ECU athletics director Jon Gilbert addresses the decision to fire Mike Houston…LSU coach who’s an ECU alumnus deemed a strong head coaching candidate for Pirates job; Tennessee coach a rumored candidate for ECU’s head coaching vacancy, has link to Pirates AD… Army football remains No. 23 in AP poll, moves up one spot to No. 23 in coaches’ poll

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Houston out, Harrell in as interim coach

ecupirates.com

• ECU Announces Leadership Change In Football
• East Carolina Registers First-Ever Win Over Wichita State In Entertaining Five Setter
• Gutiérrez Strike Snags Point for Pirates Against UAB, 2-2

East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army The Associated Press

ECU football announces leadership changes The East Carolinian

Head Football Coach Mike Houston fired by ECU  WNCT 9

ECU fires football head coach Mike Houston WITN 7

247 Sports

• ECU athletics director Jon Gilbert addresses the decision to fire Mike Houston
• ECU coaching search: Potential target list after Pirates move on from Mike Houston
• What ECU owes fired coach Mike Houston going forward
• Veteran ECU starters react to Mike Houston’s firing
• ECU head coach Mike Houston relieved of duties

ECU football: Pirates’ AD Gilbert announces firing of head coach Houston after loss to Army Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Athlon Sports

• College Football Program Becomes First FBS Team to Fire Head Coach This Season
• College Head Football Coach Fired After Second Straight Blowout Loss

Sporting News

• LSU coach who’s an ECU alumnus deemed a strong head coaching candidate for Pirates job
• Tennessee coach a rumored candidate for ECU’s head coaching vacancy, has link to Pirates AD

East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after back-to-back blowout losses YAHOO!

East Carolina fires head coach Mike Houston in middle of his sixth season SB Nation

East Carolina parting ways with Mike Houston footballscoop

East Carolina fires Mike Houston: Pirates coach dismissed after going 5-14 in last two seasons CBS Sports

ECU Fires Mike Houston; 1st HC Fired During 2024-25 College Football Season Bleacher Report

East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army Hampton Roads Daily Press

East Carolina fires head coach, and he won’t be the last this college football season Saturday Blitz

Coaches Out, Millions Lost: College Football’s Firing Frenzy Piles on the Costs MSN

In ECU scrimmage, Spiders sophomore guard Collin Tanner again makes point Richmond.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

Three Teams Qualify for American Women’s Soccer Championship American Athletic Conference

AP Player of the Week: Army’s Bryson Daily accounts for 6 touchdowns against East Carolina The Associated Press

Army football remains No. 23 in AP poll, moves up one spot to No. 23 in coaches’ poll AOL

AAC Week 8 2024 college football games: live stream and TV channel info For the Win

College Football Rankings Week 9: Teams 51 to 75, Featuring Army, Navy, UCLA College Football News

Army football remains No. 23 in AP poll, moves up one spot to No. 23 in coaches’ poll Times Herald-Record

Grim reality starting to set in on Tulsa football season Tulsa World

Turnover dominance increasing Tulane’s margin for error NOLA.com

McCown throws for 340 yards, UTSA overcomes turnovers to win News4SA

Memphis offense may have turned a corner against North Texas dailymemphian

USA Today

• Where Memphis football landed in college football polls after Week 8, win over North Texas
• The long TD pass that unlocked Memphis football’s offense, what it means for rest of season

Owls cruise by Tulsa for homecoming win  Temple News

Grading Charlotte’s blowout loss at Navy: Can Niners resolve quarterback issues? Charlotte Observer

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

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Florida State’s mock-worthy season reveals another truth: Be careful what you wish for
• First Look: No. 22 SMU plays at Duke football Saturday in an important game to ACC race
• ‘Every win for us is vital’: NC State hopes victory over Cal turns into more after bye

WRAL

• East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after 5 seasons and loss to Army
• Commanders lose Jayden Daniels to a rib injury in a 40-7 romp over the Panthers
• Courage drop final road match of 2024 to Bay FC, 1-0

Esteemed professor Dr. Dennis Felder leaving his mark on athletics and his students at WSSU Winston Salem Journal

Columbia The State

• How much can South Carolina’s offense improve in season’s final stretch?
• Five things we learned from South Carolina football’s dominant 35-9 win over Oklahoma
• Is South Carolina’s defense the best in the nation? It’s certainly the most fun
• Virginia player ejected for ‘flagrant personal foul.’ Dabo Swinney, Tony Elliott react
• Sooners stuffed: South Carolina defense delivers in big way in win over Oklahoma

Charleston Post & Courier

• Newberry tight end uses Hurricane Helene as motivation to finish season
• Takeaways from Gamecocks’ romp over Oklahoma
• Here are takeaways from Clemson’s win over Virginia — made possible by C.J. Spiller
• Hamilton: Familiar vibes forming for Clemson

Hokies’ Tuten out to prove he belongs in ‘upper echelon of national running backs’ Roanoke Times

Southern Miss has parted ways with Will Hall football scoop

Pitt Amongst Last 10 Undefeated Teams Sports Illustrated

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25: Oregon is No. 1 for first time since 2012; Vanderbilt enters poll and Michigan drops out
• Southern Miss fires Will Hall after 1-6 start in his 4th season; Reed Stringer named interim coach
• Oklahoma offensive coordinator Seth Littrell is fired after back-to-back poor outings