Pirates finish strong after rocky start to begin season 1-0; Gardner still ‘beast mode’ in Pirate win…Stiles, Sanford Earn AAC Postseason Honors…Gameday: ECU WBB Opens Season With Education Day…Sonny Dykes says there’s a ‘narrative’ about SMU’s special teams. What is it? And is it fair?…SMU lands at No. 25 in first College Football Playoff rankings…Four Teams From The American Ranked In First CFP Top 25…Ohio State, LSU, Alabama, Penn State top 1st CFP rankings; Clemson is left out in the cold…As Under Armour struggles, Maryland keeps a watchful eye…On college basketball’s opening night in New York, a precocious Wildcat steals the show…Cam Newton’s season is over. Where he plays next is an open question….Chargers owner vehemently denies reported possibility of team moving to London…‘Unfazed?’ Oh, yeah. Devonte Graham led a Hornets’ bench burst past Pacers in OT…Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon free agency decisions mean Nats’ party is over
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Basketball News: Gardner paces opening hoops win Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
- Gardner Leads ECU Past VMI
- Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
- Stiles, Sanford Earn AAC Postseason Honors
- Gameday: ECU WBB Opens Season With Education Day
- An Update From AD Jon Gilbert
Greenville Daily Reflector
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Gardner leads East Carolina past VMI 80-68 WITN 7
Rivals
- Gardner Scores 28, Newton Adds 20 to Lead ECU Past VMI 80-68
- ECU Takes Increased Confidence Into This Week’s Game at SMU
247 Sports
- Pirates finish strong after rocky start to begin season 1-0
- Three takeaways from ECU’s 80-68 season-opening win
- What They Said: Joe Dooley, ECU players after season-opening win
- ECU 80, VMI 68: How it Looked from the baselines
- ECU to tip-off Kim McNeill era on Wednesday
- SMU lands at No. 25 in first College Football Playoff rankings
Former Conley teammates showcase ‘special connection’ The East Carolinian
No. 25 SMU looks to rebound vs. East Carolina National Post
ECU OG Branden Pena previews SMU game CBS Sports
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- American Men’s Basketball Goes 7-0 on Opening Day
- Four Teams From The American Ranked In First CFP Top 25
- American Stories: Memphis Shines In The National Spotlight
- American Volleyball Release: Week 11
- Three Players Earn American Golf Honors For October
- The American Announces Weekly Swimming and Diving Honors
- The American Announces 2019 Women’s Soccer Honors
- American Stories: Eyes On The Tigers
The Associated Press
- Gardner leads East Carolina past VMI 80-68
- Wiseman has 28 and 11 in winning debut for No. 14 Memphis
- Rose scores 15 to lead Temple over Drexel 70-62
- Langdon carries N. Kentucky past Cincinnati-Clermont 105-55
- Collins carries South Florida past Ark.-Pine Bluff 70-41
- Horne scores 22 to carry Tulsa past Houston Baptist 80-72
Report: Cincinnati AD Mike Bohn reconsiders Southern Cal job Cincinnati Enquirer
Tampa Bay Times
- USF men, women sweep opening-night doubleheader
- USF quarterback update: Jordan McCloud 100 percent, Jah’Quez Evans isn’t
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF true freshman QB Dillon Gabriel is setting new marks while growing into the role as the Knights’ leader
- UCF’s defense capitalizing on second-half adjustments
Philadelphia Inquirer
- Temple outlasts Drexel for 70-62 win
- Nate Pierre-Louis leads Temple to sloppy opening-night win over Drexel
UConn quarterback Jack Zergiotis trying to ‘play smart’ as he adjusts to college game Hartford Courant
Out of the box: Tulane men’s hoops expects Christion Thompson to be big scorer NOLA.com
Dallas Morning News
- Jacksonville State no match for SMU, Mustangs open season with 74-65 win
- PHOTOS: President George W. Bush looks on as SMU defeats Jacksonville State 74-65
- Sonny Dykes says there’s a ‘narrative’ about SMU’s special teams. What is it? And is it fair?
Memphis football debuts at No. 21 in College Football Playoff rankings Memphis Commercial Appeal
How Penny Hardaway became the godfather of Memphis basketball SB Nation
TU men’s basketball: Hurricane pulls away from Houston Baptist in opener Tulsa World
Houston Chronicle
- Drake gets in a workout at University of Houston
- UH to offer open seating at women’s basketball games
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall breaks down Shockers’ season-opening win Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Navy men’s basketball drops opener in overtime at George Mason Baltimore Sun
Raleigh News and Observer
- Calendar may object, but NC State ushers in ACC basketball season as only it can
- Deja vu: James Banks lifts Georgia Tech to last-second win over NC State
- No. 4 Duke basketball uses defense to rally past No. 3 Kansas
- Many aided Duke in its win over Kansas. But Tre Jones led them all.
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest makes first-ever appearance in CFP rankings at No. 19
- Banks’ FTs lift Georgia Tech past NC State 82-81 in OT
- Deacons carry lessons learned from loss to Louisville
- When Wake Forest basketball players are sluggish, coaches point out the team faces low expectations. Here are 5 things to watch in the opener at Boston College.
- As App State moves on from Georgia Southern loss, younger Mountaineers take in senior leadership
Gensler leads Campbell to 75-74 win over Coastal Carolina Fayetteville Observer
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Nolley pours in 30 points in his debut to help Young win his first game as Hokies’ coach
- U.Va. players “starving” for difficult opener at Syracuse
- Chatman or Quillen could get starting nod for Hokies at cornerback, Hooker’s return at QB still in question
- After key road victory, Cavaliers hope to finish strong at home
Columbia The State
- Procrastinator’s guide to the South Carolina men’s basketball season
- Where Clemson is ranked in first CFP ranking: Tigers outside of Top 4 looking in
- Clemson drops season opener to Virginia Tech
- This ‘unselfish’ South Carolina position group is making the case as the SEC’s best
- How Dabo met Michael Jordan during Swinney’s bachelor party
Charleston Post and Courier
- Clemson No. 5 in first College Football Playoff rankings; Ohio State No. 1
- College of Charleston wins season opener as Grant Riller records 33rd 20-point game
- Sapakoff: The Gamecocks’ 2019 football MVP is a rising star
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Georgia Tech upends N.C. State in overtime in season opener
- Season’s first playoff rankings put Ohio State No. 1, Georgia No. 6
- Georgia looks just fine in first College Football Playoff rankings
- Anthony Edwards scores 24 as Bulldogs win opener
- New-look LSU has chance to become SEC challenger to Alabama
- Kirby Smart details Georgia’s latest injuries
- Plan is for Georgia Tech’s Jordan Yates to ‘get his feet wet’
- In college football’s 150th year, recalling Georgia Tech’s first team
- Georgia Bulldogs mastering the art of the transfer
New York Times
- A Showcase Start to the College Basketball Season in N.Y.C.
- College Football’s Champions Aren’t in Top 4 of the Playoff Rankings. Why?
Washington Post
- Ohio State tops first College Football Playoff rankings, but Clemson is left out in the cold
- On college basketball’s opening night in New York, a precocious Wildcat steals the show
- No. 7 Terps start a season of lofty expectations with a showcase of their potential
- George Mason blasts Navy in overtime to win season opener
- As Under Armour struggles, Maryland keeps a watchful eye
- At 7 feet tall, transfer Omer Yurtseven raises expectations for Georgetown
The Associated Press
- Ohio State, LSU, Alabama, Penn State top 1st CFP rankings
- Western Michigan bowl eligible, beats Ball State 35-31
- Toledo bowl eligible with 35-33 win over Kent State
- Florida freshman guard Chris Bleich enters transfer portal
- Minnesota coach PJ Fleck gets contract extended through 2026
- Army inks tie-in with Belk Bowl
- Hoosiers lose starting quarterback with season-ending injury
- Ga Tech wraps up miserable year, looks ahead to better days
- Injuries force Vanderbilt to start 3rd QB vs No. 10 Florida
- Skidding Maryland a 43-point underdog vs No. 3 Ohio State
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