ECU Outlasts Old Dominion For 20-14 Road Victory… ECU MGolf Opens Season At Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate… East Carolina VB Thumps Western Carolina In Three To Win Pirate Invitational Title… Tulane falls to No. 17 Kansas State after offensive penalty nullifies late score by Wave…’Punched in the face’: Clemson dominates App State, 66-20…Cooley runs for 2 fourth-quarter TDs as Liberty rallies, beats New Mexico St. 30-24

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Rahjai’s running, shut-down defense key win at ODU

ecupirates.com

• ECU Outlasts Old Dominion For 20-14 Road Victory
• ECU MGolf Opens Season At Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate
• East Carolina VB Thumps Western Carolina In Three To Win Pirate Invitational Title

Pirate football holds on, downs Old Dominion, 20-14  WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU’s defense delivers ‘time and time again’ in road win at ODU
• ECU 20, ODU 14: How it looked from the sidelines
• Three big takeaways from ECU’s 20-14 win at Old Dominion
• ECU defeats Old Dominion on the road, improves to 2-0
• The latest college football bowl projections entering Week 3

ECU football: Pirates overcome turnovers, topple ODU to improve to 2-0 Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina holds off Old Dominion Hampton Roads Daily Press

Late rally by the Monarchs gets halted by ECU 20-14 13 News Now

Penalties, lack of offense doom Old Dominion in loss to East Carolina WTKR 3

Mistakes doom ODU in 20-14 loss to East Carolina WAVY 10

Sean Payton pleased with ‘extremely smart’ CB Ja’Quan McMillian Broncos Wire

Gardner Minshew brings ‘aura’ for Raiders to rally around Las Vegas Sun

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• No. 4 Alabama Pulls Away From South Florida
• Rice Is Too Much For Texas Southern As Owls Roll to 69-7 Win
• Sheffield’s 3 TD Catches Pace North Texas Past Stephen F. Austin
• Tulsa Denied By Arkansas State In Second Half
• Harris Powers East Carolina Past Old Dominion, 20-14
• UAB Falls At Louisiana-Monroe In Road Opener
• UTSA Stumbles At Texas State
• Navy Races To 2-0 Start With 38-11 Win Against Temple
• Charlotte Falls At North Carolina, 38-20
• Tulane Drops Heartbreaker To No. 16 Kansas State
• Army Wins Its Conference Opener With 24-7 Victory At Florida Atlantic
• Memphis Off To 2-0 Start As Tigers Tame Troy 38-17
• American Volleyball Win Ten Saturday Matches

AAC Football Scores and Results – Week 2 2024 Washington Daily News

The Associated Press

• Rahjai Harris runs for 132 yards, 2 TDs as ECU beats Old Dominion 20-14
• Harrell leads North Carolina past Charlotte 38-20 in new role
• Vigers returns INT 30 yards for TD as Louisana-Monroe beats UAB 32-6
• Morris throws 4 TD passes, Harris runs for 142 yards for North Texas in win over Stephen F. Austin
• Arkansas State rallies to top Tulsa 28-24 for second straight win
• Rice dismantles FCS-affiliate Texas Southern 69-7
• Milroe, No. 4 Alabama pull away in 4th to beat heavy underdog South Florida 42-16
• Navy controls Temple from the outset for a 38-11 win
• Mario Anderson runs for 125 yards, 2 TDs in Memphis’ 38-17 victory over Troy
• No. 17 Kansas State defense comes up big to help Wildcats escape Tulane with a 34-27 win
• Daily throws for surprise TD, Army’s ground game and trick play stymie FAU 24-7

Navy’s defense raises its standard in a convincing rout of Temple The Washington Post

Navy controls Temple from the outset for a 38-11 win CBS Sports

Navy football routs Temple, 38-11, behind QB Blake Horvath, dominant defense Annapolis Capital

Navy controls Temple from the outset for a 38-11 win ESPN

Daily throws for surprise TD, Army’s ground game and trick play stymie FAU 24-7 Newsday

USF makes things tough on No. 4 Alabama, until the 4th quarter Tampa Tribune

USF falls to Alabama in fourth quarter collapse The Oracle

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis coach Penny Hardaway: ‘I know that I’m being judged harsher’ than other coaches
• Defense, Mario Anderson’s two TDs power Memphis football past Troy
• Memphis football running back Sutton Smith to miss rest of 2024 season with knee injury
• Memphis football is known for high-powered offenses. Elijah Herring wants to change that

dailymemphian

• Buckley: Silverfield’s Tigers have focus. Attention on them, sadly, is lacking.
• Memphis Tigers running back Sutton Smith out for the season
• Seth Henigan record watch: Tracking statistical milestones
• Penny Hardaway discusses staff turnover

Troy moves to 0-2 after road loss to Memphis News 4

History evades Tulsa as the Hurricane falls to Arkansas State behind an uninspired second-half Tulsa World

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Green Wave Drop 34-27 Heartbreaker to Kansas State Wildcats
• Navy QB Blake Horvath Goes For 4 Touchdowns in 38-11 Rout of Temple

NOLA.com

• Tulane falls to No. 17 Kansas State after offensive penalty nullifies late score by Wave
• Rod Walker: No last-minute Mensah Magic in Tulane loss to K-State, but future bright for Wave
• Tulane’s Jon Sumrall unhappy with second-half officiating
• What we learned in Tulane’s controversial loss to Kansas State

Tulane pass interference call: Green Wave coach calls out Big 12 referees after loss to Kansas State Hosted

Tulane unhappy with pass interference flag after K-State win: ‘It was a Big 12 crew’ The Kansas City Star

Defense comes up big to help K-State escape Tulane with a win Hays Post

Owls still can’t find offense in loss to Navy Temple News

UNC football overwhelms Charlotte behind QB Harrell. 3 takeaways from Tar Heels’ win Raleigh News & Observer

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte football falls at UNC: 3 takeaways from the 49ers’ loss to the Tar Heels
• Photos: Tar Heels host Charlotte 49ers in season home opener

Charlotte shows promise in 38-20 loss to North Carolina The Charlotte Post

Denton Record Chronicle

• UNT firmly on course for bowl bid after moving to 2-0 with win over SFA
• Five thoughts on UNT’s win over Stephen F. Austin

Texas State dominates UTSA, snapping winless streak in rivalry San Antonio Express News

‘We were full of juice.’ Rice obliterates Texas Southern in dominant bounceback win Houston Chronicle

AL.com

• 3 takeaways from UAB’s 32-6 loss to UL-Monroe
• South Florida at Alabama by the numbers: No Nick Saban, but Jalen Milroe this time

Alabama uses fourth-quarter surge to put South Florida away Chattanooga Times Free Press

Palm Beach Post

• Florida Atlantic falls to Army in American Athletic Conference opener
• FAU takes step back in Tom Herman’s rebuild, but it will not throw coach off track | D’Angelo

Florida Atlantic falls to Army in American conference opener, 24-7 WPBF

YAHOO!

• No. 4 Alabama escapes fourth-quarter scare from South Florida, pulls away for 42–16 win
• Army rolls up 449 yards of offense in 24-7 rout of Florida Atlantic in American debut

2024 College Football Bowl Projections: Memphis Tigers Roar Into the Playoff, Notre Dame Pays Price for Week 2 Upset College Football Network

Athlon Sports

• College Football Fans In Disbelief After Tulane Mishap vs. Kansas State
• College Football Holder Scores Touchdown on Sensational Fake Field Goal
• College Football Team Draws Embarrassing Crowd for Saturday Afternoon Game

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• For UNC football, a win is a win. What the Tar Heels were saying after beating Charlotte
• NC State football, after embracing hype and expectations, dealt humbling dose of reality
• ‘Flush it’: NC State football displeased with outing against Vols but staying hopeful
• Blowout: Three takeaways from No. 24 NC State football’s lopsided loss to No. 14 Tennessee

WRAL

• Tennessee dominates NC State 51-10 in Duke’s Mayo Classic
• Harrell accounts for 3 TDs as UNC beats Charlotte 38-20
• Elon snaps NCCU home win streak; Eagles fall 41-19 in season opener
• Campbell earns first ever ranked win 24-16 over No. 17 Western Carolina

Sun Belt Football Scores and Results – Week 2 2024 Ironton Tribune

Appalachian State can’t hold up, Klubnik and No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in 66-20 win WCYB 5

‘Punched in the face’: Clemson dominates App State, 66-20 Watauga Democrat

Column: Too much, too soon for Appalachian State at Death Valley Greensboro News & Record

Cade Klubnik, No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in a 66-20 victory over Appalachian State CBS Sports

Klubnik and No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in a 66-20 victory over Appalachian State Newsday

Notre Dame should be better than losing to teams like NIU. Under Marcus Freeman, it’s not. The New York Times

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Marcus Freeman again is explaining a stunning loss at Notre Dame 3 years in
• No. 7 Oregon beats Boise State 37-34 on last-second field goal
• Cooley runs for 2 fourth-quarter TDs as Liberty rallies, beats New Mexico St. 30-24
• Cade Klubnik, No. 25 Clemson crank up offense in a 66-20 victory over Appalachian State
• Nico Iamaleava combines for 276 yards and 3 TDs as No. 14 Tennessee routs No. 24 NC State 51-10
• Coastal Carolina rolls to a 20-point halftime lead on the way to a 40-21 win over William & Mary
• North Carolina A&T pulls out dramatic 27-20 win over Winston-Salem in OT
• Jackson Arnold throws 2 TD passes, No. 15 Oklahoma holds off Houston 16-12
• Nebraska rides dominating defensive performance to 28-10 win over old rival Colorado
• Sheron, Adams run for 5 TDs as Davidson runs past Catawba in home opener 49-14
• Illinois rallies in the 4th quarter to beat No. 19 Kansas 23-17
• Virginia rallies past Wake Forest in 4th quarter for 31-30 win in ACC opener
• Elon cruises past North Carolina Central 42-19 to snap a 5-game nonconference losing streak
• McCoy and Jennings connect for 2 TDs to lead Charleston Southern over Furman 24-20
• Elijah Burris’ 35 carries, 2 TDs help Hampton beat Division II Virginia Union 33-21
• Cam Ward passes for 3 TDs, runs for another and No. 12 Miami rolls past Florida A&M, 56-9
• James Madison defense makes a stand in red zone and Dukes deny Gardner-Webb 13-6
• Odom helps lead Wofford rally in 26-19 win over Richmond
• Konrardy hits 54-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to lift Iowa State past No. 21 Iowa, 20-19
• King, Daniels lead Norfolk State to 28-23 victory over Virginia State
• Northern Illinois stuns No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 with field goal in final minute
• Michigan State beats Maryland 27-24 on Jonathan Kim’s late field goal
• LaNorris Sellers throws for 2 touchdowns, South Carolina shuts down Kentucky 31-6 in SEC opener
• Gordon scores TD, 2-pt conversion in 2nd OT, and No. 16 Oklahoma St. rallies to beat Arkansas 39-31
• Pitt roars back from 21-point deficit for 28-27 win over Cincinnati and 2-0 start
• BYU beats SMU 18-15 to end high-scoring ACC newcomer Mustangs’ 9-game win streak at home