Learning from NC State football vs East Carolina brawl an ‘ongoing topic’ for Dave Doeren… WR tandem hopes brotherly bond gets ECU more wins in 2025… Pirates Hunt First Soccer Victory at VCU on Sunday; Soccer drops 1-0 decision at Richmond… Farmageddon? More like ‘Farm O’Gedden’ as No. 22 Iowa State and No. 17 Kansas State clash in Dublin

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Hunt First Soccer Victory at VCU on Sunday
• Pirates Reveal MBB 2025-26 Non-Conference Schedule

Learning from NC State football vs East Carolina brawl an ‘ongoing topic’ for Dave Doeren Fayetteville Observer

To move on from ECU fight, NC State seeks better performance in 2025 opener Raleigh News & Observer

Belichick’s UNC debut, NC State’s bowl rematch among best games on 2025 ACC football schedule WRAL

Our favorite college football game-day traditions ESPN

YAHOO!

• NC State vs East Carolina Prediction, Game Preview & Betting Lines 2025
• College Football Week 1 Thursday Schedule 2025: How to Watch, Game Previews & Betting Lines 

Sports Illustrated

• Notable Quotes From Dave Doeren’s Pregame Press Conference 
• Wolfpack Gets Bulletin Board Material From ECU

IPS IN 5: Dave Doeren Plays It Close To Vest In Opening PC Inside Pack Sports

NC State continues to learn from Military Bowl brawl vs. ECU with rematch to open 2025 campaign On3

247 Sports

• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 5 Ryheem Craig
• Jenkins ready to help contribute to ECU’s deep running back room
• ECU releases complete non-conference basketball schedule for 2025-26
• ECU Countdown to Kickoff: No. 6 Desirrio Riles

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU roundup: Soccer drops 1-0 decision at Richmond
• WR tandem hopes brotherly bond gets ECU more wins in 2025

Around the American Athletic Conference

Memphis WSoccer Slots Seven Past Kennesaw State American Athletic Conference

Fresh off wins over Army and Oklahoma, Navy tries to build on a breakthrough season The Associated Press

Q&A with American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti The Baltimore Sun

Sun Belt, AAC and C-USA betting preview: Why Louisiana, Army and Liberty stand out ESPN

College Football AAC Preview: Odds, Picks & Predictions for 2025 Covers

If Byrum Brown goes down again, USF has a seasoned, savvy Plan B  Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• American Conference to give injury reports during 2025 football season
• Memphis basketball freshman Daniel Vieira-Tuck will redshirt in 2025-26

College football: Temple is eager to (literally) put its past run of losing football seasons to bed. Philadelphia Inquirer

Top six highlights from last year’s Charlotte 49ers’ football season Charlotte Observer

NOLA.com

• Exchange of Aussie punters could work out well for Tulane football team
• Photos: Action from Tulane’s Friday football practice

UNT has wrapped up fall camp. Here’s what we learned, including that Drew Mestemaker is more than a one-hit wonder Denton Record-Chronicle.

San Antonio Express-News

• UTSA’s NIL and revenue-sharing strategy evolves through new era
• UTSA OL Kamar Missouri embodies protector role for both dogs, QBs

6 most important games for OU, OSU, and Tulsa during the 2025 season News on 6

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State radio broadcaster hanging up the mic, announces his retirement
• Meet Darian Mensah, the Duke QB with an $8M NIL deal and a chip on his shoulder
• Andrew Simpson is ready to lead UNC football’s linebacker corps under Belichick
• Can Duke football win nine games again? How the Blue Devils schedule shapes up

WRAL

• Longtime NC State broadcaster to retire after 2025 football season
• ‘The Hardest Thing I Have Ever Gone Through’: NC State QB recruit Jacob Smith prepares for return from ACL injury
• Rolesville’s UNC commits Zavion and Jayden Griffin-Haynes and Amir Brown detail what it was like getting recruited by Bill Belichick
• Panthers re-sign longtime RT Taylor Moton to a 2-year, $44M extension, AP sources says
• Steelers beat Panthers 19-10 in preseason finale, but lose 1st-round pick Harmon to sprained knee

Columbia The State

• Did South Carolina get a good deal in its Nike partnership? A closer look
• Nike is already planning some pretty cool changes for South Carolina’s jerseys
• Who are South Carolina’s toughest (and easiest) opponents in 2025?

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: ‘Personality’ and ‘grit’ make veteran line heartbeat of ODU’s rushing offense
• Once a sure sellout, ODU seeks new ways to fill football seats
• Norfolk State AD calls upcoming year ‘transformational’ in virtual forum

The Associated Press

• NC State’s Dave Doeren enters Year 13 driven by milestones yet reached for the Wolfpack
• Stanford visits Hawaii on Saturday for Week 0 matchup
• Andrew Luck’s return to Stanford football aims to revive struggling program
• Farmageddon? More like ‘Farm O’Gedden’ as No. 22 Iowa State and No. 17 Kansas State clash in Dublin
• Nebraska coach starts ‘House Rhules’ podcast to build team brand, get his players NIL money
• Kansas reveals $450M Memorial Stadium renovation ahead of Fresno State game
• Gabriel understudy Dante Moore is expected to take the reins as No. 7 Oregon’s starting QB
• Arch Manning for Heisman and Texas to win national title are betting favorites
• Alabama standout LB Deontae Lawson ‘has one shot at this’ and wants to make it count
• Boilermakers end quarterback competition by naming Ryan Brown the starter for next week’s opener
• Indiana cashes in on last season’s success with $50 million naming rights deal for Memorial Stadium
• SEC approves 9-game conference schedule beginning in 2026, joining Big Ten and Big 12
• No. 25 Boise State looking to replicate 2024 success without Ashton Jeanty
• Northwestern reaches settlement with football coach who was fired amid hazing scandal
• No. 16 SMU prepares for encore after smashing ACC debut that included playoff spot
• No. 10 Miami, now with Carson Beck, entering another year of great expectations
• Revamped Florida State is ‘desperate to win’ and eager to climb back into ACC contention
• Ron Rivera returns to Cal to revive football program amid challenges
• AP’s dream road trip: How to see every preseason Top 25 team at least once in 2025