BREAKING NEWS: East Carolina parts way with head coach Mike Houston

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

BREAKING NEWS: East Carolina parts way with head coach Mike Houston USA Today

Pirates upstaged by the Daily Show

ecupirates.com

• ECU Announces Leadership Change In Football
• East Carolina Drops 45-28 Decision At No. 23 Army
• Pirates Set To Close Out Fall Slate At Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate
• Erin Pope Paces Pirates at Panorama Farms Invitational

Bryson Daily stars as No. 23 Army beats East Carolina 45-28 The Associated Press

Head Football Coach Mike Houston fired by ECU  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU fires football head coach Mike Houston
• ECU blown out by undefeated Army

WCTI 12

• ECU announces leadership change, head coach Mike Houston dismissed
• 31-0 deficit buries ECU a hole too deep to climb out of in 45-28 loss at #23 Army 

East Carolina fires Mike Houston after Pirates drop to 3-4 WRAL

247 Sports

• ECU head coach Mike Houston relieved of duties
• What Mike Houston said after ECU’s 45-28 loss at Army
• Army 45, ECU 28: How it looked from the sidelines
• ECU handed 45-28 loss at Army

ECU announces Mike Houston no longer head football coach, Blake Harrell to serve as interim coach Washington Daily News

ECU football: Pirates lose as Army’s unbeaten season rolls on Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

East Carolina fires football coach Mike Houston amid 3-4 start ESPN

Quarterback Bryson Daily sets records as Army football rolls over East Carolina Times Herald-Record

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Anderson’s 4 TDs Push Memphis Past North Texas 52-44
• McCown’s Big Day Leads UTSA Past Florida Atlantic 38-24
• South Florida Rallies For 35-25 Win Against UAB
• Four Second-Half Takeaways Are Key As Tulane Tops Rice 24-10
• No. 25 Navy Rides Defense To 51-17 Win Against Charlotte
• Temple Battles For 20-10 Win Against Tulsa
• No. 23 Army Handles East Carolina For 11th Straight Win

The Associated Press

• Tulane defense comes up big in 24-10 win over Rice; Green Wave remain unbeaten in AAC
• Temple beats Tulsa 20-10
• Temple doubles up Tulsa to earn second victory of the season
• Tulane defense comes up big in win over Rice
• Peele returns 2 interceptions for TDs, No. 25 Navy overpowers Charlotte 51-17
• Anderson runs for 183 yards, 4 TDs to lead Memphis over North Texas 52-44
• Joiner has 3 TDs in second half as host USF tops UAB

Unbeaten Army, Navy stay on conference collision course Daily Press

Kelley Joiner has 3 TDs in second half, helps USF rally past UAB Tampa Tribune

USF takes down UAB 35-25 in second-half comeback USF Oracle

USF players fight with each other on sideline while trailing to UAB Saturday Down South

Tigers win high-scoring thriller against North Texas Daily Memphian

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis vs North Texas score today: Final score, highlights from Week 8 game
• Memphis outlast North Texas 52-44 to become bowl eligible for the 11th consecutive year

Tulsa returns from off week with third consecutive loss against Temple Tulsa World

Tulsa Falls To Temple 20-10, Remains Winless In Conference News on 6

Tulane’s Conference Race Narrows Down During Critical Week of Action Sports Illustrated

Mr. Reliable: Makhi Hughes turns in another huge day for Tulane football team NOLA.com

Defense carried the day for Tulane in 24-10 win over Rice Crescent City Sports

QB Evan Simon, defense star as Temple tops Tulsa for first conference win Philadelphia Inquirer

Owls cruise by Tulsa for homecoming win Temple News

Charlotte 49ers football runs into Navy buzz saw, suffers lopsided loss on the road Charlotte Observer

No. 25 Navy overpowers Charlotte 51-17, improves to 6-0 for the first time since 1979 Stars and Stripes

No. 25 Navy football routs Charlotte, 51-17, to become 6-0 for first time since 1979 Annapolis Capital

Five thoughts on UNT’s loss to Memphis — This one hurt for the Mean Green Denton Record Chronicle

UTSA battles through injuries, turnovers to defeat Florida Atlantic San Antonio Express News

Three takeaways from UAB’s 35-25 loss at South Florida AL.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ‘Every win for us is vital’: NC State hopes victory over Cal turns into more after bye
• Go West, Wolfpack: NC State football rallies past Cal to win first ACC game of season
• Blues edge Hurricanes on Kasperi Kapanen’s goal

WRAL

• Hollywood Smothers scores go ahead 4th quarter TD, NC State survives at Cal 24-23
• Canes comeback comes up short, Carolina falls 4-3 at St. Louis
• Panthers stick with Dalton heading into showdown with Washington
• Daniels, Commanders host Panthers in a matchup of teams going in different directions

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest wins road game at UConn on Saturday afternoon
• Wake Forest loses in exhibition game to second-ranked Alabama on Friday night
• Winston-Salem State rolls past Livingstone 31-17

Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• Sooners Boomered and Beamered: Gamecocks’ defense sparks rout of OU
• Citadel wins ugly, but brings home Silver Shako from VMI
• Charleston Southern comes up short against No. 8 Southeast Missouri
• Hamilton: Familiar vibes forming for Clemson

Roanoke Times

• Hokies’ Tuten out to prove he belongs in ‘upper echelon of national running backs’
• Winless VMI hits ‘rock bottom’ in loss to The Citadel

The Associated Press

• No. 5 Georgia knocks off No. 1 Texas 30-15, with Etienne running for 3 TDs
• Texas TD against Georgia 2 plays after interception 1st wiped out by penalty and trash on field
• No. 16 Indiana routs Nebraska 56-7 to stay unbeaten; Rourke injures hand and misses 2nd half
• No. 22 Illinois beats No. 24 Michigan 21-7 for its first win over the Wolverines since 2009
• Hajj-Malik Williams accounts for 3 TDs; UNLV beats Oregon State 33-25
• Sampson scores twice, Iamaleava overcomes early struggles in Tennessee’s 24-17 victory over Alabama
• North Carolina State rallies to beat Cal 24-23