ECU Welcomes Campbell To Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium In Home Opener…ECU PD prepares for home game with increased security and cooling stations at stadium…Groundbreaking for ECU Baseball expansion… Charlotte ready for Belichick, Tar Heels and biggest home game in school history 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Game Day Weather

Bonesville Pregame Show

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Improve To 5-0 With Wins Over Furman And UNC Asheville
• Hogan Selected for IWLCA Aspire Assistant Coach Program
• ECU Welcomes Campbell To Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium In Home Opener
• Godwin Welcomes 20 Newcomers To Baseball Program

WNCT 9

• ECU police enhance safety for ECU vs Campbell game
• Pirate Football looks bounce back in home opener against …

WCTI 12

• ECU PD prepares for home game with increased security and cooling stations at stadium
• ECU bolsters security with two new K-9s for campus events

247 Sports

• Odds released for ECU’s game against Campbell
• Five things we’re keeping a close eye on with ECU entering the Campbell game
• How to Watch: East Carolina hosts Campbell in home opener

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU baseball: Clark-LeClair addition officially underway
• East Carolina products ready for NFL kickoff
• ECU GAMEDAY: Camels, home opener await Pirates

How to Watch East Carolina vs. Campbell: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – September 6, 2025 Fox Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Game Preview: UTSA Hosts Texas State In Battle For I-35
• Game Preview: North Texas Hits The Road To Face Western Michigan
• Game Preview: Navy Hosts UAB In American Conference Opener
• No. 14 Memphis Plays to Scoreless Draw with No. 2 Tennessee

College football picks against the spread: 2025 AAC Week 2 predictions The Associated Press

Charlotte ready for Belichick, Tar Heels and biggest home game in school history WRAL

Bill Belichick comes to Charlotte as 49ers kick off home slate against UNC Niner Times

UNC Charlotte football fans get a stacked menu this season. Take a look Charlotte Observer

Bulls, Gators confident if Saturday’s clash comes down to field goal  Tampa Bay Times

 Memphis vs Georgia State predictions: Why Tigers will roll to another win Memphis Commercial Appeal

Ride the momentum: What to know for Temple’s home-opener against Howard  Temple News

NOLA.com

• Guerry Smith predicts the outcome of Tulane’s road opener at South Alabama
• Burning passion for football drives quick-learning Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff

North Texas gameday: UNT looks to build on breakout defensive performance at Western Michigan Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA seeks revenge, expects large crowd against Texas State in I-35 Rivalry San Antonio Express-News

Bill Haisten: In TU’s quest for a bowl, NMSU is a ‘should beat’ opponent Tulsa World

Wichita State-Drake charity scrimmage to support Cheese Johnson’s nonprofit Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Champ, brother of famous Ripken, makes paw-sitive debut for NC State football
• Why QB Max Johnson’s return is a sign of hope for UNC football
• Changes in UNC basketball program reflect Hubert Davis’ tenuous position
• Is NC an underrated college football recruiting hotbed? Signs point to ‘yes’
• Canes’ Sebastian Aho left for Finland concerned and returns with new optimism
• Hurricanes’ captain ‘excited’ for 20th NHL season, as the last Staal standing
• ‘Something to hope for’: Charlotte Hornets want to keep momentum going

WRAL

• As UNC searches for answers in Week 2, Duke & NC State look to continue hot start
• Gio Lopez or Max Johnson: Which UNC QB will Bill Belichick start vs. Charlotte?
• NC State hosts ACC foe Virginia in nonconference game as league wrestles with scheduling format
• Blue Devils welcome Illinois for first Top-11 home opponent in nearly two years

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson will be without top receiver against Troy, per report
• What is a catch? SEC coaches weigh in after two negated touchdowns in Week 1
• The Citadel takes advantage of coach-to-player communication during football game
• ‘Chin it and move on.’ Clemson QB has to rally after week of blunt criticism
• LSU fans don’t tap out Clemson’s beer reserves in opener
• CSU renews rivalry with former Big South rival Coastal Carolina
• Gamecocks’ offense looking for improvement, consistency in against in-state opponent

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Seventh-year ODU center might be old(er), but his value is undeniable
• Michael Vick sees first loss as coach as teaching moment for Norfolk State football
• Revenge not a factor for Hokies in rematch with Vanderbilt
• David Teel: 1,316 miles, 5 games, 2 celebrity coaches and 1 fabulous college football road trip

The Associated Press

• College Sports Commission reveals it mistakenly overstated worth of approved NIL deals by $40M-plus
• Why Texas A&M’s Midnight Yell is one of the ultimate college football traditions
• New QB Preston Stone, Northwestern roll to 42-7 rout over Western Illinois
• Washington’s big 4th-down throw helps Maryland put away Northern Illinois in a 20-9 win
• Maddux Madsen leads Boise State to 51-14 romp over Eastern Washington
• Louisville uses defensive score to thwart James Madison 28-14
• Missouri and Kansas renew bitter Border War rivalry with historic roots dating to the 1850s
• Swinney challenges critics to bring on the hate as No. 8 Clemson looks to bounce back against Troy