Tulane adjusting on the fly, starting season 700 miles away from where it was supposed to… Big 12 expected to add UCF, new members by end of next week: report … Big 12 selects Cincinnati to join league …Tar Heels may recover from this shocking loss, but Sam Howell’s Heisman hopes will not …Charlotte tops Duke 31-28 for 1st win over Power 5 team

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Shorthanded Pirates Fall In VB Season Opener
• Pirate Soccer Preps For VCU

ECU defeated by App State in season opener The East Carolinian

Abandon ship: Mountaineers sink Pirates in season opener The Appalachian

Short-handed Pirates drop volleyball season opener  WNCT 9

Mitchell TD followed by ASU winning push Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

Big 12 selects Cincinnati to join league Cincinnati Enquirer

USF gets overwhelmed in opener at North Carolina State Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• Big 12 expected to add UCF, new members by end of next week: report
• UCF RB RJ Harvey undergoes ‘successful’ knee surgery
• Here’s what we learned from UCF’s 36-31 win over Boise State

Temple-Rutgers: Today’s Agenda 247 Sports

NOLA.com

• Walker: Tulane adjusting on the fly, starting season 700 miles away from where it was supposed to
• Jeff Duncan’s 2021 crystal ball picks for Tulane: Michael Pratt holds key to Green Wave season
• Tulane football relocating Morgan State home game to Birmingham, Alabama

Dallas Morning News

• Deeper, more experienced SMU team ‘locked in’ and ready for season opener against Abilene Christian
• North Texas, SMU extend football series four games beginning in 2030

Nicholls vs. Memphis Tigers football betting odds, point spread Memphis Commercial Appeal

Three things we learned about TU’s game against UC Davis Tulsa World

With eye on Big 12, UH opens season against Texas Tech Houston Chronicle

Navy football looking to deliver another bounce-back season: ‘This year has been completely different’ Annapolis Capital

COVID-19 once again disrupts Wichita State volleyball season, plus more Shocker news  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Roanoke Times

• McFarling: Tech defense gets its swagger back in upset of UNC
• Virginia Tech running back Raheem Blackshear wins game of hide and seek against Tar Heels
• Virginia Tech corners enjoy island life in victory over North Carolina
• ‘Milk’ does a Hokie good: Virginia Tech gets off to hot start controlling the tempo
• Mack Brown says ‘shine’s off’ of North Carolina after loss to Virginia Tech

Raleigh News & Observer

• Tar Heels may recover from this shocking loss, but Sam Howell’s Heisman hopes will not
• UNC’s offensive line couldn’t protect Sam Howell: ‘The sacks were … disappointing’
• UNC battles Virginia Tech in ACC college football action
• Photos: North Carolina battles Virginia Tech in ACC college football action

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte waited 9 years for a night like Friday. Duke gave 49ers what they longed for
• Grant DuBose worked in an Alabama Walmart last season. Friday, he led Charlotte past Duke
• To beat Charlotte, the Duke defense needed one final stop. It couldn’t get it done

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Virginia Tech knocks off No. 10 North Carolina in season opener
• Wake Forest manhandles Old Dominion as Monarchs end nearly 2-year wait in Ricky Rahne’s coaching debut
• Hampton University is eager to return to football after a year off even if Pirates are ‘starting all over again’
• Can William & Mary win again? Questions, optimism abound as Tribe prepares for season opener against U.Va.
• With new coach and ‘renewed energy,’ Norfolk State sets sights on MEAC championship and Celebration Bowl

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest rolls easily in season opener versus Old Dominion
• Wake Forest’s Ja’Sir Taylor’s unexpected opportunity leads to an unexpected celebration
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest beats Old Dominion, 42-10, in season opener
• Taste test: Wake Forest unveils Deacon Brew in opening football game at Truist Field

Fayetteville Observer

• ‘Obviously the shine’s off’: Takeaways from UNC’s loss to Virginia Tech in opener
• UNC football at Virginia Tech      

Charleston Post Courier

• Clemson vs. Georgia: 4 things to watch in Tigers’ season opener
• Sapakoff: Clemson’s lowly special teams vs. Georgia’s Muschamp version
• 4 things to watch as Gamecocks host Eastern Illinois in Shane Beamer’s debut
• No. 22 Coastal Carolina races past The Citadel in season opener

Columbia The State

• Gameday Guide: Clemson vs. Georgia kickoff time, odds, stream, top players, TV info
• Final thoughts, prediction: Why Clemson needs a season-opening win more than Georgia
• Gameday Guide: South Carolina vs Eastern Illinois kickoff, odds, TV, stream info
• The story behind The Cockpit: South Carolina’s student section is now its own brand
• Final thoughts, score prediction ahead of South Carolina’s season opener

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Bulldogs fans from far and wide descend on Charlotte
• Week 1 college football schedule: How to watch all 84 FBS games
• Georgia-Clemson: TV, online, radio information
• Prominent Georgia Tech supporters decree ‘it’s time to win’

The Associated Press

• Charlotte tops Duke 31-28 for 1st win over Power 5 team
• Virginia Tech holds off Howell, No. 10 North Carolina 17-10
• AP sources: Big 12 moving quickly to add 4 new members
• Beal-Smith, Taylor help Wake Forest beat Old Dominion 42-10
• Walker runs for 264 yards as Spartans beat Wildcats 38-21
• Kansas scores late to beat S. Dakota 17-14 in Leipold debut
• South Dakota St. beats Colorado St. 42-23 in FCS-FBS matchup
• Buffs spoil McCaffrey’s debut, beat Northern Colorado 35-7
• Sark ready to make Robinson the focus for No. 21 Texas
• No. 1 Alabama banking heavily on new wide receivers, Metchie
• Coastal, La.-Lafayette, Liberty aim to show ’20 was no fluke