ECU looks to avoid Homecoming heartbreak against Temple; Pirates to play Temple in first game without coach Houston… CBS Report: Clemson’s Garrett Riley among ‘potential candidates’ for ECU opening … Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in classic opener

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Game Day Weather

ecupirates.com

• ECU Welcomes In Temple For Homecoming Contest
• ECU Flummoxes Florida Atlantic In 3-0 Sweep
• East Carolina Baseball To Host Pitt Community College In Fall Exhibition Oct. 27

The East Carolinian

• ECU looks to avoid Homecoming heartbreak against Temple
• ECU Football needs to get their edge back in them

ECU Pirate football back to work under new coach in homecoming game WNCT 9

247 Sports

• Final Game Day Predictions: ECU takes on Temple
• Two highly-motivated teams to meet when Temple visits ECU
• What Temple coach Stan Drayton said about East Carolina

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU roundup: Women’s tennis competes at individual championships; Guzman named diver of week
• ECU GAMEDAY: Pirates to play Temple in first game without coach Houston
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three Players to Watch
• ECU GAMEDAY: The Numbers Game

Temple hopes to rid themselves of old woes against ECU Temple News

Temple out to nab its first win streak of the Stan Drayton era on Saturday against East Carolina Philadelphia Inquirer

East Carolina vs. Temple prediction, odds, time, line: 2024 College Football Week 9 picks SportsbookWire

Where to watch East Carolina vs. Temple today: Channel, time, schedule, live stream for Saturday college football game Sporting News

Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley is a top candidate for the ECU head coach job USA Today

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

CBS Report: Clemson’s Garrett Riley among ‘potential candidates’ for ECU opening TigerNet

If ECU wants to win at football, it needs to put its money where its mouth is Carolina Coast Online

ECU student stores see sales spike during homecoming weekend WNCT 9

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Rice Women, Tulsa Men Shine In Quarterfinal Round Of The American Athletic Conference Individual Tennis Championships
• Riley Felts Named as Top 30 Honoree for NCAA Woman of the Year

For a brief, blissful span, USF’s Amir Abdur-Rahim stole Tampa’s heart Tampa Tribune

AAC Week 9 College Football Predictions: Betting Odds, Schedule, How to Watch College Football News

AAC Week 9 2024 college football games: live stream and TV channel info For the Win

USA Today

• Week 9 AAC 2024 college football computer predictions, best bets & odds
• Can Navy make College Football Playoff? Breaking down Midshipmen’s CFP chances
• What is a Midshipman? Explaining Navy’s nickname, mascot amid undefeated start to season

Notre Dame-Navy football series history: Rivalry record between Fighting Irish, Midshipmen YAHOO!

Notre Dame – Navy is a different kind of football rivalry TSN

Is Navy quarterback Blake Horvath worthy of Heisman Trophy consideration? Baltimore Sun

Tulane Green Wave vs. North Texas Predictions: Insider Picks and Analysis Sports Illustrated

NOLA.com

• After flat outing against Rice, Tulane fired up to square off against North Texas
• New look Tulane men’s hoops team rolls past Spring Hill in exhibition

North Texas Gameday: UNT takes aim at headline-grabbing win vs. Tulane on national TV Denton Record Chronicle

Memphis vs. Charlotte: What to know for Tigers’ homecoming game dailymemphian

Houston Chronicle

• AAC Games Today: How to Watch AAC Games, TV Schedule, Live Streaming Options – Week 9
• For Rice Owls, football turnaround starts with forcing turnovers against UConn

Frustrating loss highlights trajectory of UConn football, which hosts Rice in homecoming game Saturday Hartford Courant

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Why former coach David Cutcliffe finally returned to Duke, grateful but fighting emotions
• On ‘great night,’ NC State basketball teams’ quest for Final Four repeats on full display
• PHOTOS: Behind one of NC’s top running backs, Apex Friendship takes control of conference
• Why NC State women’s basketball star Aziaha James carries her ‘superhero’ on her back
• LaMelo Ball’s career night not enough to lift shorthanded Hornets past Atlanta Hawks
• Emotional? Yes. Aggressive? You bet. Evolution of Canes goalie Pyotr Kochetkov on full display

WRAL

• Virginia hosts North Carolina with both teams fighting for bowl eligibility
• No. 22 SMU looks to stay unbeaten in ACC play with visit to Duke in key league matchup
• Recovering Eagles play host to Morgan State for MEAC showdown
• NC State schedules home-and-home football series with Big 12 school
• Bryce Young returns to the Carolina Panthers’ lineup against a stingy Denver Broncos defense
• Pyotr Kochetkov makes 30 saves in Hurricanes’ 4-2 victory over Flames

Winston Salem Journal

• ‘On the road again’ takes on new meaning for Wake Forest duo driving the equipment truck to Stanford
• Mac Engel: Why Texas Tech hired a PR firm when its best pitchman remains the football coach
• Kevin Sherrington: Texas A&M-LSU matchup is proof expanded playoff was the right move for college football
• Scott Fowler: After Helene, App State football returns to Boone as Western NC searches for normalcy

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson midseason report card: Tigers’ grades rising along with ‘stock’
• The Citadel’s Tyler Cherry: ‘I believe in this school, coaching staff’
• Hamilton: Asking the Magic 8-Ball about off-week options, title math and hot garbage

Roanoke Times

• How to watch Virginia Tech football against Georgia Tech
• Who has the edge at each position in Virginia Tech’s home game against Georgia Tech?
• Keys to victory for Virginia Tech’s home contest against Georgia Tech
• How Virginia football’s defense is gearing up to face Carolina’s Omarion Hampton

The Associated Press

• Ashton Jeanty runs for 128 yards and winning TD, No. 17 Boise State beats UNLV 29-24
• Moss, Marks each account for 3 TDs to help USC beat Rutgers 42-20, end 3-game skid
• No. 19 Pitt is unbeaten as November looms. The Panthers believe their best is still ahead of them