Ahlers Sets Passing Mark as East Carolina Cruises Past Campbell…Tulane beats Kansas State 17-10 for signature victory in Willie Fritz era…Old Dominion rallies for late lead, but Virginia spoils its day with a last-second field goal…Defense impresses as No. 16 NC State football beats Texas Tech 27-14 to improve to 3-0

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  ECU too much for Camels
• Inside Game Day Photos
  Game Day Gallery
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Mike Houston
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Holton Ahlers
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Keaton Mitchell
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Isaiah Winstead
• Postgame Presser
  Audio: Teagan Wilk

ecupirates.com

• ECU Cruises To 49-10 Win Over Campbell
• Pirates Turn Aside Mercer In Virginia Tournament Finale
• Pirates Set for Tussle with Tribe
• Pirates Set To Compete In Badger Invitational

Ahlers sets record in Pirates’ win over Camels  WNCT 9

Holton Ahlers sets career yards marks in ECU football’s dominant win over Campbell WITN 7

ECU football gets complete team win over Campbell in 49-10 victory WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Ahlers sets two big records, plus other notes from ECU’s blowout win
• ECU 49, Campbell 10: How it looked from the sidelines
• ECU routs Campbell, 49-10
• FINAL: ECU 49, Campbell 10

Ahlers’ 3 TD passes lead East Carolina past Campbell, 49-10 CBS Sports

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Ahlers’ record-breaking night lifts Pirates over Campbell
• ECU football: Pirates unleash flurry of touchdowns in win over Campbell

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Ahlers Sets Passing Mark as East Carolina Cruises Past Campbell
• Tulane Gets to 3-0 With 17-10 Win at Kansas State
• Plumlee’s 300-100 Effort Paces UCF Past FAU
• SMU Can’t Hold Off Maryland Comeback
• Henigan’s 3 TDs Lead Memphis Past Arkansas State
• Strong Start Pushes Tulsa to 54-17 Win Against Jacksonville State
• South Florida Drops Heartbreaker to No. 18 Florida
• Houston Falls to Kansas in Home Opener
• Temple Edged by Rutgers 16-14
• Cincinnati Takes Victory Bell Matchup for 16th Straight Year
• UCF Finishes Non-Conference Unscathed

The Tampa Times

• Florida Gators survive USF in win that felt like a loss for both teams
• Jeff Scott, USF take heart that they ‘never backed down’

 Tigers survive Arkansas State with fourth quarter heroics Memphis Commercial Appeal

NOLA.com

• UPSET: Tulane beats Kansas State 17-10 for signature victory in Willie Fritz era
• Tulane finished off Kansas State with a fourth-down sneak. Here’s how it all went down.
• Game notebook: Tulane’s Willie Fritz has triumphant return to Kansas
• Tulane 17, Kansas State 10: Guerry Smith’s top takeaways from a breakthrough win

Tulane Edges K-State, 17-10 KSAL

SMU, living and dying with passing game, handed first loss of Rhett Lashlee era Dallas Morning News

Tulsa World

• Tulsa 54, Jacksonville St. 17: TU rolls over Gamecocks
• Tulsa notebook: TU defense plays stout against potent Jacksonville State offense

Tulsa cruises to 54-17 win over Jacksonville St. Fox 23

Rutgers outlasts Temple, 16-14 247 Sports

Owls fall short in homecoming loss to Scarlet Knights The Temple News

 UC Bearcats keep Victory Bell after beating Miami Redhawks Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF shakes off mistakes, uneven start to blow out FAU
• Three things we learned from UCF’s 40-14 road win at FAU

Houston Chronicle

• UH insider: Cougars aren’t quite ready for Big 12
• Maryland overcomes 15 penalties in win over SMU
• No. 21 Texas pulls away from UTSA
• Rice ends Louisiana’s 15-game win streak

UTSA’s ‘perfect effort’ runs out of gas in loss to Texas San Antionio Express News

Struggles in key situations haunt UNT in blowout loss to UNLV Denton Record-Chronicle

Charlotte stuns Georgia State as Chris Reynolds returns to action, throws 5 TD passes  Charlotte Observer

DeWayne McBride’s career outing powers UAB to 35-21 win over Georgia Southern AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Defense impresses as No. 16 NC State football beats Texas Tech 27-14 to improve to 3-0
• While offense tries to find its way, NC State defense meets expectations in win over Texas Tech
• Three things we learned about NC State football team in its 27-14 win over Texas Tech
• Duke rolls to win over NC A&T to stay unbeaten. What we’ve learned about Blue Devils
• Another fast start from Riley Leonard helps Duke football beat NC A&T, improve to 3-0
• Appalachian State scores on final play, beats Troy 32-28

Texas Tech comes up short to NC State  Houston Chronicle

Winston Salem Journal

• No. 19 Wake Forest escapes with 37-36 win over Liberty
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest football 37-36 over Liberty
• Mountaineer miracle: Hail Mary pass gives App State a storybook ending to special weekend
• WATCH NOW: App State fans storm the field after last second 32-28 stunner against Troy

Columbia The State

• Home invasion: South Carolina historically bad in blowout loss to No. 1 Georgia
• USC struggles with third downs, extending drives in loss to Georgia
• Five things we learned from USC’s blowout loss to No. 1 Georgia
• Saturday felt like rock bottom for South Carolina. Why there’s no need to panic
• Will Shipley stars as Clemson football stays perfect with Louisiana Tech win
• 5 things we learned from Clemson football’s high-flying win over Louisiana Tech

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson hosts Louisiana Tech in prime time: 4 things to watch for Dabo Swinney’s team
• Sapakoff: Gamecocks, Will Muschamp are much better off apart
• Clemson beats Louisiana Tech, 48-20, as ACC play awaits
• No. 18 Eastern Kentucky drops Charleston Southern to 0-3
• The Citadel can’t overcome offensive struggles at No. 20 Mercer

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Old Dominion rallies for late lead, but Virginia spoils its day with a last-second field goal
• Virginia Tech starts two-game week by coasting past FCS foe Wofford at home
• State college football roundup: Bronson Yoder’s three touchdowns lead No. 15 William & Mary to road triumph
• Hampton uses defense, big plays to stay unbeaten with a victory over Norfolk State in the Battle of the Bay

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Stetson Bennett, No. 1 Georgia unstoppable in blowout of South Carolina
• Georgia Bulldogs living up to No. 1 ranking
• Bradley: Georgia Tech’s Geoff Collins experiment needs to end
• Georgia Tech waylaid by No. 20 Ole Miss at Bobby Dodd Stadium
• Georgia State winless after suffering last-minute loss to Charlotte

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Veteran QBs Clifford, Nix deliver big
• Washington makes statement, beats No. 11 Michigan St 39-28
• Bennett, No. 1 Georgia’s D steamrolls South Carolina 48-7
• No. 6 OU routs Huskers 49-14 in 1st game after Frost firing
• Pyne throws for 2 TDs as Notre Dame beats Cal 24-17