Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates’ Unbeaten Streak, Shutout Streak Extended in Draw at VCU ecupirates.com

Pirates’ unbeaten streak, shutouts extended in draw …  WNCT 9

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

247 Sports

• PODCAST: Putting the NC State game to bed with one final look back at the good and bad
• NC State football: East Carolina coach Mike Houston opens up on loss to Wolfpack
• Five things we learned from ECU’s season opener against NC State

Week 1 college football winners and losers: Georgia off to dominant start, ECU stumbles USA Today

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Houston, South Florida Pick Up Sunday Victories
• American Cross Country Teams Begin Competition

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

Tigers’ Johnson on team’s road struggles, moving on to Navy Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jha’Quan Jackson dynamite on night of mostly good moments for Tulane Green Wave NOLA.com

Tulsa receivers shine in loss to Wyoming, defense came up big when needed Tulsa World

SB Nation

• The History of Season Openers in the Fickell Era, Part 1
• The History of Season Openers in the Fickell Era, Part 2

UCF football coordinators review opener, preview Louisville Orlando Sentinel

Houston Chronicle

• Up next for No. 24 UH: Texas Tech
• Finger: Even as UTSA laments missed chance, a tradition grows

Bill Wagner: Navy’s offensive futility against Delaware was nothing short of baffling | COMMENTARY Annapolis Capital

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• As Saturday proved, we need more college football games like NC State-ECU, UNC-App State
• UNC football vs Georgia State first look: Top storylines, players to watch and odds
• NC State football vs Charleston Southern first look: Pack, Bucs look to ‘clean up’ play
• Duke vs Northwestern football first look: Series history, players to watch and odds

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU loses 41-21 to Central State in its opening football game of the season
• Quarterback Kam Hill gets surprise start for Catawba in 44-19 win over Livingstone on Saturday night

Virginia Tech Players Have Items Stolen From Lockers During Loss at Old Dominion Sports Illustrated

The Associated Press

• Florida State blocks PAT, holds off Kelly’s LSU, 24-23
• Analysis: Will a bigger College Football Playoff be better?
• Five TDs from Sanders, 3 defensive scores power Jackson St.
• Day proud of No. 2 Buckeyes’ ‘ugly’ opening win over Irish
• No. 4 Clemson opens vs Ga Tech looking to improve on 10 wins
• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia underrated? Pac-12 dumped again

Columbia The State

• Final thoughts, score prediction for the Clemson-Georgia Tech Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
• USC’s DQ Smith puts aside freshman jitters to deliver signature Week 1 play
• First look: Top storylines, betting odds for South Carolina vs. Arkansas football

Charleston Post & Courier

• Bucs try to end FBS drought at North Carolina State
• Sapakoff: An ideal Uiagalelei/Klubnik Clemson quarterback controversy
• 5 Gamecock takeaways: Special teams rule, offense struggles (again)

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Virginia Tech says items were stolen from team locker room during game against Old Dominion
• Old Dominion scores with 33 seconds left, stuns Virginia Tech in front of sellout crowd
• Hampton University staves off late rally, beats Howard to win ‘Battle for the Real HU’ in its first football game as CAA member