Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ECU Cruises Past UNC Asheville For Fourth Win ecupirates.com

Jaguars’ Zay Jones: Cleared for Week 5 action CBS Sports

247 Sports

• PODCAST: Breaking down the Pirates’ 1-4 start and where they go from here
• Ladontae Felton, brother of RJ Felton, commits to East Carolina

ECU football: Pirates aim to tighten screws on wobbly offense Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Florida Atlantic Outlasts Tulsa 20-17 in American Opener
• Rice Stumbles Against UConn, 38-31
• UAB Outguns South Florida 56-35 For First Conference Win
• Navy Holds Off North Texas, 27-24
• UTSA Tops Temple Behind 4 TDs From Harris
• Visiting Teams Take Four Friday Night Matches

The Associated Press

• Florida Atlantic tops Tulsa 20-17 to win American Athletic Conference debut
• Roberson throws for 2, DT Stafford runs for 2, UConn wins first 38-31 over Rice
• Jermaine Brown Jr. runs for 4 TDs and Jacob Zeno passes for 4 as UAB beats USF 56-35

USF’s defense fails to show up in loss at Alabama Birmingham Tampa Bay Times

Jermaine Brown Jr. ignites UAB running game in 56-35 rout of South Florida AL.com

Curtis Givens III commits to LSU over hometown Memphis basketball Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Downpour sinks Tulsa in loss at Florida Atlantic
• Tulsa looking to develop chemistry with new roster as basketball practice starts

FAU defeats Tulsa in first AAC football game Palm Beach Post

NOLA.com

• It’s official: Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen leaving for Washington
• Wife of Tulane offensive coordinator Slade Nagle donates kidney to save aunt’s life

Costly turnovers hurt Temple’s comeback effort in loss to UTSA  Temple News

Frank Harris returns to lift UTSA offense to win against Temple San Antonio Express News

Owls score big but can’t make stops in 49-34 loss to UTSA 247 Sports

Dallas Morning News

• SMU running backs are stepping up as Mustangs strive for consistent rushing attack
• Navy cranks up pressure on UNT, records eight sacks to spoil Mean Green’s AAC debut

Five thoughts on UNT’s loss to Navy — Mean Green are in a tough spot now, plus post game notes Denton Record Chronicle

Annapolis Capital

• Senior quarterback Tai Lavatai comes off the bench to lead Navy to 27-24 victory over North Texas
• Navy vs. North Texas football | PHOTOS

Houston Chronicle

• North Texas comes up short to Navy
• Rice stumbles in loss against UConn
• Owls Extra Points: UConn 38, Rice 31
• Frank Harris returns to lift UTSA offense to win against Temple

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• NC State football holds off Marshall. Three takeaways from the Pack’s wild 48-41 win
• Was NC State football’s offense perfect? No, but the Wolfpack showed what it could be
• An ugly win: Clemson holds off Wake Forest on homecoming. Dabo Swinney ties record
• Clemson coach Dabo Swinney reacts to controversial call in Wake Forest game
• UNC football has little trouble with Syracuse. Three takeaways from Tar Heels’ 40-7 win
• Did Syracuse get North Carolina’s best game? UNC coach Mack Brown doesn’t think so

WRAL

• Wolfpack take down undefeated Marshall 48-41; Morris throws four touchdowns in season debut
• No. 14 North Carolina handles Syracuse 40-7; Drake Maye throws 442 passing yard game
• Tez Walker, back on the field after months of waiting, finishes second in targets in season debut

Winston Salem Journal

• Clemson beats Wake Forest 17-12 in defensive battle in Death Valley
• PHOTOS: Winston-Salem State falls 23-21 to Livingstone in football
• No. 1 Georgia starts fast, flies past No. 20 Kentucky
• Sean Keeler: Show Prime the money! Colorado coach Deion Sanders isn’t just college football’s best story. He’s its biggest bargain, too.

Appalachian State Football Game Tuesday Against Coastal Carolina Sold Out WHKY

Sports obituary: Stratton was integral part of Catawba for decades Salisbury Post

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• William & Mary can’t convert on three red-zone trips, falls short in upset bid at UVA
• Trey Benson runs for 200 yards as No. 5 Florida State is too much for Virginia Tech
• Jason Henderson sets Old Dominion’s career tackles record in comeback victory at Southern Miss
• State and military college football roundup: Dickinson’s TD pass in overtime bedevils Christopher Newport
• ACC roundup: Miraculous finish lifts Georgia Tech to road upset of No. 17 Miami

Herd Football’s Rally In Raleigh Falls Short Marshall Thundering Herd

Huntington Herald-Dispatch

• Turnovers cost Herd in 48-41 loss at NC State
• Luke’s Game Balls
• Marshall football notebook: Simmons steps up for Marshall
• Chuck Landon: Should WVU be ranked in Top 25?

Gardner-Webb football survives ‘sleepy’ second half to down Robert Morris YAHOO!

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech pulls off a ‘Miracle in Miami’
• Cunningham: Georgia Tech seizes chance when Miami’s coaching blunder provides it
• No. 1 Georgia starts fast, flies past No. 20 Kentucky
• Burns: No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs remind everybody they’re still the favorite

Palm Beach Post

•  Stunning upset gives No. 17 Miami Hurricanes first loss of 2023 season
•  Kansas rushes for 399 yards, bulldozes Big 12 newcomer UCF, 51-22
•  UF football gets back on track with home win over | 3 takeaways from win

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Turns out, Oklahoma’s back; Tide rising in West; coaching malpractice at Miami
• Georgia Tech stuns No. 17 Miami 23-20, on TD with 2 seconds remaining
• Caleb Williams finds the end zone once more in triple OT, and No. 9 USC survives Arizona 43-41
• Boomer Sooner: Gabriel tosses late TD pass as No. 12 Oklahoma beats No. 3 Texas in Red River rivalry
• No. 16 Mississippi scores 10 points in fourth quarter to rally for 27-20 win over Arkansas
• No. 24 Louisville beats No. 10 Notre Dame 33-20, with Jawhar Jordan running for 143 yards, 2 TDs
• Wicks scores go-ahead touchdown, Henderson makes key stop in Old Dominion victory over Southern Miss
• Beck, Bowers pace No. 1 Georgia’s offensive attack in dominant victory over No. 20 Kentucky
• Colorado beats Arizona State 27-24 to end 8-game Pac-12 losing streak
• McCollum FG lifts Western Carolina to wild 52-50 win over Chattanooga
• Wyoming beats No. 24 Fresno State 24-19, ends 2nd-longest win streak in the nation at 14 games