Marshall snags first-ever win at East Carolina… Trick play, Rasheen Ali’s 3 TDs help get Marshall past ECU, 31-13; Big plays in the fourth quarter doom ECU against Marshall in home opener… ECU Downs Alabama State To Win Seahawk Classic Title… UNC Football Fights Off Appalachian State in Double-Overtime Thriller; Mack Brown says he never wants North Carolina to play App State again… Bayou Bucket Heads to Rice as Owls Top Houston in 2OT; SMU Stumbles at No. 17 Oklahoma… Early Lead Gets Away as Charlotte Falls at Maryland; USF fans already preparing for Nick Saban’s wrath next week… NC State’s New $15 Million Scoreboard Was Struck By Lightning During Game vs Notre Dame… Channel chasing: Confusion over “Sunday Ticket”, Charter/Disney standoff has NFL concerned

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

• ECU Falls To Marshall In Home Opener, 31-13
• ECU Downs Alabama State To Win Seahawk Classic Title
• Pirates Tee Off Season At Golfweek Fall Challenge

WNCT 9

• Trick play, Rasheen Ali’s 3 TDs help get Marshall past ECU, 31-13
• Fans take in experience of first ECU home football game
• ECU downs Alabama State 3-1 to claim Seahawk Classic title

Big plays in the fourth quarter doom ECU against Marshall in home opener WITN 7

247 Sports

• Marshall pulls away in fourth quarter to hand ECU 31-13 loss
• Marshall 31, ECU 13: How it looked from the sidelines
• LIVE UPDATES: Marshall 31, ECU 13 (FINAL)

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU football: Pirates’ home opener spoiled by Marshall’s fourth-quarter surge
• ECU football: Pirate defense stands tall but falters late
• ECU vs. Marshall photos

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Late burst vaults Herd to 31-13 win over ECU
• Luke’s Game Balls: Marshall snags first-ever win at East Carolina
• Chuck Landon: MU’s Wint overcame all the odds

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• SMU Stumbles at No. 17 Oklahoma
• Temple Unable to Rally Past Rutgers
• North Texas Drops Shootout Against Florida International
• Brown Throws 3 TDs as South Florida Beats Florida A&M
• Bayou Bucket Heads to Rice as Owls Top Houston in 2OT
• Early Lead Gets Away as Charlotte Falls at Maryland
• Florida Atlantic Drops Heartbreaker to Ohio
• First Win for Newberry as Navy Blanks Wagner
• UAB Falls to Georgia Southern, 49-35
• East Carolina Drops Home Opener to Marshall
• Memphis Takes 37-3 Win at Arkansas State
• Tulsa Unable to Keep Pace With No. 8 Washington
• Tulane Falls to Ole Miss in Top-25 Showdown
• UTSA Outlasts Texas State in Home Opener

The Associated Press

• Daniels passes for 401 yards, Rice stuns Houston in double OT, 43-41
• Ohio overcomes 10-0 deficit, comes back to knock off Florida Atlantic, 17-10
• Dillon Gabriel’s 4 TD passes lead No. 18 Oklahoma to a 28-11 win over SMU
• Trick play and Rasheen Ali’s 3 TDs helps get Marshall past East Carolina 31-13
• Kejon Owens runs for 3 second-half TDs to help FIU beat UNT 46-39
• Memphis continues recent domination of Arkansas State in commanding win, 37-3
• Byrum Brown throws for 3 TDs, runs for 2 as South Florida defeats Florida A&M 38-24
• Maryland rebounds after allowing 2 early TDs, beats Charlotte 38-20 to improve to 2-0
• Kyle Monangai powers Rutgers to a 36-7 win over Temple
• Michael Penix Jr. throws 3 more TD passes, No. 8 Washington routs Tulsa 43-10
• Dart produces, Pratt sits, as No. 20 Ole Miss tops No. 24 Tulane, 37-20
• Lavatai leads Navy on offense, defense shuts down Wagner in 24-0 victory
• Brin, Georgia Southern claim shootout win as the QB accounts for 3 TDs in win over UAB
• Harris, Barnes lead UTSA to 20-13 win over Texas State a week after Bobcats beat Baylor

USF tops FAMU to end 11-game losing streak. Now, about that other skid Tampa Bay Times

Memphis football improves to 2-0 with easy victory over Arkansas State Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Tulsa makes `some strides’ in loss at No. 8 Washington
• Check out a wild turnover and other key moments in Tulsa’s loss at Washington

NOLA.com

• Tulane QB Michael Pratt ‘just didn’t get healthier’ in time to play Ole MIss, coach says
• Jeff Duncan: The scoreboard didn’t show it, but Tulane and New Orleans won on Saturday
• Three and out: What we learned from Tulane’s valiant effort, but loss, to Ole Miss
• Ole Miss rallies in second half to beat Tulane, which played without Michael Pratt

Temple falls to Rutgers after fourth quarter collapse  Temple News

Temple still looking for the magic formula to beat Rutgers following 36-7 road rout Philadelphia Inquirer

Owls run over in fourth quarter in 36-7 loss at Rutgers 247 Sports

Charlotte 49ers football: Maryland’s late surge lifts Terps to 38-20 victory Charlotte Observer

AL.com

• USF fans already preparing for Nick Saban’s wrath next week
• ‘Some bad stuff happened’: UAB’s defensive deficiency overshadows offensive prowess
• Instant analysis: Early mistakes, poor defense cost UAB road win

Dallas Morning News

• Oklahoma’s Brent Venables, Jeff Lebby address Baylor ex Art Briles’ presence at SMU game
• SMU gives Sooners a scare before Oklahoma pulls away in fourth quarter
• UNT sees early season defensive issues continue in loss to Florida International

Houston Chronicle

• Rice claims Bayou Bucket against UH
• How pregame speech pumped up Rice Owls for win over Houston
• UH insider: Cougars pay for overlooking rival Rice
• Dillon Gabriel leads No. 18 Oklahoma past SMU
• Frank Harris leads UTSA to win over Texas State

Navy football beats Wagner, 24-0, in weather-delayed home opener behind Tai Lavatai’s career passing day Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• How North Carolina won an offensive game against Appalachian State with its defense
• UNC, App State delivered another thriller — proving why it’s a series worth continuing
• UNC football holds off App State in 2OT. Three takeaways from the Tar Heels’ 40-34 win
• NC State football falls to Notre Dame. Three takeaways from the Wolfpack’s 45-24 loss
• NC State upset by performance vs. Notre Dame, QB Brennan Armstrong critical of himself
• NC State football’s retooled offense already needs retooling after Notre Dame thumping
• How No. 21 Duke football navigated an odd week to collect two wins and boost its season
• Three takeaways from No. 21 Duke football’s win over Lafayette as Blue Devils go to 2-0

WRAL

• No. 17 North Carolina edges Appalachian State 40-34 in two overtimes
• No. 10 Notre Dame, weather spoil NC State’s home opener
• Waters helps No. 21 Duke run past FCS opponent Lafayette 42-7 days after Clemson upset
• NC Central holds rival A&T scoreless in the second half, wins 30-16

NC State’s New $15 Million Scoreboard Was Struck By Lightning During Game vs Notre Dame Daily Snark

Winston Salem Journal

• UNC football holds off App State in 2OT. Three takeaways from the Tar Heels’ 40-34 win
• Appalachian State falls to No. 21 North Carolina in overtime
• PHOTOS: UNC beats App State in double overtime
• No. 21 Duke football rolls past Lafayette, 42-7, in first game as a top-25 team since 2018
• Greg Cote: Hurricanes’ win over Texas A&M Cristobal’s biggest by far as Miami coach. He needed it

Columbia The State

• Spurs up, spurs down: Instant reaction from South Carolina’s win over Furman
• Get right, Gamecocks: South Carolina airs it out in convincing win over Furman
• What Shane Beamer said about new injuries, South Carolina’s win over Furman
• Spencer Rattler ‘means business’ for USC. His work on the field speaks for itself
• Gamecocks get a glimpse into future courtesy of LaNorris Sellers, freshman faces
• 5 things we learned about South Carolina football from Week 2 win over Furman
• Dabo Swinney expresses confidence in Clemson QB Cade Klubnik after early struggles

Charleston Post & Courier

• Coastal Carolina surges past Jacksonville State, coach gets first win with team
• Sapakoff: Long home debut, brighter Citadel future for Maurice Drayton
• Citadel’s ‘self-inflicted wounds’ help Campbell to rout
• Clemson’s second-half burst leads to 66-17 win over Charleston Southern

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• QB Grant Wilson, defensive stand in the final minute lift ODU to a victory over Louisiana
• Norfolk State bounces back from disappointing opener, defeats Hampton in Battle of the Bay
• JMU spoils UVA’s special day, regroups after weather delay and puts together fourth-quarter comeback
• Hokies fall at home to Purdue after long weather delay, comeback

Roanoke Times

• Purdue converts on third-down chances, hold off Hokies
• Hokies football notebook: Weathering the lengthy delay, third-down defense, and more
• Hokies’ run game lacking after loss to Purdue
• Storm leaves ‘drenched’ Virginia Tech football fans seeking shelter

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Sugiura: Flaws, but also domination for No. 1 Georgia vs. Ball State
• 31-point second quarter propels No. 1 Georgia to blowout of Ball State
• Hummer: With a little help from old Georgia foes, Georgia Tech gets the rout it needed
• Georgia Tech trounces South Carolina State for season’s first win
• Darren Grainger, improved defense spark Georgia State past UConn

AL.com

• Rewinding Alabama’s 34-24 loss to Texas at Bryant-Denny Stadium
• Casagrande: Texas saved Alabama’s greatest indignity for last
• How Eugene Asante and the defense bailed Auburn out against Cal

UNC Football Fights Off Appalachian State in Double-Overtime Thriller Chapelboro

Mack Brown says he never wants North Carolina to play App State again footballscoop

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Texas is ready for the SEC, but the SEC doesn’t look so tough right now
• No. 17 North Carolina edges Appalachian State 40-34 in two overtimes
• No. 10 Notre Dame beats NC State 45-24 for 29th straight regular-season win against ACC teams
• No. 4 Florida State scores most points in Norvell era, routs Southern Miss 66-13
• Hook ‘em Horns! No. 11 Texas, Ewers pull off 34-24 victory at No. 3 Alabama
• Shedeur Sanders, No. 22 Colorado beat Nebraska 36-14 in sold out home debut for Deion Sanders
• Caleb Williams propels No. 6 USC to a 49-point first half in a 56-10 victory over Stanford
• Richard, Collier each run for two TDs, North Carolina Central tops North Carolina A&T 30-16
• Mississippi State forces 5 turnovers, needs OT to hold off Arizona in OT, 31-24
• Sonic Boom, Boomer’s 55-yarder field goal as time expires carries C. Florida past Boise St.
• Western Carolina beats defending Southern Conference champion Samford 30-7