ECU Hosts BYU Saturday Night On National Television; Big crowd, new events take field today with BYU in town…Can Pirates plunder Cougars’ treasured defense, frosh QB Bear Bachmeier in his first road game?… Tulsa Takes 19-12 Win At Oklahoma State; First Win In Stillwater Since 1951

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Game Day Weather

Bonesville Pregame Show

ecupirates.com

• ECU Hosts BYU Saturday Night On National Television
• Pirates Compete at Adidas XC Challenge
• Pirates Gear Up For Final Non-Conference VB Tests In Kansas State and No. 25 North Carolina

WITN 7

• Sticker shock: Hotel rates nearly triple for ECU Family Weekend
• ECU is set to host BYU Saturday evening: where to watch the game

247 Sports

• Final Picks and Bold Predictions for ECU’s game against BYU
• Five things we’re keeping a close eye on with ECU football going into the BYU game
• BYU vs. ECU: Five Cougar players to watch

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU Gameday: Big crowd, new events take field today with BYU in town
• ECU GAMEDAY: Rested BYU visits surging Pirates in primetime

Deseret News

• Can Pirates plunder Cougars’ treasured defense, frosh QB Bear Bachmeier in his first road game?
• BYU vs. East Carolina: How to watch, listen to or stream the game  

Sports Illustrated

• Preview and Prediction: Will BYU Avoid the Upset to Upstart ECU?
• Three Keys to a BYU Win Over East Carolina
• Score Prediction for BYU Football vs ECU

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Game Preview: UAB Heads To Knoxville To Face No. 15 Tennessee
• Tulsa Takes 19-12 Win At Oklahoma State; First Win In Stillwater Since 1951
• Rice Opens American Play With 28-17 Win At Charlotte
• Game Preview: Memphis Hosts Arkansas On ABC Saturday
• Game Preview: North Texas Visits Army In Key Early American Matchup
• South Florida, UTSA Remain Perfect in Conference Play
• Where To Watch: Week 4 Football Television Schedule

The Associated Press

• Haynes throws TD pass, Morgan kicks 4 FG, Tulsa gets rare win over Oklahoma State 19-12
• Chase Jenkins’ passing and rushing TDs lead Rice over Charlotte 28-17 in American Conference opener

Tulsa World

• Stillwater surprise: Tulsa snaps 10-game losing streak to Oklahoma State
• ‘New Tulsa’s back’: Tre Lamb says Friday night is statement win for Hurricane
• Watch: TU stops OSU on final play of game, celebrates historic win
• Photos: Tulsa defeats Oklahoma State
• Bill Haisten: Numbers don’t lie – the TU-OSU football series is essential
• Bill Haisten: As ‘Fire Gundy!’ chants fill the air, TU finally wins at OSU

Why did Jon Sumrall stay at Tulane? Green Wave coach looks to be hot candidate again USA Today

What channel is Tennessee vs. UAB football game on? Start time, SEC schedule, streaming KNOX News

Once the Buffs’ future at QB, Owen McCown returns to Colorado as established starter for UTSA The Gazette

Jim Leavitt won’t attend USF Hall of Fame event but will be inducted Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Will Memphis pull off upset against Arkansas? Our predictions
• Memphis QB Brendon Lewis, Arkansas’ Taylen Green once were teammates ― in basketball

Memphis vs. Arkansas: Tigers and Hogs meet for the first time since 1998 Daily Memphian

Why is Arkansas playing at Memphis? Explaining scheduling agreement Times Record

How does the American Conference stack up after Week 3? Here are our power ratings. NOLA.com

North Texas gameday: UNT headed back to West Point seeking repeat of milestone 2016 win Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA vs. Colorado State: Preview, scouting report and prediction San Antonio Express-News

Army football vs. North Texas live updates: Week 4 game score, highlights Times Record-Herald

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• What Dave Doeren said about the NCAA’s move to a single transfer portal window
• Which NC State, Duke football players are on this week’s ACC injury report?
• Report: ACC to require 10 Power 4 games on schedule

WRAL

• Unbeaten NC State is an underdog vs. Duke, UNC takes on UCF in road game
• Belichick, Tar Heels face test of how far they’ve come against UCF
• Daytime breaks, routines and good sleep: How football coaches try to handle stress of the job
• Undefeated NC State visits struggling Duke in key ACC matchup
• Former NC State athletes accuse school of negligence in a 2nd sexual abuse lawsuit

Columbia The State

Charleston Post & Courier

• Inside the Game: Syracuse at Clemson
• Inside the Game: South Carolina at No. 23 Missouri
• 3-week offensive malaise cannot stretch to 4 for struggling Gamecocks
• Inside The Game: Mercer at The Citadel
• Hamilton: Wofford basketball debacle is shady at best, damning at worst

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• College football previews: Hampton plays ‘Battle of the Real HU,’ W&M and NSU host nonconference foes
• Hokies plan no drastic on-field changes as post-Brent Pry era starts against Wofford

The Associated Press

• Gronowski runs for 3 TDs in Iowa’s 38-28 win over Rutgers in Big Ten opening game
• Kente Edwards runs for 150 yards, 3 TDs, Lafayette spoils Columbia opener 38-14
• Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says high player pay comes with high responsibility amid team’s struggles
• QB Haynes King leads No. 18 Georgia Tech into national conversation with 3-0 start
• Oklahoma’s Sooner Schooner: A mascot with a storied past and unforgettable moments
• No. 6 Ducks and Beavers meet Saturday before long-running rivalry takes a hiatus
• A Mississippi college football player dies after a game