Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• RJ Felton Named To American Athletic Conference Preseason First Team; Pirates Picked Ninth
• Women’s Basketball Picked Sixth in American; Joyner Tabbed Preseason Second Team

247 Sports

• RJ Felton tabbed Preseason First-Team All-AAC, Pirates picked to finish ninth
• Checking in on ECU products in the NFL entering Week 6

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Warner TD Pass With :04 Left Pushes Rice Past UTSA
• Morris-Sheffield Connection Leads North Texas Past Florida Atlantic In Final Minutes
• Memphis Grinds Out 21-3 Win Against South Florida
• Army Wins 10th Straight Behind Daily’s 5 TDs Against UAB
• Rice, South Florida Continue Undefeated VB Conference Seasons

The Associated Press

• Daily’s 5 TDs extends nation’s longest active winning streak to 10;UAB loses 44-10 to Army
• Chandler Morris, DT Sheffield lift North Texas to 41-37 victory over Florida Atlantic
• Warner throws TD pass to Matt Sykes with 4 seconds left, Rice beats UTSA 29-27
• Memphis beats South Florida in a game moved from Tampa to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium

Army football becomes bowl eligible with win over UAB to remain undefeated Times Herald-Record

Army Football Moves to 6-0 In Blowout Win Against UAB  Sports Illustrated

Tigers defense keeps USF out of endzone in 21-3 win WMFS

USF, minus Byrum Brown, ends brutal week with loss to Memphis  Tampa Tribune

Resetting where Memphis football sits in AAC, College Football Playoff races at midseason Memphis Commercial Appeal

AL.com

• Three takeaways from UAB’s 44-10 loss to the Army Black Knights
• ‘This is so sad’: UAB hall of famer sounds off on former program

UAB just needs to break up with Trent Dilfer already For the Win

Sad UAB Football Players Officially Gave Up On Trent Dilfer During Yet Another Ugly Blowout Loss brobible

Watch: Jon Sumrall discusses big win over UAB and Tulane’s bye week in the WGNO Sports Zone WGNO

Five thoughts on UNT’s win over Florida Atlantic — This is the kind of game good teams win Denton Record Chronicle

Rice scores game-winning touchdown in closing seconds to snuff out UTSA rally San Antonio Express News

Houston Chronicle

• Late touchdown pass lifts Rice over UTSA for first conference win of season
• Week 7 AAC Football Scores & Result

Florida Atlantic gives up late 10-point lead, falls to North Texas in AAC football clash Palm Beach Post

Wichita State women’s basketball picked 12th in AAC preseason coaches’ poll KAKE

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State football stuck in ACC cellar after losing at home to Syracuse, 24-17
• NC State freshman QB CJ Bailey shows growth, leadership in loss to Syracuse
• Late-game stinger: Georgia Tech survives UNC football rally, pulls out ACC road win
• Loss of UNC football player Tylee Craft to cancer leaves Heels coping with ‘life’s lessons’
• UNC basketball’s relocated scrimmage takes somber turn after early injury to RJ Davis

WRAL

• UNC football player Tylee Craft, who inspired teammates as he battled cancer, dies at 23
• UNC dedicates Cancer Awareness Game to Tylee Craft, who passed away Saturday
• Haynes scampers 68 yards in final minute, lifting Georgia Tech over North Carolina
• Kyle McCord steers Syracuse to 24-17 road win at NC State

Louisiana football vs App State: Ragin’ Cajuns get four interceptions in victory YAHOO!

Winston Salem Journal

• Madness ushers in a new era of UK basketball. ‘There is no place like Kentucky, baby!’
• Kevin Sherrington: Texas’ win over rival OU is nice, but Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns have bigger aspirations
• No. 5 Georgia have to hold on to defeat Mississippi State at home

Columbia The State

• One that got away: South Carolina nearly pulls off road upset of No. 7 Alabama
• ‘We’re sick of this feeling’: What Shane Beamer said after USC’s 27-25 loss to Alabama
• Only South Carolina can change its 2024 narrative. Time is running out to do that
• Five things we learned from South Carolina’s 27-25 loss to Alabama
• USC’s offense shows progress against Alabama. Is it a sign of what’s to come?
• Road domination: Clemson sails by Wake Forest with ease in ACC road clash
• Injury update on Clemson wide receiver Bryant Wesco after Wake Forest game

Roanoke Times

• Virginia football’s comeback effort falls short in loss to Louisville
• State college football roundup: Wofford rallies past VMI

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech stuns North Carolina with 68-yard, last-minute run by Jamal Haynes
• Takeaways from a Georgia Tech win at North Carolina
• No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs have to hold on to defeat Mississippi State at home
• Georgia’s Kirby Smart said he was unaware he shoved Mississippi State quarterback
• Georgia State’s running woes lead to loss to Old Dominion on Saturday

The Associated Press

• North Carolina football player Tylee Craft dies from rare lung cancer at 23
• No. 7 Alabama overcomes botched recovery of an onside kick to beat South Carolina 27-25
• Dillon Gabriel rallies No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State, 32-31
• No. 4 Penn State rallies back to beat USC 33-30 in overtime on TE Tyler Warren’s record day
• Johnson shrugs off late interception, throws winning TD as No. 18 Kansas St beats Colorado 31-28
• Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter leaves game against Kansas State with apparent shoulder injury
• Ewers returns as No. 1 Texas beats No. 18 Oklahoma 34-3 in 1st Red River Rivalry game as SEC members
• Nussmeier throws late TD passes, No. 13 LSU rallies to beat No. 9 Ole Miss 29-26 in overtime
• Becht, Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia 28-16 for first 6-0 start since 1938
• Dexter Williams II comes on late an sparks 21-point rally; Georgia Southern beats Marshall 24-23
• Kyle McCord steers Syracuse to 24-17 road win at NC State
• Wooldridge and Louisiana-Lafayette defense come up big in 34-24 win over Appalachian State
• Dylan Sampson has 1-yard TD run in OT to lift No. 8 Tennessee past Florida, 23-17
• No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue 50-49 in overtime on sack on 2-point conversion
• No. 14 BYU forces 4 turnovers and beats Arizona 41-19 for its best start to a season since 2020
• Beck passes for 459 yards and 3 TDs as No. 5 Georgia holds off Van Buren, Mississippi State 41-31
• Leonard throws 3 TD passes and runs for another score as No. 11 Notre Dame beats Stanford 49-7
• Brown throws two 4th quarter TD passes to lift Towson past Norfolk State 28-23
• Shough’s late TD pass lifts Louisville to a 24-20 win over Virginia
• Desmond Reid scores twice and No. 22 Pitt remains unbeaten by fending off Cal 17-15
• Cincinnati quiets Big 12 rival UCF offense for 19-13 victory
• North Carolina Central runs over Virginia Lynchburg in 68-0 rout
• Western Carolina welcomes back spectators with 30-16 win over The Citadel
• Jamal Haynes scampers 68 yards in final minute, lifting Georgia Tech over North Carolina 41-34
• Klubnik and Mafah spark No. 10 Clemson in a blowout win at Wake Forest