ECU Defeats UTSA In AAC Opener, 30-20… ECU Set To Host Pirate Collegiate Classic On Monday… Last-Minute TD Pushes Charlotte Past Rice, 21-20… Army, Navy each start 4-0 for first time since 1945 … If Mack Brown thought JMU debacle was bad, UNC’s meltdown against Duke is somehow worse

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates put together comeback of their own

ecupirates.com

• ECU Defeats UTSA In AAC Opener, 30-20
• ECU Set To Host Pirate Collegiate Classic On Monday

Garcia has 3 TDs, Perez kicks 3 field goals to give East Carolina 30-20 win over UTSA in AAC opener The Associated Press

ECU holds off UTSA in big 30-20 win WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU defense seals win over UTSA with fourth quarter performance
• Three takeaways from ECU’s win over UTSA
• ECU 30, UTSA 20: How it looked from the sidelines
• Everything Mike Houston said after ECU’s 30-20 win over UTSA
• ECU defeats UTSA, 30-20, to open league play
• FINAL: ECU 30, UTSA 20

ECU football: Pirates snap losing skid, begin AAC play with win over UTSA Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

UTSA can’t overcome mistakes in crucial road loss to East Carolina San Antonio Express News

Garcia has 3 TDs, Perez kicks 3 field goals to give East Carolina 30-20 win over UTSA News4SA

UTSA Roadrunners fall to East Carolina in American Athletic Conference opener KSAT

Roadrunners fall to Pirates in AAC opener, 30-20 KENS5

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Last-Minute TD Pushes Charlotte Past Rice, 21-20
• Morris Throws 5 TD Passes As North Texas Tops Tulsa, 52-20
• Memphis Churns Out 24-7 Win Against Middle Tennessee
• East Carolina Outlasts UTSA 30-20 In AAC Opener
• Florida Atlantic Runs Away From Wagner, 41-10
• Three TDs From Mensah Power Tulane Past South Florida, 45-10
• Navy Gets To 4-0 With 41-18 Win At UAB
• Horvath throws for two long TDs and Navy improves to 4-0 with 41-18 win over UAB

The Associated Press

• Memphis rides Mario Anderson Jr., Brandon Thomas to 24-7 victory over Middle Tennessee
• Chandler Morris throws 5 TD passes to 5 different receivers as North Texas rolls past Tulsa 52-20
• Wilson scores in final minute to lift Charlotte past Rice 21-20 in AAC contest
• Memphis rides Mario Anderson Jr., Brandon Thomas to 24-7 victory over Middle Tennessee
• Garcia has 3 TDs, Perez kicks 3 field goals to give East Carolina 30-20 win over UTSA in AAC opener
• Florida Atlantic pulls away in second half to beat Wagner 41-10
• Darian Mensah throws for 3 TDs and Tulane routs South Florida 45-10 to begin AAC play

CBS Sports

• Army, Navy each start 4-0 for first time since 1945 as service academies remain in thick of CFP race
• Wilson scores in final minute to lift Charlotte past Rice 21-20 in AAC contest
• Chandler Morris throws 5 TD passes to 5 different receivers as North Texas rolls past Tulsa 52-20

YAHOO!

• UAB falls to Navy in Birmingham
• Florida Atlantic crushes Wagner on the ground in 41-10 victory

Horvath throws for two long TDs and Navy improves to 4-0 with 41-18 win over UAB FOX 45

USF quarterback Byrum Brown injured in Bulls’ lopsided loss at Tulane Tampa Tribune

Tigers bounce back with a win over MTSU Daily Memphian

Memphis bounce-back with 24-7 win over Middle Tennessee ABC 24

Tulsa drops AAC opener as North Texas produces 600 yards of offense in rout Tulsa World

NOLA.com

• Tulane dominates South Florida from start to finish to assert prowess in league opener
• Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah nearly flawless again at Yulman Stadium

Sports Illustrated

• Tulane Green Wave Puts AAC on Notice with Dominant Victory over South Florida
• Tulane Green Wave Coach Trolls USF Social Media Account After Victory
• WATCH: Tulane Green Wave Starts Strong with Two Fast Scores Against South Florida

Jon Sumrall, Tulane head coach, has perfect response to USF fan’s trolling attempt after blowout win Saturday Down South

USF football overpowered in 45-10 loss to Tulane, Brown injured again. USF Oracle

Blake Horvath throws for 2 TDs as Navy improves to 4-0 with 41-18 win over UAB Baltimore Banner

WATCH NOW: Darian Mensah throws for 3 TDs and Tulane routs South Florida 45-10 to begin AAC play WDSU

Charlotte football wins AAC opener: 3 takeaways from 49ers’ thrilling victory at Rice Charlotte Observer

Tulsa Falls To North Texas 52-20 In AAC Opener News on 6

Denton Record Chronicle

• UNT rolls past Tulsa, posts historic 4-1 start that points to promising future
• Five thoughts, notes on UNT’s win over Tulsa: Mean Green look like an AAC contender

Hahsaun Wilson scores in final minute to lift Charlotte past Rice in AAC contest Houston Chronicle

3 takeaways from UAB’s 41-18 loss to the Navy Midshipmen AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• A loss that stings: Tar Heels bleed light blue after Duke football’s comeback win over UNC
• Why life in the ‘sewer’ is a good thing for Duke football, and helped it finally beat UNC
• If Mack Brown thought JMU debacle was bad, UNC’s meltdown against Duke is somehow worse
• Comeback kids: 3 takeaways from Duke football’s stunning win over UNC in rivalry game
• One week after Clemson collapse, NC State football defense shows growth against NIU
• Defense wins the day: 3 takeaways from NC State football’s win over Northern Illinois
• AP Top 25 college football poll: Will Alabama’s win over Georgia move the Tide to No. 1?

WRAL

• Duke rallies from 20 points down, beats rival North Carolina 21-20
• Duke finds stride in second half, defeats UNC for the first time since 2018
• Bailey, strong defense guide NC State past Northern Illinois 24-17

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest loses shootout with Louisiana, 41-38
• PHOTOS: Wake Forest falls to Louisiana, 41-38, in football
• Evan Beck, a former Wake Forest golfer, wins US Mid-Am and is heading to the Masters

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: ETSU’s bus trip from hell provides jarring dose of reality and unlikely win
• Bus Rout: ETSU survives travel ordeal to beat The Citadel
• Alabama, Milroe survive Georgia in wild SEC showdown
• Big plays help Clemson blast Stanford in first ACC matchup

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• No. 2 Alabama outlasts No. 4 Georgia in second-half thriller
• Cunningham: New Alabama coach, same story: Georgia suffers another crushing loss
• Georgia Southern gets bragging rights after win over Georgia State

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia-Alabama play a thrilling classic, undiminished by expanded CFP
• Milroe-to-Williams TD connection helps No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 in DeBoer’s SEC opener
• Dillon Gabriel throws for 3 TDs as No. 8 Oregon beats UCLA 34-13 in first Big Ten game
• SMU dominates struggling Florida State 42-16 to win its ACC debut
• Singleton, Allen score TDs as No. 9 Penn State beats No. 19 Illinois 21-7
• No. 17 Clemson wears down Stanford with Klubnik’s 5 TDs and defense’s 3 takeaways in 40-14 win
• Georgia Southern claims inaugural Georgia Grown Bowl with 38-21 win over Georgia State.
• Duke rallies from 20 points down, beats rival North Carolina 21-20
• Shedeur Sanders throws for 290 yards, 3 TDs to lead improved Colorado to 48-21 rout of UCF
• Tennessee Tech runs for 340 yards and 5 TDs in 52-21 win over Gardner-Webb
• Manning leads No. 1 Texas over Mississippi State as Longhorns earn first SEC victory 35-13
• No. 21 Oklahoma rallies late, stuns Auburn for first-ever Southeastern Conference win
• No. 16 Notre Dame holds off No. 15 Louisville comeback for 31-24 victory
• Louisiana makes its late FG, Wake Forest misses as Ragin’ Cajuns take 41-38 road win
• No. 13 USC rallies from a double-digit deficit in the second half and roars past Wisconsin, 38-21
• Chad Mascoe Jr. and Sincere Brown connect for 3 TDs, Campbell gains wild 44-41 win over Delaware St.
• Morris-Walker’s 55-yard pick-6 sparks Richmond to a 27-17 win over Elon in CAA opener
• No. 22 BYU needs a late pick to secure a 34-28 win at Baylor and stay undefeated
• Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi 20-17 with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute
• Avery Johnson’s 5 total TDs lead No. 23 Kansas State past No. 20 Oklahoma State, 42-20
• Raiola helps Nebraska pull away from Purdue in the 2nd half, 28-10
• Brown rallies past Harvard to snap a 12-game losing streak in series on Mark Mahoney’s late TD
• No. 12 Michigan holds off Minnesota in 4th quarter to win 27-24 and retain Little Brown Jug
• A catch? Not a catch? The Miami-Virginia Tech ending won’t be forgotten by either side
• In Alabama, Trump goes from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to adulation of college football fans