Weather: ‘A fine fall afternoon for football’ … Pregame Podcast … Saturday’s Navy at East Carolina football game a go; More fans, new challenges for Pirates’ second home game …Navy football searching for consistency as it heads to East Carolina…No. 14/13 BYU Rallies to Beat Houston, 43-28…SMU Now 5-0 After 37-34 OT Thriller Against Tulane…UCF expects Memphis to try everything to end skid against Knights …College football games on TV: A big one in the SEC and a wild one in the AAC ….Neighbors Duke and N.C. State meet after seven-year hiatus…There’s no denying it: Nick Saban’s absence will loom over Alabama-Georgia showdown…Astros Battle Back to Force a Game 7 Against the Rays…Ten outs from the World Series, the Braves trip and fall

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Special Feature
  Weather: ‘A fine fall afternoon for football’
• Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio Feature
  Pregame Podcast

Pirates Hold First Official Practice Of 2020-21 ecupirates.com

Pirate football returns home to battle Navy The East Carolinian

ECU Basketball Holds Virtual Media Day  WNCT 9

ECU, Fayetteville State University partner to benefit students, region WITN 7

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY VS NAVAL ACADEMY UPI

Navy football searching for consistency as it heads to East Carolina Washington Post

Baltimore Sun

• Saturday’s Navy at East Carolina football game a go
• 100 wins and counting: Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo not ready to reflect on career milestone

Annapolis Capital

• Cool as a cucumber, Navy kicker Bijan Nichols keeps booting game-winning field goals with confidence
• Navy option hopes to continue tradition of ripping through East Carolina defense

A Look at the Navy-ECU Football Game by the Navy Radio Announcers Navy Midshipmen

Rivals

• ECU Talks About Their Offensive Approach Against Navy
• East Carolina Set to Embark On New Basketball Season

247 Sports

• Navy vs. ECU: Final Game Day Predictions
• Navy vs. ECU: Final Game Day Predictions
• Bud’s Bets: College football gambling picks for Week 7
• ECU-Tulsa kickoff time established for Oct. 30 game
• Coach Speak: Chancellor White
• Three keys to an ECU victory over Navy

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU-NAVY: More fans, new challenges for Pirates’ second home game
• ECU-NAVY: Pirates lineup
• ECU-NAVY: Midshipmen lineup
• ECU-NAVY: Three questions
• ECU-NAVY: Three players to watch

CBS Sports

• East Carolina vs. Navy: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Saturday’s NCAA Football game
• Navy vs. East Carolina odds, line: 2020 college football picks, Week 7 predictions from proven model

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Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 14/13 BYU Rallies to Beat Houston, 43-28
• SMU Now 5-0 After 37-34 OT Thriller Against Tulane
• Game Preview: UCF at Memphis Saturday on ABC
• Game Preview: USF at Temple on ESPN+ Saturday
• Game Preview: Navy at East Carolina Saturday on ESPN2

College football games on TV: A big one in the SEC and a wild one in the AAC Washington Post

Temple vs. South Florida odds, line: 2020 college football picks, Week 7 predictions from proven model CBS Sports

USF’s offense will have to come up big against Temple The Ledger

USF Heads To Philly With McCloud As The Unquestioned Starting QB Sports Talk Florida

2020 Week 7 Preview: UCF Knights @ Memphis Tigers Underdog Dynasty

UCF expects Memphis to try everything to end skid against Knights Orlando Sentinel

Tennessean

• How UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel presents new, old challenges for Memphis secondary
• Penny Hardaway: Memphis-UT Vols’ basketball game ‘might get pushed’ to 2021

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• 83 Bruce painted on Memphis Tigers football field vs. UCF to celebrate Isaac Bruce
• Memphis-UCF is Ryan Silverfield’s first big football moment as head coach | Giannotto

Here’s what the Crosstown Shootout agreement between Xavier and Cincinnati says Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• Why USF football misses Marlon Mack more than Quinton Flowers
• Previewing FSU-North Carolina, USF-Temple and Nick Saban-less Alabama vs. Georgia

Temple is heavily favored to beat South Florida, but that didn’t work out last week against Navy  Philadelphia Inquirer

NOLA.com

• Another painful loss: Tulane falls to SMU in OT as winless streak vs. ranked teams continues
• Walker: Tulane lets another opportunity to send a statement slip by in overtime loss to SMU
• Three and Out: Guerry’s thoughts on Tulane’s OT loss to SMU
• SMU game notebook: New-look Tulane offensive line overcomes slow start

Dallas Morning News

• Sonny Dykes knows Mustangs must play better, but won’t apologize for SMU’s hard-fought OT win at Tulane
• SMU running back Ulysses Bentley IV rebounds at Tulane after struggles vs. Memphis

TU’s game vs. No. 8 Cincinnati postponed until Dec. 5 Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State vs Duke gameday guide: How to watch, betting line, matchups and more
• UNC football vs FSU gameday guide: How to watch, betting line, matchups and more
• Mack Brown went to FSU but he’s 0-9 vs them as a coach. Can he halt the skid today?

Winston Salem Journal

• Neighbors Duke and N.C. State meet after seven-year hiatus
• Five things to know: Virginia takes on Wake Forest on Saturday at Truist Field
• No. 5 North Carolina look for 4-0 mark in trip to Florida State
• Appalachian State can host 2,100 for football games at Kidd Brewer Stadium

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• U.Va. looks to get pass rush cranked up at Wake Forest, while Hokies must improve tackling against BC’s passing offense
• Norfolk State AD faces first big challenge: Balancing a $13.5 million budget and avoiding layoffs
• The secrets of former Old Dominion receiver Travis Fulgham’s wild and unlikely journey to the Eagles

New York Times

• Nick Saban Is Being Tested for the Virus. The Runaway Train of College Football Keeps Rolling.
• At Cal, a Covid-19 Survivor Keeps Watch Over Football’s Return
• Southeastern Conference’s Crises Show How College Football Teeters Day by Day

‘Almost laughable’: Charlotte 49ers football dealing with yet another postponed game  Charlotte Observer

Sun Belt football power rankings: Coastal Carolina gets more bang for the buck; Georgia Southern No. 5 Savannah Morning Sun

Washington Post

• There’s no denying it: Nick Saban’s absence will loom over Alabama-Georgia showdown
• College football week 7 preview: Coronavirus postponements threaten back of schedule
• College football games on TV

Fayetteville Observer

• UNC’s visit to Florida State reunites QB with team he chose before Tar Heels
• Five things to watch as Wake Forest returns to action vs. Virginia

Charleston Post Courier

• For Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Georgia Tech is where the glory began
• SEC football upset? Here’s what Gamecocks must do to beat No.15 Auburn