Apparent false positive becomes negative for ECU… ECU football falls short to Navy in Garcia’s collegiate debut, 27-23…ECU defense keeps Pirates in until the end…Navy fullbacks provide winning formula again in 27-23 win over East Carolina …Record-Setting Comeback As Memphis Rallies Past UCF, 50-49…Defensive score lifts Temple to thrilling 39-37 victory over USF…Travis helps Florida State beat No. 5 North Carolina 31-28…NC State gets win over Duke football, but loses QB Devin Leary to injury…Gamecocks’ defense delivers big plays in upset of No. 15 Auburn…Once again, Georgia gives back a lead and loses to Alabama…No. 1 Clemson overpowers Georgia Tech in historic fashion…It’s early, but Panthers game vs. Bears could have NFL playoff implications…The Rays Stick to Their Game Plan and Reach a Second World Series…Braves miss chances in Game 6, will face Dodgers in deciding Game 7

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Apparent false positive becomes negative for ECU
• Audio: Press Conference Interview #1
  Mike Houston postgame
• Audio: Press Conference Interview #2
  Rahjai Harris postgame
• Audio: Press Conference Interview #3
  Fernando Frye postgame
• Audio: Press Conference Interview #4
  Xavier Smith postgame

Navy Outlasts East Carolina, 27-23 ecupirates.com

Navy outlasts ECU, 27-23 Fayetteville Observer

ECU football comeback falls short against Navy Raleigh News and Observer

Navy fullbacks provide winning formula again in 27-23 win over East Carolina YAHOO!

Smith runs for 157 yards, 2 TDs in Navy’s 27-23 victory USA Today

Navy holds off late surge from East Carolina National Post

Navy fullbacks provide winning formula again in 27-23 win over East Carolina Annapolis Capital

Annapolis to Greenville, Navy football parents travel to see sons play in-person Baltimore Sun

Former Carolina Forest QB Mason Garcia makes first collegiate start at ECUWMBF

Shorthanded ECU falls just short in loss to Navy North State Journal

ECU comes up short against Navy The East Carolinian

Navy Outlasts East Carolina, 27-23 WNCT 9

October 17th Sports; East Carolina football falls to Navy at home without Holton Ahlers WCTI 12

Navy Outlasts ECU 27-23 Rivals

247 Sports

• ECU comes up short against Navy
• Did a false positive test cost ECU the Navy game?
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s loss to Navy
• Postgame Podcast: Breaking down ECU’s hard-fought loss to Navy
• Mason Garcia to make first career start against Navy
• Despite loss, Pirates show they are moving in right direction
• Holton Ahlers, four others out vs. Navy due to COVID protocols
• Navy 27, ECU 23: How it looked from the sidelines

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU defense keeps Pirates in until the end
• ECU-NAVY: Three answers

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Navy Holds Off East Carolina to Improve to 3-0 in Conference Play
• Record-Setting Comeback As Memphis Rallies Past UCF, 50-49
• Temple Tops USF Behind Russo’s 4 TDs

247 Sports

• Defensive score lifts Temple to thrilling 39-37 victory over USF
• USF comes up one play short in 39-37 loss to Temple

Tampa Bay Times

• USF squanders double-digit second-half lead in 39-37 loss at Temple
• USF’s Jeff Scott takes heat for 2-point play call, preceding timeout
• Memphis gets record comeback victory over UCF

After defenseless defeat to Memphis, will UCF give up or stand up? | Commentary Orlando Sentinel

Memphis football’s record-setting comeback win over UCF by the numbers Memphis Commercial Appeal

Philadelphia Inquirer

• Temple edges USF, 39-37, on a late two-point conversion stop
• Maybe 2020 owed Temple football a good afternoon | Mike Jensen
• Temple to have a phased approach on fans attending football games

Shredded on third downs: Tulane defense could not get off the field against SMU NOLA.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC’s furious comeback comes up just short against FSU as Tar Heels suffer first loss
• With 4-1 NC State up next, UNC football still in ACC race but lost its wiggle room
• UNC football report card: Second half raised most of the Tar Heels’ grades vs FSU
• Resilient Wolfpack and rudderless Blue Devils headed in different directions
• After six games, Duke finally gets a bye week. And Blue Devils need it
• Mad you couldn’t watch Saturday’s Duke-N.C. State game? You were not alone
• NC State gets win over Duke football, but loses QB Devin Leary to injury
• For Wake Forest, time to work on itself led to tangible improvement, win over Virginia

Winston Salem Journal

• Travis helps Florida State beat No. 5 North Carolina 31-28
• No. 5 North Carolina loses at Florida State
• N.C. State defeats Duke 31-20, visits North Carolina next
• Wake Forest breaks away from Virginia 40-23 for first ACC win

Washington Post

• College football week 7 winners and losers: Clemson puts up historic numbers in rout
• With Nick Saban on the sideline, No. 2 Alabama outclasses No. 3 Georgia again
• College football week 7 winners and losers: North Carolina not ready yet

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hooker, Herbert power overwhelming running game as Virginia Tech rolls past Boston College
• Virginia’s second-half woes cost Cavaliers against Wake Forest

Fayetteville Observer

• Comeback slips through UNC’s grasp in upset loss to Florida State
• Takeaways from Wake Forest’s 40-23 victory against Virginia
• N.C. State overcomes own mistakes to down Duke

Charleston Post Courier

• Gamecocks’ defense delivers big plays in upset of No. 15 Auburn
• Sapakoff: ‘Elite’ Jaycee Horn shows Gamecocks how to beat Auburn
• Clemson steamrolls Georgia Tech in ACC blowout

Marshall stays tough to propel past La. Tech 35-17 Huntington Herald-Dispatch

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Once again, Georgia gives back a lead and loses to Alabama
• No. 3 Georgia can’t keep pace with No. 2 Alabama in 41-24 loss
• No. 1 Clemson overpowers Georgia Tech in historic fashion
• ‘Pretty rare’ false-positive for Bama’s Nick Saban allows him coach…