Audio Feature: Mike Houston Presser…Pirate RB Darius Pinnix, Jr. Mourning the Passing of His Dad…Pirate football’s main problems are quick fixes… Pirate football looks to bounce back against Georgia State; ECU preparing for ‘different’ Georgia State offensive attack…Georgia State moves backup QB to linebacker …South Florida returns to action at No. 15 Cincinnati …Seating capacity for Bucs, USF home games to reach roughly 16,000…No fans allowed for Navy football’s home game against Temple Oct. 10, Navy athletics announces…UCF heavily rotates defensive linemen to give Knights an edge…After a dramatic September, Tulsa shifts focus to start of conference play …So far, the Charlotte 49ers game at Florida Atlantic is still on. But the week is young….Clemson’s Dabo Swinney not in favor of social justice messages on uniforms…Aloha, Asheville: UNC coach considers Maui event’s move to hometown…NASCAR champion crew chief Chad Knaus leaving pit box for new role at Hendrick in 2021; Darlington Raceway expected to get second NASCAR race next season: reports…Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles; Jackets, tights and Rafa in sleeves: Welcome to the cold, dreary 2020 French Open…Titans have NFL’s 1st COVID-19 outbreak; next game still on…LeBron and the Heat, together again at the NBA Finals…The Braves get the Reds in Round 1. That’s not great news

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Audio Feature
Mike Houston Presser Bonesville.net

Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes ecupirates.com

The East Carolinian

• Pirate football looks to bounce back against Georgia State
• Pirate football’s main problems are quick fixes
• ECU women’s golf powers through despite postponed season

East Carolina aims to put best foot forward vs. Ga. State CBS Sports

WITN 7

Georgia State moves backup QB to linebacker Atlanta Journal Constitution

Pirate RB Darius Pinnix, Jr. Mourning the Passing of His Dad Rivals

247 Sports

• ECU preparing for ‘different’ Georgia State offensive attack
• Setting The Stage: ECU vs. Georgia State
• Burnham points to hockey comparison for defensive line shifts
• Houston likes effort young linemen turned in

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU moves on to next opponent, next challenge
• Pirates opened with 10 first-time starters

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC Daily: Talking AAC Football Power Rankings, Schedule and More bcsnn

South Florida returns to action at No. 15 Cincinnati CBS Sports

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati Football: UC Bearcats vs. Army West Point in Week 2
• Cincinnati Bearcats slip to No. 15 in latest AP poll
• Cincinnati Bearcats defense looks the part of championship contender in win over Army

Cincinnati Bearcats receiver Alec Pierce out several weeks with knee injury ESPN

Tampa Bay Times

• A closer look at No. 15 Cincinnati, which hosts USF on Saturday
• Seating capacity for Bucs, USF home games to reach roughly 16,000

Podcast Preview: Herd of Thunder overcoming challenges, forging new traditions The USF Oracle

Sports Authority Unveils Reopening Plan For Raymond James Stadium Patch

UCF heavily rotates defensive linemen to give Knights an edge Orlando Sentinel

Temple coach Rod Carey says the team is relatively healthy heading into the Oct. 10 opener at Navy Philadelphia Inquirer

Tigers’ Clark on being excited to play SMU Memphis Commercial Appeal

College football picks (Week 5): Predictions for SMU-Memphis, Texas A&M-Alabama, Texas-TCU and more Dallas Morning News

After a dramatic September, TU shifts focus to start of conference play Tulsa World

Annapolis Capital

• Speedy wide receiver Mark Walker emerges as a playmaker for Navy football
• No fans allowed for Navy football’s home game against Temple Oct. 10, Navy athletics announces

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• An 0-3 start. 14 turnovers. Is Duke football ‘close’ to turning a corner?
• All-Carolina College Football Poll: Coastal Carolina is a better team than Duke
• UNC v. Boston College: C.L. Brown’s One-Minute Preview

Winston Salem Journal

• Clemson’s Dabo Swinney not in favor of social justice messages on uniforms
• After weekend off Wake Forest focuses on Friday’s game with Campbell

Way-Too-Early Predictions for the New Year’s Six Bowls Bleacher Report

“Super healthy” Appalachian State student dies following COVID-19 complications CBS News

Aloha, Asheville: UNC coach considers Maui event’s move to hometown Fayetteville Observer

ESPN

• Virginia Tech vies to dump Duke, return to Top 25 
• Virginia hopes for better outcome at No. 1 Clemson

Charleston Post Courier

• Clemson’s Dabo Swinney supports players’ social justice push but not BLM stickers
• CCU LB Silas Kelly wins Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week in second game back from injury
• Gamecocks’ Muschamp challenges receivers to ‘step up’; linebacker out with hip fracture
• Sapakoff: 10 years ago he carried Spurrier off the field at The Swamp

Charlotte Observer

• So far, the Charlotte 49ers game at Florida Atlantic is still on. But the week is young.
• South Carolina starting defender to miss 4 to 6 weeks
• Gamecocks holding out hope they’ll get good news from NCAA on talented transfer

UNCG Athletics achieves 100% voter registration participation WXII

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Bulldogs brace for anything-but-normal home opener
• Gus Malzahn sees in Georgia ‘one of the best overall defenses’
• Shawn Chappell withdraws Georgia Tech commitment

Troy/South Alabama Game Postponed ESPN 1420

The Associated Press

• Swinney says No. 1 Tigers healthy, virus free after off week
• Swinney: Not in favor of social justice messages on uniforms
• College football player arrested on murder charge in Georgia
• Cyclones’ Hall faces stiff test against stout OU run defense
• The Latest: Purdue suspends 13 athletes for dorm party