East Carolina locked in on Old Dominion, 4-0 all-time record against the Monarchs… Alvarez Earns American Weekly Honors

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Degree of difficulty increases at ODU

ecupirates.com

• Mike Houston’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
• Alvarez Earns American Weekly Honors

The East Carolinian

• ECU dominates in season-opener vs. Norfolk State
• ECU 3-0 win over UNCW continues unbeaten streak

WNCT 9

• ECU football head coach Mike Houston talks win over …
• Episode 2 of ‘Inside Pirate Athletics’
• Pirates pummel Norfolk State, 42-3, in season opener

Pirates look ahead to Old Dominion WITN 7

East Carolina locked in on Old Dominion, 4-0 all-time record against the Monarchs WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Everything Mike Houston said during his ODU week press conference
• Betting odds revealed for East Carolina’s road contest at Old Dominion
• Jake Garcia overcomes early ‘first-game jitters,’ mistakes to put together strong ECU debut

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina, Memphis, Rice Earn Weekly WSoccer Honors
• UAB, Rice, Temple Earn FIrst Volleyball Weekly Honors
• First Weekly Football Honors Go To North Texas, Tulane, Tulsa Standouts

Tampa Tribune

• Byrum Brown, defense shine as USF opens with rout of Bethune-Cookman
• USF football adding Publix logo to Raymond James Stadium field

AAC Football Power Rankings – Week 2 Sports Illustrated

Memphis’ Seth Henigan makes AAC Weekly Honor Roll after stellar performance in home opener ABC 24

dailymemephian

• Tigers notebook: Silverfield’s comments on first game; Smith will get an MRI
• Memphis playoff chase: Tracking top Group of Five teams

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Green Wave Faces Huge Opportunity vs. Kansas State Wildcats 
• Tulane Football Must Overcome Unique Safety Role on Kansas State

Tulane’s Rayshawn Pleasant named American Athletic Conference defensive player of the week NOLA.com

Tulane’s Rayshawn Pleasant Named AAC Defensive Player of the Week WDSU

YAHOO!

• Two years later, Kansas State Wildcats remain motivated by ‘bad taste’ of Tulane loss
• Grading Charlotte 49ers’ opener: How did new QB Max Brown, retooled offense manage?
• How a fourth-year player with little experience emerged as Shocker volleyball star
• Alabama football beat USF last year, but still has score to settle | Goodbread

USF wins season opening game vs BCU at Raymond James Stadium WWSB

Turnovers doom Temple, but there were positives in season-opening loss Temple News

Temple preps for Navy with hopes of landing first road win in Stan Drayton era The Philadelphia Inquirer

Navy football begins conference action looking to avenge embarrassing loss to Temple The Baltimore Sun

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• With QB Max Johnson out for the season, Tar Heels turn to Conner Harrell to be ‘the guy’
• One of NC State’s key defensive players remains sidelined. Here’s when he might return
• In lackluster Week 1 for ACC football, signs that maybe Miami is really for real this time

College football Week 2: NC State’s huge opportunity, tough times for ACC powers WRAL

Florida State Joins Embarrassing FBS Club After Disaster vs. Boston College Athlon Sports

No. 10 FSU football falls to 0-2 after devasting loss to Boston College WFSU

Clemson Tigers Seek Bounce-Back vs. Appalachian State After Brutal Loss Sports Illustrated

The New York Times

• College football broadcast rankings: Did ABC, NBC, ESPN call it best in Week 1?
• Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 1, from Georgia to Temple

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU comes out firing in opening game of the season with 34-3 win at Bluefield State
• Alabama’s prized freshman Ryan Williams trying to build on splashy debut
• Washington’s Luke McCaffrey follows dad, brothers into NFL, looks to make his own name
• Dave Hyde: Miami puts college football on notice with 41-17 thumping of Florida — yep, they’re back

Gamecock stock watch: Who’s up, who’s down for South Carolina heading into Week 2 Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: Miami’s wheels are buckling in Week 1 Bandwagoning Report
• Communication breakdown: The Citadel coaches go ‘old school’ during win over CSU
• Pundits bury Clemson after Georgia loss, yet Dabo Swinney remains relentlessly optimistic

Roanoke Times

• Ballot glance: ACC teams drop in Damien Sordelett’s AP Top 25 vote
• In the region: Nationals call up ex-Hokie Brzykcy

The Associated Press

• Treshaun Ward leads Boston College in 28-13 victory over No. 10 Florida State
• Deadline passes for Mountain West, Washington State, Oregon State to renew football scheduling deal
• Florida coach Billy Napier expects criticism after latest and arguably most galling performance
• No. 15 Tennessee defensive lineman Emmanuel Okoye out for season with knee injury
• Alabama’s prized freshman Ryan Williams trying to build on splashy debut
• Tar Heels turn to Conner Harrell at QB after Max Johnson’s season-ending injury
• No. 4 Texas expected to give No. 9 Michigan tough test, providing contrast to recent soft schedules