Rice football to wear Houston Oilers-inspired uniforms against East Carolina this weekend; Rice QB J.T. Daniels expected to play… Two quarterback system remains in place for ECU upon arrival of league play… East Carolina Sweeps Aside Florida Atlantic… ECU Opens Swimming Season Hosting Quad-Meet… ESPN College GameDay visits Duke football for first time on Saturday… Second half turnovers, penalties sink Wolfpack 13-10

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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ecupirates.com

• East Carolina Begins AAC Slate At Rice
• East Carolina Sweeps Aside Florida Atlantic
• ECU Opens Swimming Season Hosting Quad-Meet
• 2023 Recruiting Class Earns Lofty National Rankings

East Carolina begins AAC slate at Rice Saturday night  WNCT 9

ECU football faces strong Rice team on the road on Saturday looking for first win there in program history WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU at Rice: Final Game Day Predictions
• ECU vs. Rice: How to watch, listen and stream
• Two quarterback system remains in place for ECU upon arrival of league play

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU baseball’s Byrd finds comfort in public speaking while eyeing return to field after serious injury
• ECU GAMEDAY: Pirates travel to Rice for AAC opener
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three players to watch
• ECU officials hopeful about athletics revenue sources: Operational loss shrinks, fundraising strong, Gilbert said

Houston Chronicle

• Rice vs. East Carolina: Five things to watch in Owls’ AAC home debut
• Rice football: J.T. Daniels expected to play vs. East Carolina
• Rice football to wear Houston Oilers-inspired uniforms against East Carolina this weekend

Rice University to sport Houston Oilers-inspired uniforms during Saturday’s football game Houston Public Media

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 12 Memphis Stays Perfect in Conference Play
• Tulsa Defeats North Texas 3-1 on Thursday Night

AAC Week 5 College Football Games: Live Stream and TV Channel Info For The Win

Army to AAC announcement could come ‘in a few weeks’ Sports Business Journal

Now that USF has found its passing game, can it lose some penalties? Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  What channel is Memphis vs. Boise State on today? Time, TV, streaming info
•  Memphis football vs. Boise State: scouting report, score prediction

Buckley: Memphis is ticked after its loss to Missouri dailymemphian

NOLA.com

• Who will challenge Tulane? AAC enters full league slate after miserable nonconference results
• Predicting the outcome of the Tulane-UAB game
• Keys to victory: four things Tulane needs to do to beat UAB
• China experience a huge boost for Tulane men’s hoops heading into season
• Tulane’s Kameron Hamilton: “I feel like I’m making a statement”

Temple News

• Temple defeats Tulane in a five-set victory.
• Temple’s defense couldn’t stop Tulsa in second straight blowout loss

Charlotte football makes American Athletic Conference debut with road matchup against SMU Niner Times

Charlotte football’s introduction to new conference: A road game at SMU on national TV Charlotte Observer

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• How expansion of the Charlotte 49ers’ football stadium cleared a major fundraising hurdle
• Charlotte vs SMU prediction, odds, pick, how to watch College Football Week 5 game

Dallas Morning News

• Improved SMU defense has two areas of concern prior to Charlotte matchup
• For SMU’s Preston Stone, response to adversity will have key role as AAC play begins
• Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland returning to North Texas for doubleheader

With health improving, UTSA eyes turnaround through open week San Antonio Express News

Navy football still working to improve tackling; slotback Anton Hall has significant moment | NOTES Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Live updates: ESPN College GameDay visits Duke football for first time on Saturday
• Here’s the restaurant ESPN’s College GameDay picked for its taste of North Carolina BBQ
• Be happy NC State bothered to show up, because that’s about all Wolfpack had to offer
• NC State football squanders lead, falls to Louisville. Three takeaways from Pack’s loss
• NC State football inducts ‘very humbled’ Bill Cowher into Wolfpack Ring of Honor
• Check out photos from NC State football vs. Louisville in Raleigh

WRAL

• ‘This one hurts’: Second half turnovers, penalties sink Wolfpack 13-10
• Penalties, turnovers sink Wolfpack against Louisville 13-10
• Doeren: ‘It’s pretty obvious what we need to get better at’
• NC State AD: ‘Came to a different conclusion’ after changes to ACC expansion proposal
• ‘I feel humbled’: Former Wolfpack linebacker, Steelers coach Cowher added to Ring of Honor
• Duke preps for Notre Dame, national spotlight on ‘College GameDay’
• Here’s where, when, how to see ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ at Duke

Winston Salem Journal

• Appalachian State enters Sun Belt Conference play at ULM
• No. 11 Notre Dame’s trip to No. 17 Duke headlines the Week 5 slate for ACC teams
• College football Week 5 best bets: USC vs. Colorado; Georgia vs. Auburn; Notre Dame vs. Duke
• SEC Preview: No. 12 LSU visits No. 20 Ole Miss in another Top 25 matchup in the rugged SEC West
• BIG TEN PREVIEW; No. 2 Wolverines will be biggest challenge to date for Nebraska first-year coach Matt Rhule
• A Big 12 matchup of undefeated teams is coming up this week when No. 3 Texas hosts No. 24 Kansas

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks vs. Tennessee, and Vol fans: 4 things to watch
• Clemson embarks on ‘new dream’ at Syracuse: 4 things to watch
• Clemson’s fences too close? Bakich would like to increase dimensions of DKS
• Despite Citadel’s 0-4 mark, coach Drayton sees improvement

College football previews: No. 4 William & Mary faces challenge at Elon; Norfolk State hopes to reverse trend vs. N.C. A&T  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Old Dominion at Marshall: What to watch for West Virginia MetroNews

The Associated Press

• Louisville uses defense to stay unbeaten, top N.C. State 13-10 with late field goal
• BYU rallies past Cincinnati for first Big 12 win
• Silas Bolden has 2 TDs to help No. 19 Oregon State beat No. 10 Utah 21-7
• Austin Reed accounts for 3 touchdowns as Western Kentucky tops Middle Tennessee 31-10
• No. 12 Alabama’s defense holding its own while offense struggles. Mississippi State the next foe
• Virginia visits Boston College in matchup of struggling ACC teams
• Travis Hunter, Colorado State safety whose hit landed him in hospital, make peace by going bowling
• Pitt travels to Virginia Tech with both programs searching for positives amid 1-3 starts
• Maryland aims for its first 5-0 start since 2001 when the Terrapins host a struggling Indiana team
• TCU takes 10-game Big 12 regular-season winning streak into visit from West Virginia