Game Day Weather Turf could be a factor … Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe  Pregame Podcast … UCF football wants to jump out early against East Carolina…Canceled matchup with Marshall will benefit ECU football …Georgia State-Charlotte game postponed due to coronavirus issue…Army’s triple-option offense is nothing new to Cincinnati Bearcats …Empty stands, parking lots void of tailgates: After long offseason, welcome to college football in the pandemic era, U.Va. and Virginia Tech…After 26 years there, how is NC State’s Wiles feeling about returning to Virginia Tech?…Having survived regular season sprint, MLB contenders prepare for postseason marathon…Celtics control second half, top Heat to win Game 5 in East

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Game Day Weather
  Turf could be a factor
• Audio Feature with Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe
  Pregame Podcast

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Hosts No. 13 UCF In Season Opener
• ECU Athletics Unveils Football Virtual Ticket
• An Update From AD Jon Gilbert

Canceled matchup with Marshall will benefit ECU football The East Carolinian

UCF football wants to jump out early against East Carolina Orlando Sentinel

Pirates set to host UCF in noon kick-off Saturday  WNCT 9

East Carolina Pirates vs UCF Knights Live Online NCAAf Game 2020 Sports Illustrated

UCF vs. East Carolina odds, line: 2020 college football picks, Week 4 predictions from proven computer model CBS Sports

College football Week 4 scores, schedule, analysis and must-see moments ESPN

247 Sports

• No. 13 UCF vs. ECU: Final Game Day Predictions
• UCF vs. ECU Game Day Central
• ECU releases uniform combination for season opener

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Major TV spot, manufactured atmosphere for Pirates vs. Knights
• ECU-UCF: Three questions before kickoff
• ECU-UCF: Three players to watch
• ECU announces employee furloughs

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Game Preview: UCF at East Carolina
• Game Preview: Stephen F. Austin at SMU
• Game Preview: Army at Cincinnati
• Game Preview: Tulane at Southern Miss

The Associated Press

• No. 13 UCF opens conference play with trip to East Carolina
• No. 22 Army seeks road breakthrough at No. 14 Cincinnati
• Houston still waiting to play after 3rd virus cancellation

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Army’s triple-option offense is nothing new to Cincinnati Bearcats
• Former Cincinnati Bearcats standout Yancy Gates ordered to pay $270K to IRS

AAC Daily: Four Big Games On Tap Saturday in The American BCSNN

USF’s Jeff Scott says accumulation of coronavirus issues led to postponed game Tampa Bay Times

Temple DT Ifeanyi Maijeh has suddenly emerged as an NFL prospect Philadelphia Inquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis basketball: Landers Nolley II on immediate eligibility, Penny Hardaway’s plan for him
• Sad day for University of Memphis athletics is sadder commentary on state of college sports | Giannotto

NOLA.com

• Game day breakdown: Tulane travels to Southern Miss after collapse against Navy
• Healthy and happy: Tulane DE Cam Sample maxing out on his potential as a senior

Dallas Morning News

• SMU prediction: Will the Mustangs crush Stephen F. Austin to finish their nonconference slate?
• ‘Freak show’: How SMU’s group of young, unproven running backs are living up to new moniker

TU football: COVID-19 erases three winnable games from the schedule Tulsa World

Navy defensive coordinator Brian Newberry not satisfied despite second-half shutout of Tulane Baltimore Sun

Wichita State University president Jay Golden (former ECU vice-chancellor) resigns after nine months The Business Journals

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Georgia State postpones Saturday’s game after positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing WSB-TV

Georgia State-Charlotte game postponed due to coronavirus issues ESPN

Georgia State-Charlotte game set for Saturday is postponed Atlanta Journal Constitution

‘We were at the finish line’: Charlotte 49ers home opener postponed due to COVID-19  Charlotte Observer

College football games canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus USA Today

Raleigh News and Observer

• After 26 years there, how is NC State’s Wiles feeling about returning to Virginia Tech?
• NC State vs. Virginia Tech: TV, betting odds, quarterbacks update and fast facts
• After 26 years there, how is NC State’s Wiles feeling about returning to Virginia Tech?
• Bailey Hockman’s trials before NC State helped him adapt, overcome with Wolfpack
• Matchups: Duke football has seven turnovers in two games. Is anyone’s job at risk?

Winston Salem Journal

• App State-Campbell shows how hard logistics become for college football in a COVID-19 reality
• Chris Paul is taking a class at Winston-Salem State in his free time
• App State-Campbell shows how hard logistics become for college football in a COVID-19 reality
• Former App State, Campbell QB Kam Bryant looks back on career full of dynamic points
• Faircloth family legacy continues to grow at Wake Forest
• College football storylines to watch: The new SEC starting quarterbacks you need to know

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion football won’t play again until 2021 season
• Empty stands, parking lots void of tailgates: After long offseason, welcome to college football in the pandemic era, U.Va. and Virginia Tech
• QB intrigue, key transfers: Storylines and what you need to know as the Hokies prepare for opener against N.C. State.
• New QB, thin backfield, stout LBs: Storylines and what you need to know as the Cavaliers prepare for their opener against Duke.

Fayetteville Observer

•  How to watch this weekend’s NC State, Duke, ECU, Appalachian State, Campbell and Charlotte football
•  Time off could help Demon Deacons defense get back on track
•  Ex-Pine Forest QB Julian Hill making mark as tight end at Campbell

Charleston Post Courier

• Gamecock statue a long time coming, but worth it to Isle of Palms couple behind the project
• How can Gamecocks upset No. 16 Tennessee? Here are four keys to victory for USC.
• 4 keys for Citadel football to win its only home game of 2020

Columbia The State

• Gameday Guide: South Carolina vs. Tennessee game details, TV info, depth chart
• The changes Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence made this offseason that are paying off in 2020
• One day until the South Carolina Gamecocks play: The one thing to remember

Charleston (WV) Gazette

• WVU football: Mountaineers set for crucial trip to No. 15 Oklahoma State
• Chuck Landon: Look for Cowboys to lasso the Mountaineers
• Marshall football: Drayton’s big play an example of remembering important lessons
• Marshall football: Herd defensive coordinator Brad Lambert earns national honor

The Associated Press

• The Latest: Georgia State-Charlotte football game postponed
• Notre Dame-Wake Forest postponed; Mountain West eyes fall
• MAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4
• COVID-19 forces Texas A&M to keep fans out of Midnight Yell
• McCormick rushes for 2 TDs, UTSA holds off Middle Tennessee

Washington Post

• LSU football had Louisiana on top of the world in January. Then the rest of 2020 happened.
• Myles Brennan, Joe Burrow’s successor at LSU, is finally getting his chance
• College football games on TV today
• Week 4 college football winners and losers: The SEC finally takes the stage
• For Virginia football, finally a season opener, take five
• Va. Tech football approaching opener with caution amid pandemic
• He has refereed high school football since 1963. At age 84, he’s not sure it’s safe to return.