Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls At JMU Swimming Meet
• ECU Clinches Bowl Eligibility With Buzzer-Beating Win At BYU

ECU notebook: Pirates become bowl eligible with BYU win WNCT 9

Conrad’s line-drive FG as time expires gets ECU past BYU The Associated Press

247 Sports

• When it matters most, ECU’s defense gets the stops that count
• College Football Overtime Week 9: Ohio State’s superstars shine and UConn hits a new heights

ECU football: Pirates take down BYU with game-winning field goal Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

DICKSON: Where did all the momentum go for BYU football?  Daily Herald

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Navy Celebrates Senior Day With OT Win Against Temple
• UCF Ends No. 20 Cincinnati’s Conference Win Streak
• SMU Grinds Out 45-34 Win at Tulsa
• Four TDs for Tune as Houston Tops South Florida, 42-27
• East Carolina Gains Bowl Eligibility With Last-Second Win at BYU

The Associated Press

• Harvey scores 2 TDs as UCF beats No. 20 Cincinnati 25-21
• Arline leads Navy past Temple in overtime 27-20
• SMU starts fast, breezes to 45-34 victory over Tulsa
• Tune throws for 380 yards, 4 TDs in Houston’s win over USF

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF backup QB Mikey Keene leads Knights to 25-21 win over No. 20 Cincinnati
• UCF QB Mikey Keene relishes being in spotlight again, orchestrating comeback
• Three things we learned from UCF’s upset of Cincinnati
• Pictures:Cincinnati at UCF college football

UCF Knights beat No. 19/20 UC Bearcats, end Cincinnati’s AAC winning streak Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF Knights hand No. 20/19 Cincinnati Bearcats 1st conference loss since 2019 USA Today

YAHOO!

• Game recap: UCF takes down No. 19 Cincinnati on last-minute RJ Harvey touchdown run
• Mikey Keene, R.J. Harvey lead UCF to pivotal 25-21 win over No. 19 Cincinnati; 3 takeaways

The Tampa Times

• UCF’s last-minute touchdown leads to upset of No. 20 Cincinnati
• Banged-up USF can’t contain Houston, falls to 1-7

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis football vs. UCF kickoff time, TV info finalized
•  Tigers want to ‘bring the punch first’ and that starts vs. Lane Sunday

Backup QB Xavier Arline scores in overtime to lift Navy football over Temple, 27-20; Tai Lavatai out for season Annapolis Capital

Late comeback falls short as Owls drop OT thriller at Navy 247 Sports

Owls have their wings clipped in comeback effort at Navy  Temple News

Dallas Morning News

• ‘The Silent Assassin’: 3rd-string QB Kevin Jennings steps in to help lead SMU over Tulsa
• SMU QB Preston Stone likely out for season after suffering broken collarbone, per sources

Tulsa World

• Brin hurt again, Golden Hurricane cannot complete comeback, falls to SMU 45-34
• Breaking down TU’s 45-34 loss to SMU
• Tulsa notebook: Braylon Braxton delivers impressive performance in backup QB role

Houston Chronicle

• UH stays hot, romps past USF on milestone day for Tune, Dell
• Cougars Extra Points: UH 42, South Florida 27
• Houston’s Clayton Tune eclipses 10,000 career passing yards
• SMU starts fast, breezes past TulsaSMU starts fast, breezes past Tulsa
• Rice’s defense falters in loss to Charlotte

North Texas gets running game back on track in win over Western Kentucky Denton Record-Chronicle

Charlotte football unleashes offensive explosion in record-setting 56-23 win over Rice Charlotte Observer

‘No one is happy about it’: UAB unable to complete late rally; road woes continue in loss at FAU AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Week 9 winners and losers: Predicting the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season AOL

Winston Salem Journal

• No. 10 Wake Forest falls flat in 48-21 road loss to Louisville
• Louisville forces eight turnovers, thumps No. 10 Wake Forest
• WSSU beats J.C. Smith for the 21st straight time thanks to second half explosion

Raleigh News & Observer

• UNC hasn’t clinched Coastal yet, but Tar Heels are in express lane to ACC title game
• UNC outmuscles Pitt in 42-24 come-from-behind win to remain undefeated in ACC play
• What we learned from UNC’s win over Pitt. Tar Heels inch closer to clinching Coastal
• NC State AD Boo Corrigan ready for his turn in College Football Playoff spotlight

Columbia The State

• ‘We’re the real Columbia.’ Confident Mizzou makes itself at home at Williams-Brice
• Four things we learned in South Carolina’s demoralizing loss to Missouri
• For South Carolina’s offense, Missouri loss feels like more than just a bump in road

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson report card: Grading Dabo Swinnney’s team at midseason
• Missouri’s defense squashes Gamecocks as winning streak ends at four
• Sapakoff: Gamecocks lack of Jaheim Bell use keeps getting stranger

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• ODU can’t stop Georgia State’s running attack in second half, drops second straight
• Multiple missed touchdown opportunities leave UVA frustrated after 4OT loss to Miami
• Isaiah Jones’ dramatic, game-saving tackle lifts No. 10 William & Mary over No. 17 Rhode Island

No rest for 4-5 BYU now preparing for streaking Boise State Desert Sun

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• ‘College GameDay’ returning to Athens for Georgia vs. Tennessee
• Private funeral for Vince Dooley, public celebration to be announced
• ‘Ultimate damn good dawg’: Georgia fans honor Vince Dooley legacy Saturday
• No. 1 Georgia honors Vince Dooley with hard-fought win over Florida
• Breakdown: No. 1 Georgia 42, Florida 20
• Cunningham: Gators can’t exploit cracks in Georgia defense, but Vols can
• Florida State overpowers Georgia Tech
• Breakdown: Florida State 41, Georgia Tech 16
• Georgia State dominates Old Dominion, with Tucker Gregg setting rushing record