Missed extra point dooms East Carolina in devastating 21-20 loss to No. 13 NC State… Pirates picking up Daffer after nightmare ending… Pack, Heels, Pirates, and Mountaineers delivered the drama… ECU’s next opponent Old Dominion scores with 33 seconds left, stuns Virginia Tech in front of sellout crowd… Houston Takes 3OT Win at UTSA, 37-35… Pair of missed kicks punctuate Tulsa’s 40-37 double overtime loss to Wyoming

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day Photos
  Game Day Galleries
• Postgame Presser #1
  Audio: Mike Houston
• Postgame Presser #2
  Audio: Holton Ahlers
• Postgame Presser #3
  Audio: Myles Berry
• Postgame Presser #4
  Audio: Gerard Stringer

ESPN

• No. 13 NC State hangs on to win at ECU after missed kicks
• ECU misses a late extra point and FG to gift NC State the win
• ECU fails to tie NC State after botched extra point
• SVP’s college football winners for Week 1

ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls To No. 13 NC State, 21-20
• Pirates Drop Pair To Close Duke Invitational
• Pirates Venture to VCU

Pirates wide right of win over State The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• No. 13 Pack hold off ECU after missed kicks
• ECU game day: Family, fun, a friendly rivalry

ECU falls in thriller to #13 N.C. State WITN 7

East Carolina football suffers heart-breaking defeat to #13 N.C. State WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Pirates picking up Daffer after nightmare ending
• PODCAST: Instant reaction to ECU’s 21-20 brutal loss to NC State
• Mike Houston after NC State loss: ‘We should’ve won the ball game’
• NC State 21, ECU 20: How it looked from the sidelines
• NC State excitement dampened in narrow win over ECU
• Final kick sails wide as ECU can’t complete upset of No. 13 NC State
• FINAL: NC State 21, ECU 20

YAHOO!

• Missed extra point dooms East Carolina in devastating 21-20 loss to No. 13 NC State
• East Carolina kicker Owen Daffer misses extra point, potential game-winning field goal late vs NC State

NC State football, narrowly surviving its opener at ECU, learns how other half lives AOL

East Carolina kicker’s brutal day short-circuits chance to upset NC State New York Post

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Pirates’ upset bid of No. 13 N.C. State sails wide right
• ECU football: Special teams nothing special in loss

Fayetteville Observer

•  East Carolina kicker misses PAT, potential game winner late vs NC State
•  NC State survives last-second field goal attempt against ECU

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina Drops 21-20 Heartbreaker to No. 13 NC State
• Arkansas Holds Off Cincinnati in Top-25 Matchup
• Houston Takes 3OT Win at UTSA, 37-35
• Tulsa Stunned by Wyoming in Two Overtimes
• South Florida Can’t Keep Pace With BYU in Opener
• Spears’ 3 TDs Pace Tulane Past Massachusetts, 42-10
• Career Day for Mordecai as SMU Tops North Texas, 48-10
• Early Lead Holds Up as Mississippi State Pulls Away From Memphis
• Navy Drops Season-Opener to Delaware
• Temple Falls at Duke In Season-Opener Friday
• Five TDs From Plumlee Push UCF Past South Carolina State, 56-10

The Associated Press

• No. 13 NC State hangs on to win at ECU after missed kicks
• No. 24 Houston escapes with 37-35 victory over UTSA in 3 OTs
• Wyoming beats Tulsa 40-37 in 2OT in wild finish
• Pratt, Spears spark Tulane to 42-10 romp over UMass
• Jefferson generates 4 TDs to power Arkansas past Cincinnati
• Rogers throws for 5 TDs, Mississippi St. knocks off Memphis
• Delaware gets its new coach a win over Navy 14-7
• Plumlee, rugged defense lead UCF rout of South Carolina St.
• Mordecai throws 4 TD passes, SMU routs North Texas 48-10
• No. 25 BYU waits out delay to rout South Florida 50-21
• No. 14 USC routs Rice 66-14 in big debuts by Williams, Riley
• Leonard, defense spark Duke to 30-0 rout of Temple in opener
• FCS member William & Mary gets first FBS win since 2009

USF’s opening loss to BYU a throwback to the miscues of last season  The Tampa Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Tigers overwhelmed in lopsided loss to Mississippi State
•  Giannotto: Memphis loss at Mississippi St. bad enough to make you worry
•  Memphis football gets a D in offense, defense, coaching in opener

NOLA.com

• Tulane, RB Tyjae Spears roll from the word go in rout of UMass at Yulman Stadium
• Photos: Tulane Green Wave crushes UMass 42-10 in season opener at Yulman Stadium
• What we learned from Tulane’s season-opening victory against UMass
• Tulane’s No. 18 continues to commemorate Devon Walker’s injury, nearly 10 years later

Dallas Morning News

• Rhett Lashlee era off to smooth start as high-powered SMU offense rolls over UNT
• Early statement: See photos from SMU’s season-opening win vs. UNT

Tulsa World

• TU takes gut punch with 40-37 double overtime loss to Wyoming
• Pair of missed kicks punctuate TU’s 40-37 double overtime loss to Wyoming

UC Bearcats drop opener to Arkansas Razorbacks Cincinnati Enquirer

Magic CEO, UCF chair Alex Martins on why time wasn’t right to leave for Big 12 Orlando Sentinel

Navy football offense a no-show in 14-7 season-opening loss to Delaware Annapolis Capital

Denton Record-Chronicle

• SMU dominates North Texas in blowout at Apogee Stadium
• North Texas-SMU notebook: UNT’s offense falls flat in loss to SMU
• Five thoughts on UNT’s loss to SMU — Blowout at the hands of the Mustangs is as tough as it gets for the Mean Green

Houston Chronicle

• Texas college football rankings: Let’s hear it for UH
• Tanner Mordecai, SMU rout North Texas
• No. 14 USC routs Rice in season opener

San Antionio Express News

• No. 24 Houston outlasts UTSA in dramatic three-overtime shootout
• Mistakes prove costly as UTSA falls short of milestone win

Charlotte 49ers lose another QB, fall flat in home-opening loss to William & Mary  Charlotte Observer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• ACC Panic Room: Pack, Heels, Pirates, and Mountaineers delivered the drama
• No. 13 Wolfpack avoids upset at ECU
• Leary: Guys were mad. Guys were saying it was a reality check for us
• Doeren: One thing I can’t change is our record and that’s 1-0 either if we win by 1 or 100
• Giglio: ‘Ugly’ win over Pirates beats the alternative
• Maye’s 5 TDs lift UNC over Appalachian State 63-61
• Do-it-all Richard boosts NC Central past NC A&T 28-13

Raleigh News & Observer

• Scoreless in second half, No. 13 NC State football holds on to beat ECU 21-20 in opener
• Three things we learned about NC State football in its 1-point win over East Carolina
• NC State football, narrowly surviving its opener at ECU, learns how other half lives
• UNC football beats App State to snap road losing streak and move to 2-0 on season
• Three things we learned about UNC football as it escaped App State with 63-61 win
• NC Central football beats NC A&T for first time in 6 years in Charlotte season opener
• Was Duke football really good against Temple in shutout win? In many ways, yes.
• New era brought students back out to see Duke football, and their faith was rewarded

App State losses 61-63 to UNC Chapel Hill in front of record-breaking crowd Watauga Democrat

Winston Salem Journal

• North Carolina escapes App State with a 63-61 win
• Maye’s 5 TDs lift UNC over Appalachian State 63-61
• Atmosphere at App State was electric, but UNC QB Drake Maye had even more juice
• PHOTOS: UNC outlasts App State, 63-61

Fayetteville Observer

•  NC State football report card: Why Dave Doeren nearly earned an F
• UNC football coach Mack Brown dances after win at App State

Columbia The State

• Five things we learned in South Carolina’s tricky win over Georgia State
• USC offense has ‘a lot of work to do’ after season opener against Georgia State
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: South Carolina gets a win over Georgia State
• Clemson vs Georgia Tech football kickoff time, odds, TV channel, stream, radio

Charleston Post & Courier

• BeamerBall: Gamecocks’ special teams paves way to season-opening win
• Sapakoff: Gamecocks keep rolling to Arkansas, Rattler struggles and all
• Charleston Southern piles up yards, but falls short against Western Carolina
• Jadeveon Clowney becomes fifth member of Gamecocks’ honored number club
• Clemson’s new videoboard at Death Valley is huge. Here’s how huge.

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Old Dominion scores with 33 seconds left, stuns Virginia Tech in front of sellout crowd
• Looking relaxed before game, Brent Pry expresses frustration after losing debut as Virginia Tech’s head coach
• Hampton University staves off late rally, beats Howard to win ‘Battle for the Real HU’ in its first football game as CAA member
• Virginia sticks to its word, shows more balance in victory over Richmond in Tony Elliott’s debut as head coach
• William & Mary beats FBS opponent for first time since 2009, overcoming Charlotte in Tribe’s season opener

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia underrated? Pac-12 dumped again
• No. 2 Ohio State wears down No. 5 Notre Dame 21-10
• Maye’s 5 TDs lift UNC over Appalachian State 63-61
• Special teams give South Carolina big boost in opening win
• Young gets 6 TDs, No. 1 Alabama routs Utah State 55-0
• Do-it-all Richard boosts NC Central past NC A&T 28-13
• Reed propels Western Kentucky to 49-17 rout of Hawaii
• Liberty beats Southern Miss 29-27 in 4OT thriller
• Wright scores school record 6 TDs as Vandy beats Elon 42-31
• Richardson shines, Burney seals Florida’s win vs No. 7 Utah
• McCall throws for three TDs in Coastal Carolina’s win
• Centeio throws 6 TDs, James Madison routs Middle Tennessee
• Marshall rolls past Norfolk State 55-3
• Ford rushes for 156 yards, Chattanooga blanks Wofford 31-0
• No. 9 Oklahoma beats UTEP 45-13 in Venables’ coaching debut
• Bennett, Georgia D lead No. 3 Dawgs to 49-3 rout of Oregon
• Huskers break loose from N Dakota in 4th quarter, win 38-17
• No. 16 Miami routs Bethune-Cookman 70-13 in Cristobal debut
• Virginia beats Richmond 34-17 in Elliott’s coaching debut
• Second-half safeties lead Iowa past South Dakota State 7-3
• Davis has record day, W Carolina tops Charleston Southern
• Old Dominion does it again, taking down the Hokies, 20-17