Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Schwartz era starts with comeback win 

Pirate Preview vs. Cincinnati

ecupirates.com

• ECU Rallies to Defeat Mercer, 77-75
• ECU Athletics And Pirate Club Receive $360,000 Investment From Anonymous Donor
• Pirates Tame Lady Bulldogs to Open Season
• Coach Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Pirates Welcome Bears to Open Season

The East Carolinian

• Football looks to one final bout with Bearcats before Big 12 exit
• ECU women’s basketball will host Wake Forest

WNCT 9

• ECU holds on for season-opening win over Mercer
• Pirates looking to snap Cincinnati’s 31-game home …
• ECU Athletics and Pirate Club receive $360,000 investment …
• Most anticipated games of the ECU basketball season
• Pirates tame Lady Bulldogs to open season

WITN 7

• ECU men’s basketball makes huge comeback to win opener, Schwartz first win with the program
• ECU women’s basketball opens season with home win over South Carolina State
• ECU football rejuvenated coming off of bye week, sets eyes on Cincinnati

Panthers make QB decision, ECU plays Friday, plus HS Football Playoffs WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Small, Johnson pace Pirates to first win under Schwartz
• ECU 77, Mercer 75: How it looked from the baselines
• PODCAST: Diving into what to expect from ECU’s game at Cincinnati
• Aapri Washington the latest transfer addition making a difference for ECU

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU men’s basketball: Pirates come back to beat Mercer to start season 1-0
• ECU women’s basketball: Pirates overwhelm S.C. State in season-opening win
• ECU football: Pirates rested, motivated coming off bye week

Scouting report: A look at Cincinnati’s next opponent, the East Carolina Pirates Cincinnati Enquirer

East Carolina vs. Cincinnati line, picks: Advanced computer college football model releases selections for Friday matchup SportsLine

The Associated Press

• Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU
• Finn throws late TD pass to lift Toledo over Ball St. 28-21
• Rourke throws for 3 TDs, Ohio beats Miami (Ohio) 37-21
• Eastern Michigan holds off Akron 34-28 for 6th win
• Clemson’s Swinney: If DJ can’t improve, “someone else” plays
• Swinney: Clemson DE Thomas done for year with foot injury
• New Auburn AD Cohen hits ground running in coaching search

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina Ushers In Schwartz Era with 77-75 Win over Mercer
• Tulane, UCF Move Up In College Football Playoff Rankings
• FIU Sweeps Weekly Women’s Swimming and Diving Honors
• Memphis’ Prieskorn Named Mackey Award Semifinalist
• Six Teams From the American Open 2022-23 Season with Victories
• Six American Squads Open Season with Win

UC football player suspended after arrest on sexual imposition charges MSN

 Cincinnati opens season No. 2 under Wes Miller with win over Chaminade Cincinnati Enquirer

NOLA.com

• Tulane moves up two spots to No. 17 in latest College Football Playoff ranking
• Character, experience, talent fuel Tulane’s drive for an AAC championship
• All five Tulane starters score in double digits as Wave begin season with home win

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF football rises to No. 22 in latest College Football Playoff rankings
• Gus Malzahn should pull a Spurrier and play both QBs against Tulane | Commentary
• Watch: UCF Football Now – Knights travel to Tulane; who will start at QB?

The Tampa Times

• Forget about sexy hires, USF is looking for a long-term relationship
• What USF’s AD said about Jon Gruden, football coaching search
• USF women dominate Morehead State in season opener
• Florida Gators’ Billy Napier: No one works harder than Jeff Scott

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Memphis Tigers football vs. Tulsa scouting report, score prediction
•  Tigers don’t feel pressure but Tulsa is must-win to save season
•  5 things we learned from Memphis’ season-opening win at Vandy

TU men lose 16-point halftime lead, fall in opener at Oregon State, 73-70 Tulsa World

McKie’s vision coming to fruition  Temple News

SMU defense looks to rebound vs. South Florida after offensive shootout with Houston Dallas Morning News

Houston Chronicle

• UH’s DC Belk on responding to SMU disaster: ‘It starts with me’
• Rice football notebook: Goals still in reach

Navy football renews long-standing rivalry with No. 20 Notre Dame at M&T Bank Stadium Annapolis Capital

Wichita Eagle

• AD engaging new fans after lowest attendance for Shocker basketball opener in 27 years
• As good as advertised: Craig Porter leads Wichita State basketball to season-opening win
• Ten things you didn’t know from Wichita State basketball team’s win in season’s first game

UNT hurting at running back heading into game at UAB Denton Record-Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• With deep breath and cold shower, new era begins at Duke with Jon Scheyer’s first win
• Tar Heels open season with 69-56 win over UNC Wilmington. What we learned from game
• Heisman Trophy watch: Where does UNC QB Drake Maye stack up? Latest odds, stats, more
• Michael S. Williams joins N&O college football Week 11 picks for NC schools, ACC games

Columbia The State

• What we learned from South Carolina’s win over SC State in basketball season opener
• How South Carolina specialist is evolving into game-changing weapon for Gamecocks
• Clemson drops six spots in latest CFP Top 25. Here’s the new ranking

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• No. 18 UVA escapes second-half scare, pulls away from North Carolina Central to win season opener in men’s basketball
• Hampton University men’s basketball team ready to prove Pirates can compete in first season in the CAA
• ODU gets contributions from veterans and newcomers to pull away from Maryland Eastern Shore in men’s basketball opener
• Virginia Wesleyan men return experienced quartet, seek to continue momentum from late last season

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Bulldogs are back to No. 1 in new College Football Playoff rankings
• Cunningham: Only Ohio State, bad luck can stop Georgia’s march to title
• Mississippi State’s “air raid” offense presents formidable challenge for Bulldogs
• Illness, injuries testing Georgia Tech football