Pirates Play to 0-0 Draw with Coastal Carolina…Pirates Set for Inaugural Battle in the Boneyard…Tyler Snead, CFL Alouettes agree to extension through 2025… Bombshell Vince McMahon Netflix doc gets release date… NC State avoids catastrophe against Western Carolina; North Carolina QB Max Johnson taken to hospital, after 3rd quarter leg injury at Minnesota

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville Pregame Show

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Play to 0-0 Draw with Coastal Carolina
• Pirates Announce 2024-25 Non-Conference Women’s Basketball Schedule
• Pirates Set for Inaugural Battle in the Boneyard
• ECU Football Quick Reminder Guide
• East Carolina Hosts Norfolk State In 2024 Opener
• ECU Christens 2024 Campaign At Seahawk Classic

East Carolina football takes on Norfolk State The East Carolinian

ECU spirit squads also preparing for season-opening …  WNCT 9

ECU football starts Saturday – here’s a few reminders to kick the season off right WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 1 Winston Wright Jr.
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 2 Devon King
• First-year OC John David Baker ready to make play-calling debut in ECU’s opener
• Blake Harrell prepares to usher in a new chapter for ECU defense

Montreal Alouettes sign wide receiver Tyler Snead to one-year extension YAHOO!

Tyler Snead, Alouettes agree to extension through 2025 CFL

Alouettes, WR Snead in agreement on one-year extension The Canadian Press

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• Greenville heats up for ECU football: Hydration will be key for fans at Saturday’s game, official says
• ECU GAMEDAY: Pirates eager for season opener on Saturday against Norfolk State
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three players to watch
• ECU GAMEDAY: Numbers Game

Michigan State’s starting QB last season is backup at new school MLive

Bombshell Vince McMahon Netflix doc gets release date Clutch Points

Giants sign 14 players to practice squad Hosted

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• UAB Overpowers Alcorn State 41-3
• Tulane Blanks Southeastern Louisiana 52-0 In Opener
• Offense, Special Teams Carry Tulsa to 62-28 Win in Season-Opener

The Associated Press

• UAB stifles Alcorn State in season opening 41-3 win
• Pleasant’s 100-yard pick-6 highlights Tulane’s 52-0 rout of SE Louisiana in a season opener

Tulsa World

• Kirk Francis shines in Tulsa’s season-opening win against Northwestern State
• Bill Haisten: For Kirk Francis’ family, a 299-yard, four-TD experience as TU wins big
• Berry Tramel: Why OU had trouble selling all its tickets for the season opener vs. Temple

NOLA.com

• Impressive debut: Tulane QB Darian Mensah sharp in shutout of Southeastern 
• Three and out: Guerry Smith’s thoughts on Tulane’s 52-0 blanking of Southeastern Louisiana

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Football Pulls Off Incredible 100-yard Pick Six Against SLU 
• Michigan State’s Secondary Rotations Will be Important vs. FAU

Why Alex Golesh has more swagger than any previous USF football coach Tampa Tribune

How NIL came to USF football, season preview and more – Football Preview 2024 The USF Oracle

YAHOO!

• Memphis football vs North Alabama score prediction, scouting report for Tigers’ opener
• What Memphis football’s lone remaining player from Cotton Bowl said about 2019 team vs 2024
• 5 things we hope to learn from the USF football season opener Saturday
• Tulane fans excited for first ever Uptown Kickoff game
• UAB stifles Alcorn State in season opening 41-3 win

Memphis football podcast: Will Tigers live up to the hype? Previewing North Alabama Memphis Commercial Appeal

Predicting Memphis football’s record for the 2024 season ABC 24

Temple falls to Monmouth for first loss of season Temple News

Scouting report: Michigan State football vs. Florida Atlantic The Detroit News

‘The Transfer Bowl’: JMU, Charlotte preparing for all scenarios WHSV 3

Handy on deck: Why third stop looks like the charm for one Charlotte 49ers linebacker Charlotte Observer

Eric Morris comfortable, confident with where UNT stands heading into opener Denton Record Chronicle

Confident Jimmori Robinson aiming to step up as UTSA’s top pass rusher San Antonio Express News

Rice football preview: Owls begin sophomore year in American Athletic Conference against Sam Houston Houston Chronicle

Navy football position report: Colin Ramos sets the standard among inside linebackers The Baltimore Sun

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State avoids catastrophe against Western Carolina, but the luster is off the Wolfpack
• NC State’s defense ‘woke up’ in fourth quarter to help defeat Western Carolina
• No. 24 NC State football fends off FCS foe Western Carolina, avoids opening-day shocker
• UNC football rides Noah Burnette’s leg to a season-opening win over Minnesota

WRAL

• No blowout, no apologies from NC State after win against Western Carolina
• Wolfpack come alive in 4th quarter, defeat Western CarolinaConcepcion, Waters help No. 24 NC State push past FCS foe Western Carolina 38-21 to open season
• UNC QB Max Johnson injured in season-opening win vs. Minnesota
• North Carolina wins 19-17 on Minnesota’s missed FG as time expires

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest’s strong second half puts away N.C. A&T in Thursday’s opener
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest defeats N.C. A&T, 45-13, in football
• Previewing the very big Big Ten: What’s new in 2024 and what to know about all 18 teams

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: The ABC’s of the 2024 college football season
• Will Clemson be ready on ‘Game 1, Play 1’ versus Georgia?
• Gamecocks open vs. Old Dominion: 4 things to watch, including a new QB
• Clemson’s first lawyer bills for ACC case have come in. They are big.

Roanoke Times

• Hokies took advantage of extra time in preseason to prepare for Commodores
• Hokies’ Drones on facing Vanderbilt defense
• Florida vs. Miami odds, preview & predictions: Best Bets for Saturday in Gainesville
• No. 15 William & Mary too quick for VMI in 41-7 win
• Georgia vs. Clemson odds, preview & predictions: Best Bets for Saturday in Atlanta

Weekend Predictions: Georgia, Georgia Tech roll to victories Saturday Atlanta Journal Constitution

YAHOO!

• Bud Light’s college football team cans are out, but only one California school made the cut
• No cheers for FSU! See which beer company snubbed Florida State football for can logo campaign

The Associated Press

• North Carolina ekes out 19-17 win on Minnesota’s missed FG as time expires; Heels QB Johnson injured
• Concepcion, Waters help No. 24 NC State push past FCS foe Western Carolina 38-21 to open season
• North Carolina QB Max Johnson taken to hospital, after 3rd quarter leg injury at Minnesota
• Bachmeier throws for 3 TDs in Wake Forest debut as Deacons beat North Carolina A&T 45-13
• Sherrone Moore starts new era, leading defending champion and No. 9 Michigan against Fresno State
• Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter help Colorado hold off NDSU 31-26 to start Year 2 under Deion Sanders
• Brady Cook, Luther Burden III show No. 11 Missouri’s potential in opening 51-0 rout of Murray State
• Cam Rising throws 5 TDs in return from injury as No. 12 Utah rolls past Southern Utah 49-0
• Nick Nash, Emmett Brown power San Jose State to 42-24 victory over Sacramento State
• UCF runs to 57-3 season-opening win over New Hampshire
• Luke Altmyer’s four touchdown passes leads Illinois past Eastern Illinois 45-0
• UL Monroe finishes strong to defeat Jackson State 30-14 in opener
• Mercer dismantles Presbyterian 63-10 to kick off season
• Vasko accounts for 3 TDs to help Coastal Carolina cruise past Jacksonville State 55-27
• Wofford scores 10 points in the 4th quarter to beat Gardner-Webb 21-20 in a season opener
• No. 22 Kansas uses big 2nd quarter to rout overmatched Lindenwood 48-3
• Toledo routs Duquesne 49-10 behind Tucker Gleason’s 3 first-half TD passes
• Wilson throws 2 TDs, William & Mary runs over VMI 41-7 in season opener
• Monangai ties career-best with 165 yards rushing and scores TD as Rutgers beats Howard in opener
• No. 15 Tennessee, QB Nico Iamaleava open against in-state FCS foe Chattanooga
• Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt face off in rare Power Four season opener in Nashville
• DeShaun Foster makes head coaching debut in UCLA’s first game as a member of the Big Ten Conference