Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Improving Up Front Both Defensively And On Offense Rivals

247 Sports

• Ahlers, others on the path to return for Tulsa game
• ECU seeing ‘positive growth,’ but still has a hump to get over

Gardner Minshew: College football statistics, records, highlights NCAA

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Gardner’s motivation goes back to March ending
• Radio revival: ECU’s Loessin Playhouse season to go on as radio play series

Around the American Athletic Conference

Game Preview: USF Hosts Tulsa Friday on ESPN American Athletic Conference

AAC Power Rankings Week 7 SB Nation

American Athletic Conference Power Rankings going into week 8 Star-News

Front Runners Emerging for AAC Championship Game Underdog Dynasty

SMU Mustangs: A look at No. 9/10 Cincinnati Bearcats’ next AAC opponent Cincinnati Enquirer

Luke Fickell Sings SMU’s Praises SB Nation

Tampa Bay Times

• A closer look at Tulsa, which faces USF on Friday
• Halfway through USF’s football season, some significant questions linger

Zier: Where does USF go from here? Tulsa begins a rough stretch of games The Ledger

UCF receivers Jaylon Robinson, Ryan O’Keefe emerge as breakout stars Orlando Sentinel

Temple defensive end Arnold Ebiketie is always ready for double duty Philadelphia Inquirer

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Quarterback Brady White’s career day leaves no doubt he’s Memphis football’s leader
• Tigers Basketball Podcast: NCAA Tournament or bust for Penny Hardaway and Memphis?
• Memphis football isn’t what we thought because of opt-outs. That’s not necessarily bad | Giannotto

From difficult to impossible? Tulane preparing for record-setting UCF offense. NOLA.com

From Arlington to Austin to Dallas: How Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar traveled similar paths to SMU stardom  Dallas Morning News

UH knows Navy’s weapon; stopping it is another thing Houston Chronicle

Navy football uses creative blocking schemes, deep playbook to keep fullbacks chugging along Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

• Ex-Winthrop players, one a WSU assistant, respond to new allegations against Marshall
• Gregg Marshall’s verbal abuse of players started before his time at WSU, report says
• Wichita State Shockers men’s basketball coach faces abuse allegations: a timeline

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC’s Roy Williams on COVID-19 and the new ‘normal’
• Why UNC RB Javonte Williams is learning the passing game. ‘I didn’t really know much.’

Winston Salem Journal

• From no practices, Appalachian State accelerates into game week
• Fresh off its first ACC win, Wake Forest turns its attention to a run-happy Virginia Tech team
• For Virginia Tech’s Divine Deablo of Winston-Salem, the ‘devil’ made dad do it
• Virginia Tech set to thrive after surviving secondary shuffle

Fayetteville Observer

• No. 23 at NC State at No. 14 UNC leads Week 8 of ACC football, plus power rankings, TV info, more
•  Get back to class: Brown lectures UNC on lessons to learn from loss

Charleston Post Courier

• Sapakoff: Clemson, Trevor Lawrence vs. the ‘Tanking for Trevor’ Jets
• NFL draft value for RBs has declined. Here’s why Clemson’s Etienne might buck the trend.
• Citadel football not eligible for SoCon title in the spring, won’t play rival Furman
• For Citadel football, what was and what might have been
• NCAA accepts Gamecocks’ appeal; transfer receiver Brooks immediately eligible

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Coach on QB JT Daniels: Georgia Bulldogs need to ‘turn him loose’
• Georgia Tech looking for ways to get Ahmarean Brown the ball

College Football Picks: Big Ten returns to Big Ten weather  The Associated Press