Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls Short At Memphis, 3-1
• Pirates Open AAC Championship At SMU
• Yourkavitch Claims All-AAC Accolades
• ECU Tops USF In American Action, 29-14

Houston says break comes at good time for Pirates WNCT 9

Wooten: ECU defense is growing, building a foundation ‘good enough to win tonight’ The Bladen Journal

ECU Football Continues to Make Big Strides as Pirates Beat the USF Bulls, 29-14 bcsnn.com

ECU football defeats USF in Thursday night game East Carolinian

Strong Second Half Boosts East Carolina Past USF 29-14  Rivals

247 Sports

• Ahlers’ legs help open up offense in win over USF
• ECU 29, USF 14: How it looked from the sidelines

Answers from ECU’s win over Bulls Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Late Touchdowns Push Navy Past Tulsa, 20-17
• Houston and Memphis Take Home Final Weekly Women’s Soccer Honors
• Tulsa Wins Eighth Straight American Men’s XC Championship; Golden Hurricane Women Capture Third Consecutive Title

The Associated Press

• Navy comes from behind on Lavatai TD, upends Tulsa 20-17
• Navy at Tulsa 10/29/2021
• South Florida football, women’s basketball penalized by NCAA
• Clifton Style: Blue-collar Bearcats pushing CFP ceiling
• East Carolina controls 2nd half, rallies past USF 29-14
• No. 19 SMU looks to improve to 8-0 in visit to Houston
• No. 2 Cincinnati seeks improved form at reeling Tulane
• No. 2 Cincinnati continues bid to crack CFP at Tulane
• No. 19 SMU visits Houston, looking to improve to 8-0

Annapolis Capital

• Triple-option offense finds a groove while defense holds strong in Navy football’s 20-17 win at Tulsa
• Navy defensive coordinator Brian Newberry began road to coaching as a standout athlete in Oklahoma

Tulsa World

• Guerin Emig: TU’s latest bizarre turn in loss to Navy does serious damage
• Fourth and short: Everything you need to know about Navy’s win over Tulsa in four downs

Three keys, prediction: No. 2 Cincinnati Bearcats travel to Tulane Cincinnati Enquirer

USF committed NCAA violations under Charlie Strong, Jose Fernandez Tampa Bay Times

UCF searches for first road win of season against defensive-minded Temple Orlando Sentinel

Temple-UCF: Today’s Agenda 247 Sports

NOLA.com

• Trailblazers: Four Black players who integrated Tulane football team in 1971 to be honored Saturday
• Hot-shooting Tulane men bury UL-Monroe in second half of basketball exhibition game
• Tulane vs. Cincinnati: Guerry’s keys to the game
• Tulane Notebook: Cincinnati by far the highest-ranked team Tulane has faced at Yulman Stadium

 Penny Hardaway: Emoni Bates to play for Tigers on Sunday Memphis Commercial Appeal

Houston vs. No. 19 SMU: 5 things to watch Houston Chronicle

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

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Want to watch the N.C. State-Louisville football game on TV? Here’s how to find it
• Want to watch the UNC-Notre Dame college football game on TV? Here’s how to find it.

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

College football Week 9 viewing guide: Florida vs. Georgia, FSU vs Clemson and beyond Tampa Bay Times

College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 9 College Football News

Winston Salem Journal

• NCAA football week 9 preview: Wolverines-Spartans highlight the weekend games
• Duke-Wake Forest football: Here’s what the beat writers are talking about
• The last 7-0 Deacs: The story of the 1944 Wake Forest football team
• Trevor Willard getting a chance to play at WSSU and making the most of it
• If you don’t know what ‘GHOE’ stands for, you’ve never been to N.C. A&T’s homecoming weekend
• Appalachian State to host La.-Monroe on Saturday
• Villanova’s Collin Gillespie heads list of notable seniors

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Norfolk State receiver sets big goals and makes bigger plays. He’s helped the Spartans win 5 straight games.
• JMU’s Board of Visitors approves move to FBS and Sun Belt Conference, and Marshall reportedly commits
• Old Dominion’s leap to Sun Belt became obvious choice after C-USA departures ‘changed a lot of our thinking,’ president says
• Molinaro: Old Dominion’s move to the Sun Belt makes sense, even if conference has its issues
• Old Dominion’s return to the Sun Belt harkens back to the Monarchs’ glory days

Charleston Post and Courier

• Clemson vs. Florida State: 4 things to watch as Tigers search for mojo
• Charleston Southern looks to bounce back from ‘embarrassing performance’
• No. 24 Coastal Carolina survives Troy, downpour in Conway
• Mercer at The Citadel: 3 things to watch as Bulldogs try to snap skid
• Sapakoff: Tragedy and S.C. State football triumph for Corey Fields Jr.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Perfection, not revenge, on minds of No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida
• Georgia-Florida: TV, online, radio information
• There’s much at stake for Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech
• Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech: TV, online, radio information
• Georgia Tech’s Bubba Parham out after surgery for torn meniscus