ECU football falls to #2 Michigan on the road; Pirates could continue to play two quarterbacks… AAC targeting Army to join conference amid college football realignment… Second-half effort pushes Herd past Albany 21-17; It wasn’t a good win for MU… Aguilar’s record 4 debut TDs lift App State over Gardner Webb, 45-24… UTSA’s miscues prove costly in season-opening loss to Houston

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Seasoned QB works for No. 2 Michigan

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Drop Opener At No. 2 Michigan, 30-3
• East Carolina VB Falls To Appalachian State In Five

Fast play-by-play of the Pirate football game against Michigan The East Carolinian

J.J. McCarthy leads No. 2 Michigan over ECU 30-3  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU football team takes positives from learning experience at #2 Michigan
• ECU football falls to #2 Michigan on the road
• ECU fans come together to celebrate this year’s season opener

ECU football falls in opener at Michigan, Tar Heels ground Gamecocks  WCTI 12

247 Sports

• FINAL: Michigan 30, ECU 3
• Game balls: Michigan football beats East Carolina in comfortable season opener at the Big House
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s 30-3 loss to Michigan
• Questions at Quarterback for ECU after Opener: ‘Maybe This is Going to be an Unorthodox Year’
• Michigan 30, ECU 3: How it looked from the sidelines
• Michigan assesses run game performance against ECU: ‘A little sloppy,’ but fixable mistakes
• Player Reaction: ECU DBs Julius Wood, Shavon Revel after loss to Michigan
• College football bowl projections after Week 1: Colorado shows out, Alabama strengthens

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Pirates drop season opener to No. 2 Michigan
• ECU football: Pirates could continue to play two quarterbacks

J.J. McCarthy’s liberation sets Michigan football free to soar even higher Detroit Free Press

J.J. McCarthy leads No. 2 Michigan over East Carolina 30-3 without Jim Harbaugh on the sideline WRAL

Michigan could sense Jim Harbaugh’s absence in win over East Carolina ESPN

CBS Sports

• Jesse Minter: Took over ‘well oiled machine’ in Michigan’s 30-3 win against East Carolina
• Watch: Everything J.J. McCarthy said post game East Carolina

USA Today

• Michigan football soars past East Carolina in opener, 30-3, “Everything was going right”
• Peacock, Big Ten accidentally debut ‘big turd’ sign on Michigan-East Carolina broadcast

MLive

• Without Jim Harbaugh, Michigan cruises to victory over East Carolina
• With a banged-up secondary, Michigan’s defense stymies ECU
• Michigan dominates East Carolina in season opener: Live updates recap
• Our favorite 20 photos from Michigan’s win over East Carolina

Wolverines Wire

• Things you may not have known about Michigan football’s 30-3 win over ECU
• Photo Gallery: The best pictures from Michigan football win over East Carolina

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Memphis Overwhelms Bethune-Cookman, 56-14
• UTSA Edged by Houston, 17-14
• Pratt Propels No. 23 Tulane Past South Alabama 37-17
• Florida Atlantic Pulls Away From Monmouth for 42-20 Win
• Charlotte Takes Down South Carolina State, 24-3
• South Florida Undone by Late Turnovers Against Western Kentucky
• North Texas Can’t Keep Up With Cal
• Rice Drops Opener to No. 11 Texas
• Temple Defeats Akron in Opener, 24-21
• SMU Rolls Past Louisiana Tech, 38-14
• East Carolina Falls at No. 2 Michigan
• SMU, Wichita State Earn Impressive VB Wins

AAC targeting Army to join conference amid college football realignment New York Post

Report: Army Eyed by AAC as SMU Replacement amid Conference Realignment Rumors Bleacher Report

USF suffers defeat, but not despair, in Alex Golesh’s coaching debut Tampa Bay Times

Week 1: Takeaways From WKU-USF Shootout Sports Illustrated

How Memphis football dominated Bethune-Cookman to open 2023 season Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis handles Bethune-Cookman 56-14 in season opener Action 5 News

Silverfield gives B- grade in 42-point win over Bethune-Cookman daily memphian

Tulsa World

• TU still has lot to ‘clean up’ after convincing victory in opener
• Tulsa 42, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7: Compete coverage of the Hurricane’s win

NOLA.com

• QB Michael Pratt virtually flawless as Tulane beats South Alabama in season opener
• Three and Out: Guerry Smith breaks down Tulane’s impressive season-opening win
• South Alabama drops ‘Home of Mardi Gras’ claim from helmets in game against Tulane

Tulane rolls in opener 37-17 over South Alabama WWL 4

AL.com

• Tulane passing game buries South Alabama in season-opener, 37-17
• Goodman: A special friend never doubted Trent Dilfer

Temple defeats Akron in season opener despite first-half struggles  Temple News

Owls hold Akron to Zip after halftime to win season opener 247 Sports

Temple football edge Akron, 24-21, behind 17 unanswered points in the second half Philadelphia Inquirer

Charlotte 49ers Notes: Freshman Durell Robinson’s big first half sparks win vs SC State Charlotte Observer

Dallas Morning News

• SMU opens Preston Stone era with convincing win over Louisiana Tech a day after ACC invite
• Photos: SMU opens season with new quarterback Preston Stone of Dallas
• Eric Morris’ North Texas debut spoiled in lopsided loss vs. Cal: ‘Atrocious’
• Quinn Ewers, No. 11 Texas overcome sluggish start to close out season-opening win vs. Rice

Houston Chronicle

• North Texas loses to Cal after Golden Bears learn of ACC move
• UH survives against UTSA to win its opener 
• SMU opens with win over Louisiana Tech
• Preston Stone leads SMU to season-opening win over Louisiana Tech

Palm Beach Post

• Tom Herman era starts with a win as FAU Owls defeat Monmouth
• Tom Herman, Florida Atlantic Owls open 2023 season      

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ‘Drake was Drake’ as UNC beat South Carolina. And now it looks like he has plenty of help
• After a difficult week at North Carolina, finally a big win the Tar Heels can feel good about
• How Duke football’s Graham Barton went from lacrosse to being the ACC’s top left tackle
• Duke’s Riley Leonard was the missing link to complete a quartet of elite Triangle quarterbacks

WRAL

• No. 21 North Carolina defeats South Carolina 31-17 in the Duke’s Mayo Classic
• Duke football opens season against No. 9 Clemson Tigers at home
• App State Opens 2023 With High-Powered Home Victory
• NCCU Cruises to 47-21 Win Over WSSU

Winston Salem Journal

• UNC tops South Carolina to open season. Three takeaways from the Tar Heels’ win.
• PHOTOS: Winston-Salem State falls to N.C. Central, 47-21
• Can ESPN survive while cable TV dies?

Aguilar’s record 4 debut TDs lift App State over Gardner Webb, 45-24 Watagua Democrat

Columbia The State

• Charlotte blues: South Carolina drops season opener to North Carolina
• How Xavier Legette was bright spot for South Carolina on difficult night in Charlotte
• ‘Still a work in progress.’ South Carolina’s O-line struggles evident against UNC
• 5 things we learned about South Carolina football from Week 1 loss to Tar Heels
• What Shane Beamer said about Game 1 loss, South Carolina injuries, stadium issues

Charleston Post & Courier

• Tar Heels own both sides of the line in season-opening win over Gamecocks
• Sapakoff: Tar Heels, Gamecocks and why North Carolina makes SEC sense
• Charleston’s Darius Rucker sings new version of ESPN College GameDay theme
• The Citadel opens Drayton era with lopsided loss at Georgia Southern

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Second-half effort pushes Herd past Albany 21-17
• Chuck Landon: It wasn’t a good win for MU
• Luke’s Game Balls: Marshall grits it out vs. Albany
• Penn State takes West Virginia out of its comfort zone in opener

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• UVA takes solace in playing first game since shooting, but loses to No. 12 Tennessee
• ACC football roundup: Nine sacks help No. 21 North Carolina outplay South Carolina; Booker T. grad runs for two Pitt TDs
• National college football roundup: A Prime Time upset special

Roanoke Times

• Teel: Give Hokies a C-plus for their opening victory over ODU
• Hokies football notebook: Wells gets majority of time in two-QB system
• Hokies get big plays from transfers, win opener over ODU

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Slow-starting Georgia Bulldogs get easy win over Tennessee-Martin
• Cunningham: Georgia’s Carson Beck era gets off to slow start
• Georgia honors Sonny Seiler as Uga XI era begins
• Georgia’s offensive line pays respects to Devin Willock
• Georgia fans adjusting to Sanford Stadium changes
• Five things learned from Georgia Tech’s loss to Louisville

The Associated Press

• J.J. McCarthy leads No. 2 Michigan over East Carolina 30-3 without Jim Harbaugh on the sideline
• Colorado beats No. 17 TCU 45-42 in back-and-forth shootout, coach Deion Sanders’ debut
• Prime shocker: Colorado upsets No. 17 TCU 45-42 in Deion Sanders’ debut as Buffs coach
• Drake Maye throws 2 TDs, No. 21 North Carolina has 9 sacks in 31-17 win over South Carolina
• Heisman winner Caleb Williams throws 5 TD passes and No. 6 USC routs Nevada 66-14
• Beck throws and runs for TDs to launch new era as No. 1 Georgia rolls past UT-Martin 48-7
• Duke and coach Mike Elko sees big opportunity in opener vs. No. 9 Clemson, the ACC’s perennial power
• Dante Moore throws 2 TDs in first collegiate game as UCLA defeats Coastal Carolina 27-13
• Wells propels Virginia Tech past Old Dominion 36-17
• Caleb Griffin kicks 29-yard FG in closing seconds to give Illinois 30-28 win over Toledo
• Texas State gets 1st win over a Power Five team, winning Kinne’s debut 42-31 at Baylor
• Ward leads Washington State past Colorado State 50-24
• Drew Allar shines in No. 7 Penn State’s opening 38-15 victory over West Virginia
• ULM scores two late touchdowns to rally past Army 17-13 in season opener
• Milroe has 5 TDs — 3 passing, 2 rushing — to lead No. 4 Alabama past Middle Tennessee, 56-7