Gamecocks fly the coop on last-second boot … White’s field goal as time expires allows Gamecocks to spoil Pirates’ home opener, 20-17 … Wells accounts for 4 TDs as Marshall rolls past NC Central …Bucs have a blast as Charleston Southern whips The Citadel … ‘Gut-wrenching loss’ for Appalachian State football team at No. 22 Miami; cat survives fall from upper deck

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Gamecocks fly the coop on last-second boot
• Postgame Press Conference
  Audio: Mike Houston
• Inside Game Day Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls At Home To South Carolina, 20-17
• East Carolina Dismisses UNCW In Three
• Pirates Try To Bounce Back At William & Mary

South Carolina rallies to beat ECU on last-second FG ESPN

South Carolina football comes back from 14 point deficit to stun ECU in home opener WCTI

Wooten: Pirates dealt a stinging loss by South Carolina The Bladen Journal

WNCT 9

• White’s field goal as time expires allows Gamecocks to spoil Pirates’ home opener, 20-17
• AAC moves into rebuild-mode as Sun Belt sees opportunity
• Wells accounts for 4 TDs as Marshall rolls past NC Central

ECU suffers heartbreaking loss to South Carolina, fall on last second field goal WITN 7

East Carolina Falls 20-17 On Late Gamecock Field Goal  Rivals

247 Sports

• ECU can’t finish off South Carolina, falls to Gamecocks on game-winning field goal
• South Carolina 20, ECU 17: How it looked from the sidelines
• ECU defense shows upside in close loss against South Carolina
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s 20-17 loss to South Carolina
• ECU head coach Mike Houston on tough loss to South Carolina
• What Shane Beamer said about the quarterbacks after the ECU game

Parker White kicks Gamecocks to win over East Carolina Raleigh News & Observer

ECU football falls to South Carolina on FG as time expires Fayetteville Observer

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU lives, dies on defense vs. Gamecocks
• South Carolina 20, ECU 17: Three answers from Pirates’ last-second loss
• WATCH: First “Purple Haze” and postgame comments
• Gilbert: TV talks key for AAC’s future
• Arseco issues statement on expansion

Saturday Down South

• Beamer Ball: South Carolina’s walk-off win to beat ECU
• Rapid Reaction: South Carolina overcomes early struggles to knock off East Carolina
• South Carolina gets off to disastrous start against ECU

Charlotte Observer

• Escape from Greenville: Gamecocks rally to sink ECU Pirates, improve to 2-0
• Beamer, Gamecocks lean on Juju McDowell in ECU football win
• ECU football coach Mike Houston comments on South Carolina
• South Carolina football: Josh Vann leads Gamecocks vs ECU
• Five things we learned from South Carolina’s win over ECU

2 and oh, my: Parker White’s game-winning field goal sends Gamecocks past ECU Charleston Post Courier

South Carolina rallies to beat East Carolina, 20-17 WYFF 4

Columbia The State

• With game on the line, Gamecocks leaned on promising freshman to provide a spark
• What ECU head coach Mike Houston had to say about the Gamecocks after USC’s win
• ‘A really proud moment’: Why Saturday’s game meant so much for Gamecocks’ Josh Vann
• What Beamer said about Luke Doty status, Zeb Noland’s performance after close ECU win
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: South Carolina vs. East Carolina
• ‘There’s not a team in America I’d rather be the head coach of’: Beamer reacts to Gamecocks win over ECU

CAROLINA FOOTBALL: Gamecocks rally past ECU Times & Democrat

Gamecocks defeat ECU on game-winning field goal WIS-TV

Gamecocks avoid walking the plank with 20-17 win over East Carolina Garnet & Black Attack

Game-changer? Yes. Play of the year? Damani Staley’s pick-six could prove to be that The Island Packet

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Big Second Half Pushes SMU Past North Texas, 35-12
• Memphis Outguns Arkansas State, 55-50 to Improve to 2-0
• Houston Tops Rice to Keep the Bayou Bucket
• Temple Scores 45-24 Road Win at Akron
• No. 7 Cincinnati Pulls Away From Murray State, 42-7
• Navy Drops Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy Opener to Air Force
• Tulane Runs Past Morgan State, 69-20
• UCF Improves to 2-0 with Win Over Bethune-Cookman
• South Florida Falls to No. 13 Gators in Home-Opener
• Oklahoma State Rallies Past Tulsa, 28-23
• East Carolina Falls to South Carolina on Last-Second Field Goal

The Associated Press

• South Carolina rallies to beat East Carolina 20-17 on FG
• South Carolina at East Carolina 9/11/2021
• Oklahoma St holds off rival Tulsa 28-23 in Sanders’ return
• Tulsa at Oklahoma State 9/11/2021
• Memphis holds off Arkansas State 55-50 in wild finish
• Tulane rebounds with 69-20 defeat of Morgan State
• Air Force tops Navy 23-3 on day of rememberance
• Air Force at Navy 9/11/2021
• QB debate continues as No. 13 Florida routs USF 42-20
• Florida at South Florida 9/11/2021
• Houston tops Rice for sixth-straight Bayou Bucket win
• No. 7 Cincinnati starts slow, then routs Murray State 42-7
• Murray State at Cincinnati 9/11/2021

Cincinnati Enquirer

• No. 7/8 Cincinnati Bearcats survive sluggish start to defeat Murray State, 42-7
• ‘It happened very quickly’: How Cincinnati became the newest member of the Big 12

Tampa Bay Times

• USF’s Jeff Scott: We started to turn the corner in second half
• Is USF football a disappointment or a victim of expectations?
• Will USF football be another UCF or UConn?

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF move to Big 12, loss to the Gators culminate worst week in USF history | Commentary
• UCF’s Isaiah Bowser scores four times as Knights overrUCF joining Big 12 is result of a lot of people investing a lot of blood, sweat, tears | Commentaryun Bethune-Cookman

Owls erase early deficit and Zip to 45-24 victory over Akron 247 Sports

NOLA.com

• Guerry’s three thoughts after Tulane’s 69-20 rout of Morgan State
• Josh Coltrin’s bizarre touchdown for Tulane comes after tough times
• Photos: Tulane routs Morgan State in home opener

Dallas Morning News

• SMU shows new level of defensive aptitude in 35-12 win over UNT
• Isaiah Nwokobia’s continues to impress, shows merits of SMU coaches praises

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis survives Arkansas State, 55-50, after epic offensive display
• After two games, Memphis’ freshman backfield has earned trust but it’s going to get tougher

TU at No. 23 OSU: Cowboys overcome second-half deficit to knock off Golden Hurricane; See our coverage here Tulsa World

Texas college football rankings: Cougars are No. 1 Houston Chronicle

Annapolis Capital

• Navy defense shoulders blame in Air Force loss despite visible improvement
• Navy offense struggles again in 23-3 loss to service academy rival Air Force
• Longtime Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper fired after 23-3 loss to Air Force
• ‘Everything changed from that point on.’ Members of 2001 Navy football team reflect on 9/11

Former Wichita State baseball pitcher Codi Heuer blossoming in MLB with Chicago Cubs  Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State will try to move forward after a ‘frustrating’ loss to Mississippi State
• It was a big rebound game for UNC. Here’s how the Tar Heels handled Georgia State

State football roundup: Wake scores 20 unanswered points in win; Davidson survives Salisbury Post

Winston Salem Journal

• ‘Gut-wrenching loss’ for Appalachian State football team at No. 22 Miami; cat survives fall from upper deck
• Work in progress: WSSU’s return to the field again was nice, but it wants more
• Florida State, stunned on final play by FCS Jacksonville State, visits Wake Forest next
• Catawba spoils WSSU’s opening game of the season with a 28-6 win in Salisbury

Old Dominion dominates Hampton for first win at home in more than two years Hampton Roads Daily Press

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion football returns to S.B Ballard after 2 years along with parties and tailgating
• Wake Forest scores 20 unanswered in victory over Norfolk State
• Brennan Armstrong throws for 405 yards, 5 TDs as U.Va. rolls past Illinois
• Raheem Blackshear powers Virginia Tech’s ground game in win over Middle Tennessee
• William & Mary uses third-quarter highlights to beat Lafayette in home opener

Fayetteville Observer

• Sam Howell’s field day: Takeaways from UNC’s blowout of Georgia State
• 5 takeaways from N.C. State’s 24-10 loss to Mississippi State
•  Can N.C. State lean on maturity to move past dismal Mississippi State loss?

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte runs over Gardner-Webb; 49ers are off to their best start in six years
• Charlotte 49ers answered a question in win vs. Gardner-Webb that sets up their season
• Miami survives ugly performance vs. App State and gets first win in home opener

Charleston Post Courier

• Sapakoff: Charleston Southern vs. The Citadel and 9/11 football beauty
• Clemson takes care of South Carolina State in home opener, 49-3
• Bucs have a blast as Charleston Southern whips The Citadel
• Coastal Carolina crushes Kansas in front of record crowd at Brooks Stadium

Columbia The State

• Five things we learned about Clemson in Tigers’ home win over SC State
• CJ Spiller takes break from coaching for special recognition from Clemson
• Clemson handles SC State on emotional day filled with 9/11 remembrances
• Some pregame drama for SC State as team bus breaks down on way to Clemson

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia State is routed by North Carolina
• Him again: Stetson Bennett leads UGA to a runaway victory
• Offense wasn’t the only Georgia unit to have a good day Saturday
• Mark Bradley: Unheralded Stetson Bennett was flat-out tremendous
• How QB Stetson Bennett won the start for Georgia
• Georgia Tech recovers and wins comfortably against Kennesaw State
• What worked, what didn’t in Georgia Tech’s win over Kennesaw State

With a backup QB, Georgia wins in a laugher against UAB AL.com

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Ducks make statement for Pac-12 at OSU
• Griffin’s kick return leads Mississippi St. over NC St.
• Wells accounts for 4 TDs as Marshall rolls past NC Central
• Notre Dame’s Coan throws winning TD after dislocating finger
• Old Dominion routs Hampton, Rahne gets long-awaited win
• Lucky cat: Falling feline gets saved at Miami football game
• Elon stones Campbell on 2-point conversion for 24-23 win
• Davidson holds off Division II-member Shaw 28-26
• Willis accounts for 3 TDs, leads Liberty over Troy 21-13
• Charlotte goes to 2-0 with 38-10 win over Gardner-Webb
• No. 9 Iowa beats No. 10 Iowa St 27-17 to keep Cy-Hawk Trophy
• Doege, Greene, Wright shine, WVU trounces Long Island 66-0
• Uiagalelei, No. 6 Clemson dominate FCS Bulldogs 49-3
• Michigan beats Washington 31-10 after Harbaugh’s trick play
• McKee leads Stanford’s 42-28 upset rout of No. 14 USC
• Hall passes for 3 TDs, BYU tops No. 21 Utah 26-17
• Bulovas hits 38-yarder, Vandy beats CSU to snap 11-game skid
• College Football Today: Oregon’s Verdell runs for 3 TDs
• Arkansas manhandles No. 15 Texas, 40-21, crowd rushes field

Washington Post

• Oregon brings a little balance back to college football with its upset at Ohio State
• Iowa State fumbles its big chance (college football winners and losers)