Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Houston’s tenure complicated by changes, COVID

ecupirates.com

• Bachir And Rivera Nab Wins At ITA Carolina Regional
• Gilreath Tabbed AAC Freshman Of The Week

New York Times

• East Carolina coaching candidates to replace Mike Houston: Tyson Helton, Garrett Riley and more
• East Carolina football coaching job profile: Pluses, minuses and candidates to replace Mike Houston

East Carolina coaching search: Multiple SEC assistants mentioned for ECU job by CFB insider Saturday Down South

ECU football coaching search 2024: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Pirates insiders CBS Sports

Ranking College Football’s Open Head-Coaching Jobs for the 2024-25 Carousel Athlon Sports

Episode 9 of ‘Inside Pirate Athletics’ WNCT

ECU AD Gilbert: NIL will play big part in football program’s future WITN 7

247 Sports

• College football coaching carousel: Live updates on 2024-25 cycle
• Drayton weighs impact of ECU coaching change on matchup
• Blake Harrell to continue defensive play-calling as he takes over as interim coach

East Carolina vs. Temple Oct. 26 Tickets & Start Time Washington Daily News

Stan Drayton, Temple Owls believe they’re better than 2-5 record: ’You can tell by our play’ Philadelphia Inquirer

Temple Football might not actually be… that bad? Temple News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina, Florida Atlantic Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
• Charlotte, Memphis, South Florida, UTSA Earn Weekly Honors

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

Tulane Green Wave Prepare For Crucial Conference Game vs. North Texas Sports Illustrated

Tulane RB Mekhi Hughes named to weekly AAC Honor Roll Crescent City Sports

Can Navy football beat Notre Dame for the fifth time since 2007? Baltimore Sun

First look: Charlotte football looks to bounce back against Memphis in AAC road game Charlotte Observer

American Athletic Conference team to play in 2024 Independence Bowl FBS Schedules

UAB kicker receives AAC Special Teams Player of the Week honor CBS 42

Army Continues to Pace the Group of Five College Football Playoff Predictions After Week 7 College Football Network

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• A cascade of tears. So many warm memories. How UNC football said goodbye to Tylee Craft
• Amid tragedy, UNC coach Mack Brown shares ‘appreciation’ for Virginia’s Tony Elliott
• Florida State’s mock-worthy season reveals another truth: Be careful what you wish for

WRAL

• Duke’s Cooper Flagg, UNC’s RJ Davis named to preseason AP All-America team
• UNC’s Tylee Craft remembered with memorial service in his hometown
• Panthers should consider playing Bryce Young again to find out if he’s a franchise QB

Winston Salem Journal

• Mac Engel: Texas A&M’s current success should be the end of Jimbo Fisher’s coaching career
• Esteemed professor Dr. Dennis Felder leaving his mark on athletics and his students at WSSU

Columbia The State

• Ranking South Carolina’s final five opponents: Who’s the toughest team on the schedule?
• Where South Carolina stands in bowl projections after 4-3 start to football season
• How much can South Carolina’s offense improve in season’s final stretch?
• Is South Carolina’s defense the best in the nation? It’s certainly the most fun

Charleston Post & Courier

• Recruiting: Clemson could have inside track with younger brother of Tigers offensive lineman
• ‘The football doesn’t lie’ karma works in favor of The Citadel
• Hamilton: Is college football season really this good? The truth is out there
• SEC sets 15-minute kickoff window for Gamecocks-Texas A&M clash
• Newberry tight end uses Hurricane Helene as motivation to finish season

Roanoke Times

• UVa has different plans than Bennett did for his successor. What else did we learn Friday?
• Ballot glance: A bit of shuffling in Damien Sordelett’s AP Top 25 vote
• Virginia football notes: Backup QB Muskett forfeits redshirt

The Associated Press

• Duke’s Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players
• Tests confirm a season-ending knee injury for 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk