Pirates Stun Florida After Weather Delay … Notable improvements for ECU in first win … Bye week comes at good time for Navy football, which has a lot of work to do… Braves’ run reminiscent of ’93 — but stakes are different
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ECU football earns first win of the season with 39-21 triumph over Old Dominion at home WCTI 12
Pirates hold no quarter in win over Monarchs The East Carolinian
247 Sports
- Pirates own fourth quarter against Monarchs: ‘It’s what we’ve been trying to build’
- PODCAST: Initial thoughts from ECU’s first win of 2022
ECU football: Pirates run away from Old Dominion and secure first win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
Bill Wagner: Bye week comes at good time for Navy football, which has a lot of work to do | COMMENTARY Baltimore Sun
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Around the American Athletic Conference
American Athletic Conference
- Four American Teams Pick Up Wins in Sunday Action
- SMU, Houston and Tulsa Post Successful Results at Weekend Meets
- Tulane, UCF End Weekend With Sunday Win
USF finds second-half mojo, picks up win over Howard The Tampa Times
Tigers dedicate win over Navy to Memphis after tragic week: ‘For 901’ Memphis Commercial Appeal
After clobbering overmatched foes, Tulane faces litmus test against Kansas State NOLA.com
SMU closes out ‘preseason’ with learning lessons in victory over FCS-level Lamar Dallas Morning News
Takeaways from TU’s 38-35 win over Northern Illinois Tulsa World
Warner, Fox grab high ratings as Temple tops Lafayette 247 Sports
Cincinnati Bearcats rout Kennesaw State, 63-10 Cincinnati Enquirer
Orlando Sentinel
- John Rhys Plumlee “not the reason” UCF lost to Louisville, coordinator says
- Nebraska fires former UCF coach Scott Frost; AD Alberts says 16-31 ‘not acceptable’
UH’s Derek Parish earns American Athletic Conference sack record Houston Chronicle
Brett Vito: UNT’s win this week didn’t tell us a lot, but how the Mean Green fare against UNLV will Denton Record-Chronicle
UTSA pulls out overtime win at Army San Antionio Express News
With the Charlotte 49ers’ defense on the ropes, their schedule isn’t getting any easier Charlotte Observer
UAB’s dominant running game can’t overcome turnovers in loss at Liberty AL.com
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News & Observer
- After college football upsets, NC State and Wake Forest move up in latest AP poll
- Three things we learned about NC State football in 55-3 win over Charleston Southern
- Three things we learned about UNC football in 35-28 win at Georgia State
- Three things we learned about Duke football in 31-23 win at Northwestern
Winston Salem Journal
- Top 25: Georgia reclaims No. 1 spot after Alabama’s close call
- Nebraska fires Scott Frost after 1-2 start
- Report: Texas QB Quinn Ewers out 4-6 weeks
- No. 23 Wake Forest beats Vanderbilt in QB Sam Hartman’s return
- N.C. Central pounds WSSU 41-0 in Durham on Saturday night
Charleston Post & Courier
- 5 Gamecock takeaways as USC limps home from loss at Arkansas
- Clemson QB Uiagalelei’s growth among 5 takeaways from win over Furman
- The Citadel defense, last-play field goal spark upset of No. 8 ETSU
- Clemson wins 35-12, but finds itself outgained by Furman
- Sapakoff: Gamecocks’ progress and loss out on the edge of SEC reality
- No. 19 N.C. State overwhelms Charleston Southern
- Gamecocks can’t stop runnin’ Razorbacks, drop SEC opener
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- East Carolina piles up more than 500 yards, uses big fourth quarter to pull away from Old Dominion
- No. 20 William & Mary backs up big season-opening win, treats large student section to comfortable win over Campbell
- Virginia Tech rebounds with strong defensive effort in home victory against Boston College
- Illinois defense disrupts Virginia’s offense in ‘rough day at the office’ for Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott
- James Madison dominates from the start to hand Norfolk State a second straight blowout loss
Context is coming as No. 1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs open SEC play Atlanta Journal Constitution
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
The Associated Press
- Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open for 1st Slam title, top ranking
- Brady, Bucs throttle Cowboys 19-3 as Prescott injures hand
- Dodgers 1st team to clinch a playoff spot, rout Padres 11-2
- Wentz triumphant in Week 1 Revenge Tour; Wilson next?
- Braves’ run reminiscent of ’93 — but stakes are different
- Pujols’ 697th HR, moves into 4th, rallies Cards over Pirates
- Mahomes throws 5 TDs, Chiefs hammer Cardinals 44-21
Charlotte Observer
- Slow start and suspect snaps: Here are 5 things we learned in Panthers’ loss to Browns
- Scott Fowler’s best and worst from the Panthers’ season-opening loss to the Browns
- QB Baker Mayfield makes late charge, but Panthers still lose to Browns in season debut
- Bubba Wallace beats the boss and quiets his critics in with win at Kansas Speedway
Washington Post
- What to know from NFL Week 1: Chiefs are just fine, but Patriots sure aren’t
- Cowboys’ Dak Prescott will undergo surgery for hand injury
- Commanders kick off a new era with a late rally to upend the Jaguars
- Carlos Alcaraz, just 19, grabs the U.S. Open title — and No. 1 ranking
- A’ja Wilson keeps the party going as Aces take Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
- The Carson Wentz Experience? Grab the antacids, and hang on.
- Commanders’ win sends a message to Terry McLaurin: Help is here
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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