Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Houston analyzes frustrating defeat

ecupirates.com

• ECU Closes Out Fall With Fourth Place Finish
• Mike Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes

The East Carolinian

• ECU travel to UTSA for road battle
• ECU soccer hosts Charlotte on senior day

Alex Sawyer is on his way, ECU men’s track  WNCT 9

ECU head football coach Mike Houston shares his take on offensive playcalling WITN 7

ECU grad students take part in dive to explore ancient shipwreck WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Everything Mike Houston said in his UTSA week press conference
• Tulane-ECU kickoff time, TV coverage announced
• AAC Roundup: Tulane escapes UNT while SMU, UTSA and Memphis all win
• CFB Overtime: Winners, losers and more from a revealing Week 8

Mason column: Pirates don’t have answers during freefall Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

UTSA coach Jeff Traylor catches finger in mouse trap, proves point of ‘don’t eat the cheese’ San Antonio Express News

UTSA football coach has finger smashed by rat trap as motivational ploy goes wrong KSAT

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• SMU’s Wheeler, Temple’s Luoma Named Volleyball Player of the Week
• FAU, Memphis, USF, Tulsa Earn Weekly Honors
• Tulane’s Pratt, Charlotte’s Knight, SMU’s Daniels Earn Player of the Week Honors
• South Florida Moves into First Place in WSoccer East Division

AAC QB Rankings 2023: Michael Pratt, Frank Harris Lead a Surging Chandler Rogers College Football Network

Tulsa losing streak `a tough pill to swallow’ going into rivalry finale with SMU Tulsa World

Tulane, quarterback Michael Pratt looking for offensive explosion against Rice and might need it NOLA.com

Rice seeking statement win against No. 22 Tulane CBS Sports

Rice notebook: No. 22 Tulane will be first ranked opponent to play at Rice Stadium since 2016 Houston Chronicle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• With experience and continuity, Duke has the pedigree of two famous predecessors
• ACC Tipoff: Expectations for NC State, Duke, Wake Forest and UNC women’s basketball teams
• How ‘iconic, memorable, challenging’ Pinehurst No. 2 is preparing for the 2024 US Open
• Lightning shut out Hurricanes in Tampa, 3-0, handing Carolina its third straight loss
• What UNC football coach Mack Brown said the Tar Heels need to fix against Georgia Tech

The Associated Press

• Kansas is No. 1 in the preseason men’s AP Top 25; Duke, Purdue next as 5 teams get first-place votes
• Coach Rick Barnes has No. 9 Tennessee stocked with experience, deep roster and hope for deep run
• No. 8 Oregon at No. 13 Utah highlights Week 9 slate. Challenges await some Top 25 teams on the road
• Coach Lincoln Riley misses practice at USC, stays home for 2nd straight day due to illness
• Tickets purchased in the name of suspended Michigan staffer to two SEC title games, AP source says
• Colorado coach Deion Sanders enjoys the spoof of Deion Sanders on ‘Saturday Night Live’