JMU Soccer Deals Pirates First Loss of 2024, 2-0… Texas is the nation’s best right now, Memphis makes playoff statement…A rough Sunday for some of the NFL’s best teams in 2023 led to the three biggest upsets

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

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• JMU Soccer Deals Pirates First Loss of 2024, 2-0
• Pirates Finish Third At Cardinal Cup
• East Carolina Opens Fall Campaign With 15 Victories At Jimmy Powell Invitational

Quick takeaways from ECU’s loss to App State 247 Sports

Vance surprises ECU football fans, engages in hands-on campaigning ABC 13

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC Football Power Rankings for Week 4 Salisbury Post

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Where Memphis football landed in college football polls after Week 3
• Why defense could be difference in Memphis football bid for CFP berth

College football Week 3 overreactions: Texas is the nation’s best right now, Memphis makes playoff statement CBS Sports

How good will Memphis’ 2024-25 team be? Here’s what advanced analytics suggest dailymemphian

Week 3 report card: Charlotte 49ers win first game of season but struggle vs. FCS team Charlotte Observer

Breaking down FAU’s seventh consecutive victory against FIU in the Shula Bowl Miami Herald

Postgame Takeaways From Florida Atlantic’s Victory Against FIU Athlon Sports

Brett Vito: Blowout loss to Texas Tech didn’t put UNT in positive light as realignment ramps up again Denton Record Chronicle

Time is now for TU players to reward Kevin Wilson’s positivity Tulsa World

Navy football starting offensive tackle Trey Cummings suffers season-ending injury | NOTES  Annapolis Capital

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Florida State’s 0-3 start is worthy of derision — but there’s a lesson there, too
• First look: NC State heads to Clemson for ACC opener, looks to slow down Klubnik
• ‘Recruited for a reason’: Freshman CJ Bailey shines in N.C. State’s comeback win
• North Carolina football vs. JMU first look: Odds, key matchup, player to watch
• Duke football vs. Middle Tennessee first look: Betting odds, key matchup, player to watch
• AP Top 25 college football poll: Near-upset causes change at No. 1 as Texas passes Georgia

WRAL

• Backup QB Bailey helps NC State overcome Louisiana Tech
• Duke uses 4th QT rally to snuff UConn’s upset bid for a 26-21 win
• Clemson commit Isaiah Campbell on journey to be a better player and a better person

App State sinks ECU’s ship in rivalry win The Appalachian

Winston Salem Journal

• WSSU’s Corey Thompson hires his two assistants for men’s basketball team
• Paul Sullivan: Is Indiana an upstart or just a September mirage? Recapping Week 3 in the Big Ten.

Columbia The State

• Young hometown lineman picks up offer from Gamecocks on big recruiting weekend
• First look at South Carolina vs. Akron: Gamecocks a big betting favorite at home
• Shane Beamer shares displeasure over officiating, says he’s been in contact with SEC
• 5 things we learned from South Carolina’s 36-33 loss to LSU

Charleston Post & Courier

• Fun and Games in Week 3 for most of Scott Hamilton’s Top 25
• Clemson’s path to playoffs: Sizing up ACC, Tigers’ schedule
• Gamecocks miss an opportunity: Takeaways from LSU loss

How Powell-Ryland used ‘motivated’ play to join exclusive company in Hokies record book Roanoke Times

The Associated Press

• Texas on top! Longhorns take over at No. 1 in AP Top 25 for first time in 16 years, jumping Georgia
• AP Top 25 Reality Check: SEC, Big Ten grab 16 spots in poll, monopolizing rankings like never before
• CFP Bracket Watch: Texas the top seed, Tennessee a first-round host in latest AP playoff projection