Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU Hosts UCF In Pivotal AAC Tilt
• Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes

AP sources: 6 C-USA schools apply for AAC membership  WNCT 9

TECSpertZ Ep. 07 ECU vs Houston The East Carolinian

ECU football gives itself midterm exam, hopes to improve for second half of their season WITN 7

ECU Gears Up For Houston Week  Rivals

247 Sports

• ECU well aware of explosive Houston return man Jones
• ECU embracing the mentality it takes to win on the road
• College football: Leading rushers through Week 7

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU right back in road mindset
• ECU football players arrested for assault, dismissed from team

Houston, in quest of sixth straight win, meets East Carolina Big News Network

Houston vs. East Carolina College Football Odds, Plays and Insights Sports Illustrated

For UH, bowl eligibility is just first step to bigger goals Houston Chronicle

Around the American Athletic Conference

The Associated Press

• No. 21 SMU tries to get to 7-0 in primetime game vs Tulane
• No. 21 SMU takes undefeated record into Tulane matchup
• AP sources: 6 C-USA schools apply for AAC membership

Tulane vs. SMU: Guerry Smith’s keys to the game NOLA.com

SMU vs Tulane Prediction, Game Preview YAHOO!

Tanner Mordecai waited three years for the starting QB job. Now at SMU, his time has finally come  Dallas Morning News

Wichita State Wins Sixth Straight Conference Match By Defeating Tulsa 3-1 American Athletic Conference

American to review expansion candidates after six Conference USA teams apply for membership CBS Sports

Tampa Bay Times

• 6 Conference USA schools apply for AAC membership
• Why Temple is a must-win game for USF

USF’s improvement not showing up in win column The Ledger

No. 2/3 Cincinnati’s secret weapon vs. Navy Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF players, Gus Malzahn react to ‘Space Game’ uniforms: ‘I love it’
• When UCF football fandom meets cosplay, it creates a superhero of sorts — The Knightalorian
• Watch: UCF Football Now — Knights host Memphis Friday, reach halfway mark of season

Owls see many familiar faces at USF; Scott notices new Owls 247 Sports

Memphis vs. UCF Football Prediction and Preview Athlon Sports

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis Tigers football vs. UCF scouting report, prediction
• Memphis Tigers vs. UCF football betting odds, point spread
•  Memphis QB Keilon Brown enters transfer portal

TU at midseason: First-half takeaways and second-half storylines Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Rice expected to join American Athletic Conference
• College football preview: Tulane at SMU
• Clayton Tune, the passer, emerging at UH

Annapolis Capital

• American Athletic Conference reportedly set to expand with six Conference USA schools under consideration
• Dwayne Osgood, a former Navy men’s lacrosse player, died of cancer. His sister-in-law will honor him at the New York City Marathon.
• Navy football to host first top-five opponent since 1984 in No. 2 Cincinnati

FAU and 5 other schools trying to jump to American Athletic Conference, sources say Sun Sentinel

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Gameday Guide: Charlotte vs. FAU kickoff time, betting odds, TV and stream info  Charlotte Observer

Winston Salem Journal

• App State beats No. 14 Coastal Carolina with game-winning field goal
• Appalachian State re-energizes football season, gives head coach a signature win vs. No. 14 Coastal Carolina
• PHOTOS: Appalachian State beats Coastal Carolina, 30-27

Staton hits last second field goal, App State upsets No. 14 Coastal Carolina Watauga democrat

Myrtle Beach Sun News

• The implications of No. 14 Coastal Carolina’s last-second loss at Appalachian State
• ‘I don’t talk to losers!’ How CCU vs. App State has quickly become a spirited rivalry

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hampton University men’s basketball team has plenty of talent. Coach’s challenge: ‘We’ve got to make it work right.’
• Old Dominion seeks to ensure Conference USA’s ‘viability and attractiveness’ as schools prepare to leave
• Hampton University women hope to gain ground in the Big South Conference after offseason training regimen
• College football report: William & Mary hopes running game, improving health bolster top 25 ranking, playoff berth chances
• Old Dominion women picked to finish second in Conference USA

Fayetteville Observer

• N.C. State football midseason rewind: Best moments, top players & more
• Why UNC football is showing interest in this in-state 2023 recruit.

Chuck Landon: MU has options for new home Huntington Herald-Dispatch

JMU, Liberty, ODU could be moving to new conferences Fredericksburg.com

Mountain West decides against expansion amid expected AAC growth San Diego Union-Tribune

Sun Belt reportedly expected to add 2 Conference USA teams Saturday Down South

Columbia The State

• South Carolina’s running backs are ‘banged up.’ What’s the plan for Saturday?
• Zeb Noland, adjusting to fame, now tasked with guiding USC toward bowl eligibility
• Clemson’s defense ranks among best in nation. Here’s why that’ll be tested vs Pitt
• Clemson coach Dabo Swinney provides insight on decision by RB Dukes to transfer
• ‘We all have a hand in it.’ Beamer sounds off on criticism of offensive play calling

Charleston Post and Courier

• Dangerous scene at Tennessee-Ole Miss football game calls for drastic measures
• South Carolina, Texas A&M play football annually for a trophy they never see
• Sapakoff: Clemson vs. Pitt shows flaws in ACC, SEC schedule rotation
• Clemson offense trying to get rid of the ‘stink,’ as Swinney puts it
• Charleston Southern basketball has ‘great opportunity to prove a lot of people wrong’

Georgia Tech secondary to be put to test by Virginia Atlanta Journal Constitution