Myatt & Monroe discuss ECU vs. Appalachian State … ECU ready for the bright lights of opening night against App. State … Chase Brice’s third act, Holton Ahlers’ dazzle and why App State-ECU is worth watching … Pirates set to open season Thursday in Charlotte against Mountaineers … South Florida Opens 2021 Season at NC State Thursday; UCF Hosts Boise State on ESPN Thursday Night; Tulsa Hosts UC Davis Thursday in 2021 Opener … ‘Money can’t buy that.’ NC Central’s football win over Alcorn State was priceless….No. 4 Buckeyes’ new QB opens on road vs experienced Gophers

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Myatt & Monroe on ECU vs. Appalachian State
  Bonesville Pregame Podcast
• Special Feature
  Game Day Weather

ECU To Open Season Against Appalachian State ecupirates.com

College football’s best-kept secret is a kid from Greenville who loves Greenville  Raleigh News & Observer

Charlotte Observer

• Chase Brice’s third act, Holton Ahlers’ dazzle and why App State-ECU is worth watching
• App State vs ECU game time, what channel and top players

Pirates set to open season Thursday in Charlotte against Mountaineers  WNCT 9

ECU ready for the bright lights of opening night against App. State WITN 7

East Carolina Readies For Appalachian State  Rivals.com

247 Sports

• Final Game Day Predictions: ECU vs. App State
• How to Watch: ECU vs. Appalachian State
• FIVE-ON-FIVE: EAST CAROLINA vs. APP STATE
• Countdown to Kickoff: No. 1 Luke Larsen
• ECU looking to find balance between excitement and composure heading into opener

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• PIRATE GAMEDAY: Year 3 is here for Houston, Pirates
• PIRATE GAMEDAY: ECU starting lineup
• PIRATE GAMEDAY: Three questions for ECU-App. State matchup
• PIRATE GAMEDAY: Players to watch

ECU ready for the bright lights of opening night against App. State WECT

Appalachian State to meet East Carolina in Duke’s Mayo Classic Thursday WCNC

East Carolina vs Appalachian State Prediction, Game Preview College Football News

Appalachian State football: What you need to know about the 2021 Mountaineers Winston Salem Journal

Mountaineers prepare for East Carolina showdown in Queen City The Appalachian

Appalachian State Takes On ECU in Season Opener Thursday Night in Charlotte High Country Press

Previewing App State’s Opener Against ECU in Charlotte GoBlueRidge

East Carolina vs. Appalachian State odds, line: 2021 college football picks, Week 1 predictions from top model CBSSports.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Game Preview: UCF Hosts Boise State on ESPN Thursday Night
• Game Preview: Tulsa Hosts UC Davis Thursday in 2021 Opener
• Game Preview: South Florida Opens 2021 Season at NC State Thursday
• Game Preview: East Carolina Battles App State Thursday in Duke’s Mayo Classic
• 2021 Cincinnati Football Preview
• 2021 UCF Football Preview
• 2021 SMU Football Preview

The Associated Press

• Rutgers to kick off season against Temple, fans back
• NC State faces familiar foe in South Florida QB Fortin

Boise State, UCF to settle rivalry on the field Lewiston Tribune

‘Here we are’: Boise State, UCF finally set for long-anticipated matchup Idaho Press

Game Prediction: Boise State at UCF Sports Illustrated

Boise State vs UCF Game Preview SB Nation

Miami RedHawks: A look at UC’s first opponent of the 2021 season Cincinnati Enquirer

Tampa Bay Times

• USF quarterback Cade Fortin has nothing to hide
• Why UCF-Boise State is the state’s most interesting Week 1 matchup

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF vs. Boise State: Three things to watch as season opens
• Breaking down UCF football’s depth chart heading into Boise State game
• Watch: UCF Football Now — Season Preview
• UCF DL Tre’mon Morris-Brash arrested for DUI on campus

Temple Football Ready to Go as Opener with Rutgers Thursday Night Looms bcsnn.com

Rutgers to kick off season against Temple with fans back in standings The Trentonian

Rutgers vs Temple Prediction, Game Preview College Football News

Tulane Football at Oklahoma – Week 1 Game Notes WGNO

More than Ida: Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson also coping with family issue NOLA.com

By choosing SMU, Garland stars Jordan Hudson, Chace Biddle aspire to be difference-makers Dallas Morning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Tigers DL Tate returns after season-ending injury, parents’ COVID-19 scare
• Nicholls vs. Memphis Tigers football betting odds, point spread

Hardaway: NIL rules help him recruit top class at Memphis Merced Sun-Star

TU football: After resurgent season, Hurricane program has stablized Tulsa World

Former Gators star, Tulane linebacker Anderson always striving to improve Vicksburg Post

Latrell Bankston packs powerful confidence and promise to UH Houston Chronicle

Shocker notes: COVID-19 once again disrupts Wichita State volleyball team’s season Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

What to watch: N.C. State vs. USF season opener Fayetteville Observer

Raleigh News & Observer

• ‘Money can’t buy that.’ NC Central’s football win over Alcorn State was priceless.
• Something strange surrounding Triangle football this fall: optimism
• Dave Doeren in rare company as he starts Year 9. This NC State team may be his best yet
• UNC in an odd position for a top-10 team, still wondering who its playmakers are
• UNC football in the right environment on the road in opener
• Going to watch UNC, NC State, Duke or Charlotte play football? Read their mask policies

Fans return to college football stadiums, some with differing COVID-19 protocols WTVD

Winston Salem Journal

• Appalachian State’s Demetrius Taylor finds time to grieve and a chance to focus on 2021
• Q&A: What to know and expect in college football’s second season of COVID-19
• WSSU shifts focus to its game at Catawba on Sept. 11 in Salisbury
• WSSU’s football game with UNC Pembroke scheduled for Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium is canceled

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia Tech looks to get back to normal and return to prominence in the ACC after sub-.500 season
• Experience abounds as Virginia looks to rebound from 5-5 finish, season-ending loss to Hokies in 2020

Charleston Post Courier

• Sapakoff: ‘Crazy’ mullet says Jamey Chadwell still has CCU football swagger
• Clemson’s ‘stone cold’ D.J. Uiagalelei ready to take reins of Tigers’ offense
• For The Citadel, QB Jaylan Adams’ learning curve could be key to success
• Shane Beamer’s honeymoon at South Carolina ends when season begins Saturday night
• Coastal Carolina seeking 2nd Sun Belt crown as season begins

Columbia The State

• What ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit says are two keys to Clemson-Georgia 2021 opener
• He’s become a national story, but USC’s Zeb Noland is still a ‘country boy at heart’
• How six legendary head coaches shaped Shane Beamer’s path to South Carolina

Big 12 ADs ‘remain committed’ to keeping it ‘one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences’ Deseret News

Why A&M made Jimbo Fisher second-highest paid coach Houston Chronicle

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Week 1 college football schedule: How to watch all 84 FBS games
• Georgia State will need White’s savvy in opener with Army
• Georgia football’s sports medicine director Ron Courson has COVID-19
• Carter assures Jackets won’t look past Northern Illinois

The Associated Press

• UCLA looks to continue momentum against No. 16 LSU
• With focus on football, USC WR London ready to dominate
• Texas still in Big 12 starting new era with new coach and QB
• No. 4 Buckeyes’ new QB opens on road vs experienced Gophers
• No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 19 Penn State eager for fresh starts
• Penn State’s Jahan Dotson still focused on improvement
• No. 17 Indiana’s Penix faces No. 18 Iowa’s veteran secondary
• Coming off loss, Huskers look to rebound against FCS Fordham
• Johnston throws for 320 yards, UAB rolls Jacksonville State
• No. 25 Arizona State to open against FCS Southern Utah
• No. 10 Tar Heels, Hokies meet in pivotal early ACC matchup
• Expectations not a burden for Maryland’s Tagovailoa
• Texas A&M votes to extend Fisher’s contract through 2031
• No. 24 Utah opens against Weber State for third time
• No. 25 Arizona State kicks off season against Southern Utah
• Michigan State names Haller as new athletic director
• Longtime NFL coach Wilks heads back to college at Mizzou
• No. 22 Coastal Carolina opens against The Citadel
• Tennessee kicks off Josh Heupel era hosting Bowling Green
• ACC teams hope vaccinations reduce COVID-19 setbacks in ’21
• From burgers to ballgames, SEC fans aiming for normalcy
• No. 4 Ohio State starts with tough Big Ten test at Minnesota
• No. 24 Utah paying tribute this season to the late Ty Jordan
• AP Top 25 Podcast: ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit and Week 1 preview
• College Football Picks: 5 ranked matchups highlight Week 1