ECU’s fourth quarter is ‘No Quarter’ for Herd  … Fourth Quarter Comeback Lifts ECU Over Marshall; ECU football comes back from 17 down to stun Marshall on the road … SMU Wins 39-37 On Last-Second Heave At Louisiana Tech…Tulsa Falls Late at No. 9 Ohio State, 41-20…UCF QB Dillon Gabriel breaks clavicle on throwing shoulder … Memphis uses rally, unusual punt return to defeat Miss. St.; SEC says mistakes were made

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Inside Game Day
ECU’s fourth quarter is ‘No Quarter’ for Herd Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Fourth Quarter Comeback Lifts ECU Over Marshall
• ECU Blanks App State To Close Pirate Invitational
• Women Finish In Third At Virginia Invitational

WNCT 9

• Ahlers rallies East Carolina past Marshall 42-38 for first win of season
• ECU blanks App State to close Pirate Invitational
• ECU women place third, men fifth at Virginia Invitational

WITN 7

• ECU football comes back from 17 down to stun Marshall on the road
• ECU volleyball sweeps App State, says solid weekend prepares them for a tough week coming up in Florida

ECU football comes back to take down Marshall, program’s biggest comeback since 1992 WCTI 12

Second Half ECU Rally Leads to a 42-38 Victory Over Marshall  Rivals

247 Sports

• ECU pulls off stunning win at Marshall with fourth-quarter comeback
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s 42-38 win over Marshall
• Week 3 grades following Marshall’s loss at home to East Carolina
• Myles Berry awarded game ball to cap emotional week

Former ECU players honor Thundering Herd plane crash victims WOWK TV

Herd collapses in fourth, drops game to ECU Beckley Register-Herald

Marshall football: East Carolina rallies to defeat Herd 42-38 Charleston Gazette-Mail

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Points nothing new for Herd, ECU
• Herd collapses in 42-38 loss to ECU
• Young Herd marvels at how far Marshall has come

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU 42, Marshall 38: Three answers from Pirates’ big win
• LOOK: ECU 1970 team members gather at Marshall for honor
• WATCH: ECU interception, winning celebration at Marshall

Talk Like A Pirate Day: quotes, phrases and jokes to shiver your timbers Metro

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina Rallies Past Marshall, 42-38
• Tulane Unable to Keep Pace With Ole Miss
• South Florida Cruises Past Florida A&M, 38-17
• Houston Handles Grambling State in Home Opener, 45-0
• Tulsa Falls Late at No. 9 Ohio State, 41-20
• Austin’s 3 TDs Power Memphis Past Mississippi State, 31-29
• SMU Wins 39-37 On Last-Second Heave At Louisiana Tech
• No. 8 Cincinnati Rallies Past Indiana, 38-24; Improves to 3-0
• Temple Falls to Boston College in Home Opener
• UCF Falls to Louisville on Last-Minute TD

The Associated Press

• Ahlers rallies East Carolina past Marshall 42-48
• Corral accounts for 7 TDs, No. 17 Rebels beat Tulane 61-21
• South Florida rolls past Florida A&M for first win, 38-17
• McCaskill, Ogbogu help Houston rout Grambling 45-0
• Memphis uses rally, unusual punt return to defeat Miss. St.
• No. 9 Buckeyes struggle with Tulsa, pull away for 41-20 win
• Tulane at Ole Miss 9/18/2021
• Tulsa at Ohio State 9/18/2021
• Ridder helps No. 8 Bearcats rally for 38-24 win at Indiana
• Mississippi State at Memphis 9/18/2021
• UCF QB Gabriel out indefinitely with fractured collarbone

UCF QB Dillon Gabriel breaks clavicle on throwing shoulder KnightNews

The Time is Now for AAC Schools To Build On-Campus Stadiums Underdog Dynasty

 No. 8 Cincinnati survives in Bloomington, defeats Hoosiers, 38-24 Cincinnati Enquirer

‘It changed everything.’ Micah McFadden targeting call turning point in IU loss to Cincinnati Indianapolis Star

USF breaks through for first win in more than a year Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel breaks collarbone in throwing arm in loss to Louisville
• With Dillon Gabriel out, UCF turns to true freshman Mikey Keene at quarterback

Owls lack of offensive consistency leads to loss The Temple News

NOLA.com

• Defenseless: Tulane allows touchdowns on nine of first 11 series in 61-21 loss to Ole Miss
• Three-and-out: Guerry’s thoughts after Tulane’s 61-21 loss to Ole Miss

Dallas Morning News

• Mustang magic: Reggie Roberson Jr. catches Hail Mary from Tanner Mordecai to keep SMU undefeated
• Result of Sonny Dykes’ OL experiment remains unclear despite SMU’s win over Louisiana Tech

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Giannotto: How a once-in-a-lifetime punt return pushed Memphis past MSU
•  Leach confused over Memphis punt return; SEC says mistakes were made
•  See it: Memphis’ 94-yard punt return to lead Mississippi State in 4Q
• Tigers’ Austin on his wild, punt return TD vs. Miss. State

SEC notes multiple officiating mistakes on Memphis’ 94-yard punt return TD in win over Mississippi State ESPN

Tulsa World

• No. 9 Ohio State 41, TU 20 : Buckeyes pull away late from Golden Hurricane. See all of our coverage here
• Throwback Tulsa: OSU and TU open their football seasons one year ago today against each other

Houston Chronicle

• UH overcomes slow start to shut out Grambling State
• UH QB Clayton Tune’s injury something to watch as AAC play begins

Navy football loses starting safety Mitch West to season-ending knee injury | NOTEBOOK Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

College football winners and losers from Week 3: Michigan, Southern Cal, Wake Forest on rise; ACC disappoints again USA Today

Raleigh News & Observer

• Even before UNC’s win over Virginia, Mack Brown knew the run game was back. Here’s how
• It took a while, but the Tar Heels finally played like the team they said they’d be
• NC State football takes care of business against Furman, turns its gaze toward Clemson
• NC State football made its layups — and just about everything else — against Furman
• Duke football was flashy early, tough late to earn an important win over Northwestern

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest’s defense starts conference play in a stout way with six turnovers
• Wake Forest handles Florida State in ACC opener
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest vs. Florida State, Sept. 18, 2021
• App State honors hall of fame coach Jerry Moore with statue, victory against Elon
• PHOTOS: App State vs. Elon — with nods to the football program’s past

WVU builds big lead, holds on to beat No. 15 Va Tech 27-21 Beckley Register-Herald

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Mountaineers hang on to beat Virginia Tech 27-21
• Chuck Landon: Brown threw sink at Hokies
• WVU football notebook: Mountaineers were prepared for Virginia Tech’s 4th-down attempt

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Liberty quarterback Malik Willis torches Old Dominion as Monarchs fall to 1-2
• Norfolk State sets school records for points and yards in victory over Elizabeth City State
• Duffey, Grimsley propel Hampton to victory in ‘Battle of the Real HU’
• West Virginia races to an early lead, weathers No. 15 Hokies’ late rally to win Black Diamond Trophy
• No. 21 North Carolina dominates in the second half to run away from Virginia
• CNU fades after quick start, falls to Ferrum on day when football field is named for Matt Kelchner

Fayetteville Observer

• 5 takeaways from N.C. State football’s blowout win over Furman
•  How N.C. State football’s win over Furman could help against Clemson
•  Unbeaten Wake Forest wins easily against Florida State
• Avalanche of offense: Takeaways from UNC’s shootout victory against Virginia

Charleston Post Courier

• Second-ranked Bulldogs maul Gamecocks; USC loses two defensive starters to injury
• Sapakoff: Gamecocks running back room runs out of room too fast at UGA
• Clemson starts ACC play with 14-8 win over Georgia Tech
• No. 16 CCU escapes with 28-25 victory at Buffalo
• Good start boosts The Citadel to much-needed win over North Greenville

Columbia The State

• Bulldogs bite: No. 2 Georgia too much for Gamecocks in Beamer’s first loss as coach
• South Carolina was throttled by Georgia. Why that’s OK three games into Beamer era
• Five things we learned in South Carolina’s loss at Georgia
• South Carolina lost by 27 points to Georgia. Count on Beamer to find silver linings
• The early entrance was unexpected, but QB Luke Doty finds rhythm late against Georgia
• Clemson’s offense is struggling. Why Tigers coaches aren’t panicking
• Dabo Swinney reacts: What Clemson coach said after close win over Georgia Tech
• Clemson gets by Georgia Tech, but not without end-game drama

Coastal Carolina football faced a big test against Buffalo. Here’s how the Chants won Charlotte Observer

Washington Post

• No. 1 Alabama did it again but just barely, beating No. 11 Florida, 31-29
• Cincinnati doing its part for a chance at playoff (college football winners and losers)
• Virginia Tech’s comeback falls short in loss to West Virginia

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs take care of business vs. South Carolina
• Michael Cunningham: Georgia handles Gamecocks, keeps pace with Bama
• Georgia Tech throws scare into No. 6 Clemson
• Steve Hummer: Tech flirts with upset of Clemson, settles for encouraging loss
• Taking a closer look at Georgia Tech’s near upset of No. 6 Clemson
• New-look Georgia State takes down Charlotte for first win of season

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Not-so-super super powers show cracks
• COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY: OSU’s Henderson runs for 277 yards
• Haener lifts Fresno State to 40-37 upset of No. 13 UCLA
• No. 23 BYU beats No. 19 Arizona State 27-17, improves to 3-0
• Purdy throws for 3 TDs, No. 14 Iowa State routs UNLV 48-3
• Young holds up, No. 1 Alabama holds off No. 11 Florida 31-29
• No. 10 Penn St holds on to white out No. 22 Auburn 28-20
• Rattler, No. 3 Oklahoma hold off Nebraska 23-16