Pearson, Wilk ‘respond to adversity’ in ECU’s bounce-back win…ECU Hosts Ironwood Collegiate Classic, Schedule Altered…Memphis Pulls Away For Ninth Straight Win, 55-26, At Florida Atlantic…Running back Javin Gordon, dominant defensive front carry Tulane to 31-14 win at Tulsa…UNT reaches landmark 5-0 start with win over South Alabama…Drones, Stewart lead Virginia Tech past N.C. State 23-21 in ACC opener

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• ECU Hosts Ironwood Collegiate Classic, Schedule Altered
• Pirates Return to Soccer Action at North Texas

247 Sports

• ECU defense posts performance to remember in win over Army
• ECU 28, Army 6: How it looked from the sidelines

Pearson, Wilk ‘respond to adversity’ in ECU’s bounce-back win Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

USF volleyball outlasts East Carolina USF The Oracle

BYU football: Grades in for the Cougar’s thrilling 24-21 win over Colorado Daily Herald

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Memphis Pulls Away For Ninth Straight Win, 55-26, At Florida Atlantic
• Tulane Takes Road Win At Tulsa, 31-14
• Navy Stays Unbeaten With 21-13 Win Against Rice
• North Texas Tops South Alabama; First 5-0 Start Since 1959

Why Not Memphis? Tigers Have Clear Path to College Football Playoff Athlon Sports

Tulane Rebounds with Commanding Win Over Tulsa, 31-14  4WWL

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Greg Desrosiers, Cortez Braham power Memphis to emphatic win over FAU
• Healthy or not, Memphis RB Greg Desrosiers might be one of best in American

Temple News

NOLA.com

• Tulane open date coming at valuable time but likely won’t help linebacker Dickson Agu
• Running back Javin Gordon, dominant defensive front carry Tulane to 31-14 win at Tulsa
• Guerry Smith: Three things we learned from Tulane’s victory over Tulsa on the road

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT reaches landmark 5-0 start with win over South Alabama
• 5 thoughts, notes on UNT’s win over South Alabama: Caleb Hawkins looks like a star

Nnanna Anyanwu sparks UTSA pass rush in return from two-year injury absence San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa World

• ‘Not there yet:’ Tulane dominates Tulsa in second half
• Berry Tramel: Despite loss, Tulsa coach Tre Lamb still looks like he can replicate Tulane’s success
• Tulsa overwhelmed in second half of home conference loss to Tulane
• Photos: Tulsa falls to Tulane at home

Navy’s win against Rice helps soften an unfortunate memory Washington Post

Rice’s late rally falls short as Navy rides strong ground game to AAC win Houston Chronicle

Annapolis Captial

• Navy football avenges disappointing 2024 loss to Rice, winning rematch 21-13
• Navy football offense a night and day difference vs. Rice this time

Desrosiers’ 90-yard TD part of Memphis’ big offensive night in 55-26 win over Florida Atlantic The Associated Press

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State fell short against Virginia Tech, but the pain surpassed the final score
• Wolfpack wilt against Virginia Tech. What we learned from NC State’s ACC loss
• Family tragedy keeps NC State assistant coach away from Virginia Tech game
• What we learned from Duke football’s 38-3 ACC victory at Syracuse

WRAL

• Drones, Stewart lead Virginia Tech past N.C. State 23-21 in ACC opener
• Doeren on Virginia Tech loss: ‘They won the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball’
• Darian Mensah throws for two touchdowns, Nate Sheppard runs for two, and Duke routs Syracuse 38-3
• Panthers and Patriots head into matchup in search of offensive consistency after 1-2 starts

 Sports Illustrated

• NC State Has Lost Again — Here’s What It Tells Us
• Social Media Reacts to North Carolina State’s Close Loss to Virginia Tech

Columbia The State

• 5 things we learned about South Carolina from its victory over Kentucky
• What Shane Beamer said after South Carolina’s win over Kentucky
• The toughest stretch of 2025 is ahead. Has USC’s offense turned the corner?

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Hokies beat NC State 23-21, finally survive a one-score game
• ODU holds off Liberty for third straight win
• Norfolk State squanders lead as Wagner captures first victory
• ACC fines UVA $50,000 for first-offense violation of security policy

The Associated Press

• Drones, Stewart lead Virginia Tech past N.C. State 23-21 in ACC opener
• Hagen scores late, Bachmeier throws 2 TD passes as No. 25 BYU rallies to beat Colorado 24-21
• AP Top 25 Preview: Shake-up on the way after 4 teams in AP top 10 lose, 2 of them in double overtime
• Defense guides South Carolina to 35-13 victory over Kentucky
• Simpson accounts for 3 TDs as No. 17 Alabama never trails and beats No. 5 Georgia 24-21
• How Alabama’s Week 1 loss fueled a statement-making victory over Georgia
• Defense guides South Carolina to 35-13 victory over Kentucky
• Becht runs for 3 touchdowns, No. 14 Iowa State beats Arizona 39-14
• Madsen throws 4 TDs, McCoy, Phelps return picks for TDs and Boise State rolls past App State 47-14
• Harris accounts for 3 TDs to help NC Central beat East Texas A&M 50-42
• Joseph throws 3 TD passes and Old Dominion shuts down Liberty in the 4th for a 21-7 victory
• Charleston Southern ends 14-game skid with late touchdown to beat SC State 31-24
• Hayes rushes for pair of touchdowns in The Citadel’s 28-10 win over Chattanooga
• No. 15 Tennessee rallies to force OT and beat Mississippi State 41-34