ECU faces short turnaround to start conference play by hosting Army Thursday… Was East Carolina stealing BYU’s signs?… Lions run over the Ravens; Ravens fans can’t ignore the trade signs building around Keaton Mitchell… Former Appalachian State football coach Shawn Clark dies at 50… Bruce Pearl, winningest men’s basketball coach in Auburn history, announces retirement

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Blake Harrell Monday press conference

 

Army play by play voice Rich DeMarco

Pirate Football to host Army just five days after BYU loss WNCT 9

ECU faces short turnaround to start conference play by hosting Army Thursday WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Tracking the odds for ECU’s Thursday night home game against Army
• Everything Blake Harrell said ahead of the Army game at his weekly press conference

Coley: Grading East Carolina football after nonconference play Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Kalani Sitake addresses penalty problems, hints of ECU stealing signals and rematach with Colorado Deseret News

Was East Carolina stealing BYU’s signs? Here’s what Kalani Sitake said about his assistant coach’s tweet. The Salt Lake Tribune

ECU’s night of hope: Free food, music, and inspiration event YAHOO!

Army vs. East Carolina Prediction, Odds and Key Players to Watch for College Football Week 5 Sports Illustrated

East Carolina vs. Army Prediction, Odds, Picks – September 25, 2025 FOX Sports

Army Head Coach Jeff Monken’s Weekly Presser (9/22/25) On3

Ravens fans can’t ignore the trade signs building around Keaton Mitchell Ebony Bird

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• UAB, Rice, Tulsa, Wichita State Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
• Rice, South Florida, UTSA Earn Weekly Honors
• Week 4 Football Players Of The Week
• Tulsa Improves Win Streak to Ten Matches

He brought a spotlight to Tampa Bay, and now has set his sights on USF Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football vs Tulsa kickoff time, TV info announced for Week 6 American game
• American Conference power rankings: Here’s where Memphis football is after upsetting Arkansas

What now for Saints after sleepwalking in Seattle? Also, LSU & Tulane reax: Dattitude Ep. 418 NOLA.com

What we learned: UNT showed the ability to perform in clutch in win at Army Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA film study: How Colorado State’s pressure helped trip up QB Owen McCown San Antonio Express-News

‘We’ve accomplished nothing’: Lamb tries to refocus TU after big win Tulsa World

Navy football looks to avenge last season’s loss to Rice Baltimore Sun

Shockers tip off new season with first basketball practice at Koch Arena Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ACC moves to adjusted football schedule with nine conference games
• Lawsuit alleges approval of Belichick’s hire occurred in illegal closed session
• NC Senate approves $35 million for infrastructure around Lenovo Center
• Hurricanes’ Skyler Brind’Amour, after first taste of NHL, wants more
• NC State men’s basketball begins practice, and Will Wade is confident as ever
• First look: What to know about Duke’s ACC football road game at Syracuse
• First look: After loss at Duke, NC State football faces struggling Virginia Tech
• Get ready: Rookie WR Tetairoa McMillan about to have breakout day for Panthers
• Greg Olsen, Jon Gruden ‘shocked’ by Panthers’ big victory against Falcons

WRAL

• Former Appalachian State football coach Shawn Clark dies at 50
• Dave Doeren remembers former App coach Shawn Clark
• Former Appalachian State football coach dies
• NC State Dave Doeren on Shawn Clark dying: ‘We lost one of the best’
• ACC moves to play 9 conference football games each year
• Holliday: Duke saves season with rally against NC State
• Bruce Pearl, winningest basketball coach in Auburn history, announces retirement
• Virginia Tech visits NC State in ACC matchup
• Former UNC QB Bryn Renner after Tar Heels’ loss vs. UCF: There are ‘major concerns’

ACC votes to expand football schedule to nine conference games, 10 Power 4 games each season CBS Sports

Why ACC’s new schedule format could end Clemson football’s future nonconference games, including vs Georgia Greenville News

ACC ADs Vote in Favor of New CFB Schedule Format Featuring 9 Conference Games Bleacher Report

ACC athletic directors vote for move to 9-game conference football schedule The New York Times

Bruce Pearl, former Tennessee basketball coach, retires as Auburn coach after 11 seasons Knox News

Columbia The State

• Dawn Staley explains South Carolina’s non-conference scheduling strategy
• Will Dabo consider staff changes after 1-3 start? What Clemson’s coach said
• ACC moving to nine conference games. What it means for Clemson football
• Kickoff time, TV channel announced for Clemson vs. UNC ACC football game
• South Carolina’s 3 permanent SEC opponents are set, report says
• ‘Unethical’: ACC fines Syracuse for faking injuries during Clemson game
• First look at South Carolina-Kentucky: Betting odds, TV details, more

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks desperately seeking solution to rushing woes … if there’s one to be found
• Gamecock women’s basketball team opens another season with eyes on another prize
• Clemson gives offer to 2027 defensive end from North Carolina
• Despite being ‘little kid on the block’ The Citadel needs to stand up to bullies
• Swinney comments on Clemson’s QB situation, confidence in OC as struggles carry into bye week
• Kickoff time for Swinney and Belichick’s first Clemson-UNC game announced
• Gamecocks see familiar names on list of SEC’s new annual football opponents
• Clemson QB calls out Syracuse for faking injuries — and the ACC agrees

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Monarchs follow signature win with relative silence
• 3 Cavaliers capture weekly ACC football honors
• Norfolk State releases full men’s basketball schedule with 13 home games
• ACC announces move to 9-game league schedules in football

The Associated Press

• Shawn Clark, UCF offensive line coach and former Appalachian State coach, dies at 50
• Bruce Pearl, winningest men’s basketball coach in Auburn history, announces retirement
• Clemson’s Swinney says Tigers must reset goals following 1-3 start to the season
• ACC moving to 9-game football schedule starting next year, aligning with rest of Power Four peers
• ACC fines and reprimands Syracuse for feigning injuries in its 34-21 upset win over Clemson
• No. 17 Alabama has RB Jam Miller and DT Tim Keenan back for SEC matchup at No. 5 Georgia
• Kirby Smart finally draws a home game for No. 5 Georgia against No. 17 Alabama after 10-year wait
• Illinois star cornerback Xavier Scott to miss most of the season with injury
• Syracuse QB Steve Angeli will miss remainder of season with torn Achilles tendon, coach says
• Kirby Smart finally draws a home game for No. 5 Georgia against No. 17 Alabama after 10-year wait
• AP Player of the Week: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza throws for 5 TDs again with pinpoint accuracy
• Pitt to retire Aaron Donald’s jersey number when the Panthers host Notre Dame on Nov. 15
• AP Top 25: No. 12 Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire says his team’s ascent is fueled by love, not money
• Texas and Oklahoma would meet again in CFP’s first round on mock bracket based on AP Top 25 poll