ECU responds with dominance … Mitchell’s 222-yard day helps East Carolina top Tulane 52-29; Pirates have won 3 straight games for the first time since 2014… ECU’s rout of Tulane a complete reversal of 2020 game…Navy scores 17 fourth-quarter points to overtake UCF; UCF coach Gus Malzahn: ‘We’ll rebound’ after loss to Navy in QB Mikey Keene’s debut as starter…Ridder leads No. 7 Cincinnati past No. 9 Notre Dame, 24-13…Cowboys will be a mettle detector for Panthers, who again have something to prove in Texas

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  ECU responds with dominance
• Inside Game Day Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery
• Postgame Press Conference
  Audio: Mike Houston
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Holton Ahlers
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Keaton Mitchell
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Warren Saba

ecupirates.com

• ECU Rolls In American Opener, 52-29
• ECU Opens Season With Seven Individual Wins

East Carolinian

• ECU football rode the Green Wave in 52-29 win
• 2021 ECU Homecoming concludes, competition winners announced

WNCT 9

• Mitchell’s 222-yard day helps East Carolina top Tulane 52-29
• ECU homeoming welcomes back alumni, football fans

Keaton Mitchell rushes for 222 yards in ECU football’s 52-29 win over Tulane at home WCTI 12

ECU football storms Tulane for huge homecoming victory, Pirates have won 3 straight games for the first time since 2014 WITN 7

Mitchell Runs For 222 Yards In ECU’s 52-29 Win Over Tulane  Rivals

247 Sports

• ECU captures third win in a row, trounces Tulane 52-29
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s 52-29 win over Tulane
• Fourth down conversions lift ECU to big win over Tulane
• ECU 52, Tulane 29: How it looked from the sidelines

Vonta Leach honored with outstanding alumni award YAHOO!

NOLA.com

• Awful start, poor finish doom Tulane football team to third consecutive loss
• Three and Out: Guerry’s thoughts about Tulane’s 52-29 loss to East Carolina
• Game notebook: ECU’s rout of Tulane a complete reversal of 2020 game
• Photos: East Carolina too much for Tulane

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU 52, TULANE 29: Answers from Pirates’ homecoming win
• WATCH: Scenes from Dowdy-Ficklen, ECU’s win over Tulane

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Mitchell’s Big Day Carries East Carolina Past Tulane
• Navy Rallies Past UCF in Conference Opener
• SMU Now 5-0 After 41-17 Homecoming Win Over USF
• No. 7 Cincinnati Handles No. 9 Notre Dame, 24-13
• Temple Wins Conference Opener Against Memphis, 34-31

The Associated Press

• Ridder leads No. 7 Cincinnati past No. 9 Notre Dame, 24-13
• Desmond Ridder, No. 7 Cincinnati beat No. 9 Notre Dame 24-13
• Cincinnati at Notre Dame 10/2/2021
• Mordecai’s 4 TD passes lead SMU past South Florida, 41-17
• Mitchell’s 222-yard day helps East Carolina top Tulane 52-29
• Navy scores 17 fourth-quarter points to overtake UCF 34-30
• UCF at Navy 10/2/2021
• Anderson’s 52-yard TD highlights Temple’s win over Memphis

Cincinnati Enquirer

•  Desmond Ridder shines as No. 7/8 UC defeats No. 9/7 Notre Dame 24-13
•  Reactions: Cincinnati Bearcats knock off Notre Dame in South Bend
•  UC Twitter thanks Kelly: ‘Just grateful for this opportunity’
•  Herbstreit: College Football Playoff ‘doors are opening’ for Bearcats

Rising-Power Cincinnati Punishes Notre Dame For Stealing Its Best Coaches Forbes

Cincinnati Downs Notre Dame in College Football Playoff Material Win Down the Drive

College football Saturday review: Why Luke Fickell and USC are drifting apart LA Times

Tampa Bay Times

• Missed opportunities hurt USF on the road at SMU
• Navy scores 17 fourth-quarter points to overtake UCF

Annapolis Capital

• Navy special teams improves drastically, makes the difference in season’s first win over UCF
• Tai Lavatai, Taylor Robinson lead way as Navy football rallies in fourth quarter to upset UCF, 34-30

Gus Malzahn torched on social media after UCF loses to 0-3 Navy Saturday Down South

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF loses to Navy, drops second straight in Mikey Keene’s starting quarterback debut
• UCF coach Gus Malzahn: ‘We’ll rebound’ after loss to Navy in QB Mikey Keene’s debut as starter
• Without QB Dillon Gabriel, the wheels come off UCF’s Gus Bus | Commentary
• 3 things we learned from UCF Knights’ 34-30 loss at Navy Midshipmen
• Orlando social media stars: After choosing YouTube over UCF, former kicker is ‘Deestroying’
• 3 things we learned from UCF Knights’ 34-30 loss at Navy Midshipmen

Owls secure victory over Memphis in conference opener The Temple News

Memphis blows 17-point lead, loses fifth straight AAC road opener Memphis Commercial Appeal

Still unscathed: Will a hard-fought, homecoming win over South Florida make SMU top 25 worthy? Dallas Morning News

UH defense makes a statement in win over Tulsa Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• N.C. State holds off Louisiana Tech for 34-27 victory
• College football replay is frustrating coaches with its frequency and inconsistency
• UNC football was buried under a mountain of hype. October is the chance to reclaim it
• Mack Brown says UNC’s 38-7 win over Duke its “best defense of the year.” Find out why
• Duke must be ‘committed’ to fixing mistakes before season goes sideways

Winston Salem Journal

• No. 24 Wake Forest outlasts Louisville with the leg of Nick Sciba
• Wake Forest celebrates Nick Sciba’s birthday and a signature win in the early season
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest beats Louisville, 37-34
• WSSU suffers 73-7 loss to Chowan for second-worst loss in school history
• N.C. A&T Aggies roll past Robert Morris 41-14 to open Big South Conference play in style

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Battle of the Bay is back in a big way as Norfolk State tops Hampton in wild shootout
• Old Dominion falls to UTEP in Conference USA opener
• Interception by Kean dooms CNU to overtime loss
• Virginia starts fast, gets remarkable touchdown catch, then survives when Miami misses last-second field goal

Fayetteville Observer

• N.C. State runs past Louisiana Tech’s upset bid in the second half
•  Bell tolls on both sides: Takeaways from UNC’s domination of rival Duke

Columbia The State

• Five things we learned about South Carolina from wild win over Troy
• Gamecocks ride twists and turns of wild game to claim victory over Troy
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: Quick reaction from South Carolina’s win over Troy
• How Clemson’s DJ Uiagelelei showed commitment to improving — inside an empty stadium
• What Clemson said about Justyn Ross, Will Taylor, Braden Galloway injuries
• Clemson grinds out close win over Boston College. What we learned about the Tigers
• Final thoughts, prediction as Clemson attempts to bounce back with BC in town
• Is Grayson McCall injured? What Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell said about his QB

SEC Power Rankings: Ranking every SEC team after Week 5 Saturday Down South

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Run-heavy No. 2 Georgia bulldozes No. 8 Arkansas in lopsided home victory
• Michael Cunningham: No JT Daniels, no problem as Georgia rolls over Arkansas
• Georgia Tech momentum meets big obstacle in loss to Pittsburgh
• Mark Bradley: Says Geoff Collins: ‘I’ve got to be better’

Wyoming Cowboys, Mountain West weather latest realignment storm Casper Star-Tribune

Home losses ‘never acceptable’: Nevada drops Boise State to its worst start in 20 years Idaho Statesman

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Amid chaos, ‘Bama, UGA are drama-free
• COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY: Tide’s Robinson runs for 4 TDs
• Nix leads No. 22 Auburn to 1st win at LSU since ’99, 24-19
• Daniels leads Arizona State to 42-23 win over No. 20 UCLA
• Bulovas FG as time expires lifts Vanderbilt over UConn 30-28
• Hankins’ late TD run helps UTEP beat Old Dominion 28-21
• No. 4 Penn State beats Indiana 24-0 with strong defense
• No. 25 Clemson escapes Boston College with 19-13 victory
• Kentucky rallies past No. 10 Florida 20-13 in SEC showdown
• Warren helps No. 19 Oklahoma St. beat No. 21 Baylor 24-14
• Middle Tennessee builds big lead, holds off Marshall 34-28
• Rogers leads Mississippi State to 26-22 win over No. 15 A&M
• Leary throws 2 TDs, No. 23 NC State holds off Louisiana Tech
• Campbell controls 2nd half, beats North Alabama 48-31
• Willis, Liberty dominate second half in 36-12 win over UAB
• Holmes’ catch-and-run boosts ETSU past Wofford 27-21
• Stanford rallies late to beat No. 3 Oregon 31-24 in OT
• Hall scores on 99-yard return, Ball State beats Army 28-16
• Fitzgerald field goal lifts Florida St. past Syracuse, 33-30
• South Carolina holds on to edge Troy 23-14
• Garibay’s late FG lifts Texas Tech past West Virginia 23-20
• Robinson, defense push No. 1 Bama past No. 12 Ole Miss 42-21
• No. 6 OU leans on Rattler, video review to top K-State 37-31
• No. 16 Coastal Carolina swarms Louisiana Monroe in 59-6 win
• Mississippi Valley State stuns NC Central with late TD
• Johnson, defense help James Madison avoid upset to NH 23-21
• Adams, The Citadel’s option attack fends off VMI 35-24
• Carter scores winner in OT, Norfolk State tops Hampton 47-44
• SC State opens big lead, holds off Bethune-Cookman 42-35
• Cheek, Witherspoon rally Elon to 20-7 victory over Richmond
• Copeland’s 3TDs lead Chattanooga past Western Carolina
• Appalachian St uses explosive plays to sink Georgia St 45-16
• Sciba’s kick lifts No. 24 Wake Forest past Louisville, 37-34
• Tennessee makes quick work of Missouri in 62-24 rout