Nationals chase Verlander, rout Astros to win Game 2 in World Series…Rookie P.J. Washington leads Hornets past Bulls in Charlotte’s season opener…Jordan Staal faces his first challenge this season as the Hurricanes captain
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
ecupirates.com
Greenville Daily Reflector
- Pirates see progress in AAC defeats
- ECU SGA weighs in on Gerlach status
- Type 1 diabetes complications caused ECU student’s death
Online Originals: ECU Hoops Media Day, Team Preview WNCT 9
247 Sports
- Getting to know the new guys: ECU sophomore Miles James
- Early season stretch will challenge ECU as rotation is decided
- USF Scouting Report: Five facts to know
The East Carolinian
- Homecoming kicks off at ECU
- Pirates to host Bulls for homecoming game
- ECU football readies to welcome back alumni
- ECU Homecoming has a dark past
- Annual homecoming parade returns
- ECU soccer will face AAC challenges in UCF, USF
USF’s Jordan McCloud making progress, could start at ECU Tampa Bay Times
Commentary: From ‘singing a different tune’ to a must-win against ECU The (USF) Oracle
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- American Stories: SMU’s Perfection Underscores A Strong West Division
- Game Preview: SMU at Houston
- The American Mailbag #AskAndyFB – October 22
AAC Daily: Talking Memphis Tigers, Charlie Strong and Willie Taggart bcsnn.com
College Football 2019: 3 Group of Five teams on upset alert in Week 9 Saturday Blitz
UCF Football Now: Knights chase road win at Temple Orlando Sentinel
In UCF, Temple faces third straight explosive offense Philadelphia Inquirer
Mike Anthony: The 2020 UConn football schedule is interesting, and the program needs interest more than ever Hartford Courant
Validation time: Tulane LB Lawrence Graham out to prove first five wins were no fluke NOLA.com
The Associated Press
- No. 16 SMU heads to Houston highest-ranked in Group of Five
- No. 16 SMU looks to stay undefeated at Houston
Dallas Morning News
- SMU coach Sonny Dykes says undefeated Mustangs are in a ‘daily fight for respect,’ won’t campaign for College Football Playoff
- SMU has played spoiler against Houston twice since 2016. Now it must protect against a role reversal.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- How are Penny Hardaway’s Tigers going to look this season? ‘Like Memphis basketball’
- This Memphis basketball team has a new goal: Proving its preseason doubters wrong
TU football: Montgomery says Hurricane defense is ‘our backbone’ Tulsa World
State of the AAC: Cincinnati, SMU lead The American The Daily Cougar
Prepare for launch: UCF to wear special space-themed uniforms vs. Houston Saturday Down South
College football preview: Houston vs. No. 16 SMU Houston Chronicle
Carothers brings different dimension to Navy fullback position Annapolis Capital
Back from injury, Morris Udeze wants to form ‘three-headed monster’ at center for WSU Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Florida AD looked for opponents on Twitter. A Big 12 AD took issue with SEC scheduling Miami Herald
‘Opportunity comes once.’ Koby Quansah’s improbable journey from Africa to Duke football. Raleigh News and Observer
The NCAA moved back the 3-point line. That could open up the court for Wake Forest basketball. Winston Salem Journal
One quarterback is ready to return for William & Mary. Another QB’s status remains uncertain. Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Columbia The State
- What Vegas Thinks: Knoxville road favorites? That doesn’t happen often for Gamecocks
- The frustration of OrTre Smith, and the selfless outlook since knee surgery
- Ray Tanner wants ‘more public sharing of info’ on SEC officiating
- SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issues general statement about league’s officiating
- Clemson lands Dorman’s PJ Hall, top basketball recruit in South Carolina
Charleston Post and Courier
- Sapakoff: SEC’s response to missed Gamecocks, Tennessee calls? Gutless
- On Clemson’s fifth-ranked defense, ‘nobody’s hungry, everybody’s starving’
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs face November gauntlet
- Georgia tight ends stay busy, just not catching passes
- How Nathan Cottrell was the right player for a huge play
- Bill seeks to pay college athletes in Georgia
The Associated Press
- Auburn-LSU showdown highlights this week’s SEC slate
- No. 3 Buckeyes face toughest test to date vs No. 13 Badgers
- Big 12 has No. 15 Texas at TCU, Chuba vs. tough ISU defense
- Tennessee QB Maurer unlikely to play against South Carolina
- South Carolina football put on one-year probation by NCAA
- Wake Forest linebacker Justin Strnad done for season
- Duke-UNC matchup headlines Week 9 in ACC
- No 7 Florida to get WR Toney back against No. 10 Georgia
- Harbaugh tells players’ parents he’s not leaving Michigan
- Sooner Schooner won’t run for rest of season after accident
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Strasburg shines as Nationals chase Verlander, rout Astros to win Game 2 in World Series Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Washington Post
- Nationals crush Astros, 12-3, to take commanding 2-0 lead in World Series
- The Nationals are meeting the World Series moment, and the Astros are shrinking from it
- The Nationals had a dugout dance party, and everyone was invited
- Justin Verlander loses yet another World Series start
- Fans flood into Nationals Park for Game 2 watch party
- MLB commissioner says he is ‘tremendously concerned’ after SI report
- The Nationals’ bats won Game 2, but it was Stephen Strasburg’s grit that set the stage
- The mighty Astros have lost their mojo, and they’re running out of time to get it back
- The secret to the Nationals success? It’s two-out magic — and it’s no accident
- Wizards fall flat in season opener as things get chippy at Dallas
- John Carlson has 20 points in October. His teammates are starting his Norris Trophy campaign.
- With NFL trade deadline looming, here are some potential deals
- Vikings game presents a special opportunity for Adrian Peterson: ‘I helped build that stadium’
- Five keys for the Redskins against the Vikings
- Peterson, Josh Norman questionable for Redskins; Adam Thielen out for Vikings
- The NFL is in the midst of a play-action boom, and Kirk Cousins is reaping the benefits
Charlotte Observer
- Rookie P.J. Washington leads Hornets past Bulls in Charlotte’s season opener
- Don’t mistake P.J. Washington for Zion; the Hornets’ rookie looks like his own star
- The secret to the Panthers stopping 3 49ers running backs? ‘There’s just one … ’
Jordan Staal faces his first challenge this season as the Hurricanes captain Raleigh News and Observer
New York Times
- World Series: Nationals Stun Astros in Game 2 to Seize Control
- Kyrie Irving Scores 50 Points in Nets’ Season-Opening Loss
- It’s Campaign Season in Football, With the Heisman Trophy on the Line
- The Clippers Posed a Test, and the Lakers Didn’t Pass It
- In China, FIFA’s Focus Is Soccer, Not Human Rights
- Kirk Cousins May Take a Back Seat Against the Redskins
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