Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 7 Samuel Dankah
• Final Game-by-Game Predictions for ECU’s 2024 Season

Arizona receiver Zay Jones suspended 5 games for violating NFL’s personal conduct policy WQRZ 2

Around the American Athletic Conference

Memphis, UTSA, Week 1 AAC Football Power Rankings Houston Chronicle

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• Nick Saban teases the Memphis Tigers on College GameDay
• How Tigers athletic director is approaching raising money

Nick Saban says ‘Memphis State’ has College Football Playoff potential and Isaac Bruce responds Memphis Commercial Appeal

Tulsa World

• Adjustment period ends: Tulsa has high expectations for Kevin Wilson’s second year
• 2024 season preview: A look at TU’s schedule, position-by-position analysis and players to watch
• AAC football preview: UTSA is equipped for a special season

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Green Wave Offensive Line Could Be Best Program Has Had, With One Caveat
• Tulane’s Legacy Will Be Put to the Test Under New Faces

NOLA.com

• Who’s the kicker? Who’s returning kicks? Tulane’s Jon Sumrall revealed the answers
• Nell Nolan: Society of the Cincinnati, Vanderbilt Commodore launch, Tulane Fear the Wave

How Trent Dilfer’s Bucs days are helping him as college coach Tampa Bay Times

Traylor Talk: With playoff chase in focus, 2024 season will be like none before for UTSA San Antonio Express News

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Norfolk State falls in heartbreaker to open 2024 season WTKR

Norfolk State Football drops heartbreaker to FAMU in MEAC/SWAC Challenge YAHOO!

‘Why not us?’ NC State nabs another national title, but you probably haven’t heard of it Raleigh News & Observer

Aidan Birr makes 44-yard field goal as time expires and Georgia Tech stuns No. 10 Florida State WRAL

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• ‘Confident’ Georgia Tech stuns No. 10 Florida State with 44-yard game-winning kick
• Watch Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr’s game-winning kick against FSU
• Georgia Tech focused on ‘next step in this journey’ after memorable FSU upset
• Takeaways from a Georgia Tech win: Defense answers the call

Florida State’s College Football Playoff outlook looks bleak after upset loss to Georgia Tech in season opener CBS Sports

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks preview: Sellers steps into spotlight as starting QB
• With Clemson weary of ‘disrespect’ and ‘negativity,’ Tigers meet Georgia program that set off spiral

Roanoke Times

• Teel: College football’s glorious Week 0 return marked by drama, intrigue, karma
• Virginia football’s veteran core feels experience can propel the Hoos forward
• Chadwell, Flames about attacking, not defending as they look to Year 2 in Conference USA

The Associated Press

• Daniel Richardson has three TD passes in debut for Florida A&M as Rattlers top Norfolk State 24-23
• Aidan Birr makes 44-yard field goal as time expires and Georgia Tech stuns No. 10 Florida State
• Stone-to-Maryland connection lifts SMU to 29-24 win over upset-minded Nevada
• Jones, Humphrey run wild in final minutes and Montana State stuns New Mexico 35-31
• Brayden Schager passes for 2 TDs and runs for 2 more; Hawaii beats Delaware St. 35-14
• Kalen DeBoer is carving his own early path at Alabama with quiet confidence after replacing Saban
• Deion Sanders’ quest to keep negativity out of Colorado’s program includes shutting out columnist
• Big 12 leaders to discuss potentially inviting UConn after school makes pitch, AP sources say
• Miami (Ohio) coach accuses Alabama of ‘illegally recruiting’ kicker Graham Nicholson. DeBoer denies