Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Head Back Out On the Road at UAB Sunday
• Pirates Come Out Victorious in Tense Match Against Temple

Improving run game helps Pirates stay in hunt vs. Green Wave Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Brown’s 5 TDs Help No. 24 South Florida To 63-36 Win At North Texas
• Tulane Holds Off East Carolina Comeback Bid In 26-19 Win
• Memphis Named 2025-26 American Men’s Basketball Favorite

USF follows dreadful start with dominant finish in rout of North Texas Tampa Bay Times

UNT squanders opportunity in national spotlight vs. No. 24 USF despite fiery start Dallas Morning News

Denton Record-Chronicle

• South Florida spoils UNT’s big night, runs away for win in front of record crowd
• Five thoughts, notes on UNT’s loss to South Florida: Mean Green squander huge opportunity

Race for the CFP: Key games on road to American championship Crescent City Sports

Jeff Duncan: Tulane ‘still figuring it out,’ but its path to the CFP playoff remains clear NOLA.com

Does Memphis football play today? Tigers’ schedule after Week 7 bye Memphis Commercial Appeal

Temple OC Tyler Walker once taught sixth graders. Now he’s helping spur the Owls revival. Philly.com

UTSA football vs. Rice: Preview, scouting report, betting info and prediction San Antonio Express-News

TU women’s golf honors a program legend at this week’s Route 66 Invitational Tulsa World

Army football vs. Charlotte live updates and highlights from Week 7 Times Record-Herald

Navy football set to face K.C. Keeler’s resurgent Temple team | NOTES  Annapolis Captial

Scouting report: What to know about UAB’s matchup at FAU AL.com

Paul Mills has questions about Wichita State. Why Saturday will bring answers Wichita Eagle

No. 24 South Florida scores 4 TDs in a 3 1/2-minute span and hands North Texas its 1st loss The Associated Press

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• A UNC running back is retiring from football. What he said about his decision
• Atop the ACC standings, can Duke football stay there? Here’s the schedule
• Dubbed as a ‘school hopper,’ Ven-Allen Lubin finds stability at NC State
• Triangle ACC hoops teams have tough nonconference schedules. That’s on purpose
• How K’Andre Miller’s strong first impression led the Hurricanes past the Devils

WRAL

• NC State gears up for road showdown against No. 16 Notre Dame
• Tar Heel turmoil: UNC won’t say what ‘detrimental actions’ led to assistant coach’s suspension
• Belichick checks on recruits while some high school coaches question whether his style is a turn off
• UNC senior running back will retire just 5 games into season

College Football Week 7 Predictions for Saturday’s 10 Biggest Games Athlon Sports

Charleston Post & Courier

• Inside the Game: Valdosta State at The Citadel
• Inside the Game: Clemson at Boston College
• Inside the Game: South Carolina at No. 11 LSU
• Gamecocks seeing promise and solution to rushing woes in younger running back

ODU heads to Marshall for 11th all-time meeting with Thundering …  WAVY

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Regent University breaks ground on 31-acre athletic complex to include 2,000-seat arena and stadiums
• David Teel: A 72- or 76-team NCAA Tournament would be neither bliss nor misery
• Virginia Tech begins challenging stretch of games with visit to No. 13 Georgia Tech
• With nod to history, surging ODU focuses on present in visit to Marshall

The Associated Press

• Week 7 of college football: Which matchups will shake up the AP Top 25?
• Bill Belichick’s 1st season at North Carolina has run into problems on and off the field
• Demond Williams Jr. has career highs in passing and rushing to lead Washington over Rutgers 38-19
• Jackson Brousseau guides Colorado State to 49-21 romp over Fresno State
• Liam O’Brien, Jared Richardson team up for two touchdowns in Pennsylvania’s 28-9 victory over Marist
• Jaden Craig leads unbeaten Harvard to 34-10 victory over winless Cornell
• No. 21 Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt expected to miss game against Utah with undisclosed injury
• Clemson’s Howard’s Rock, ‘Play Like a Champion Today’ signs among beloved totems in college football
• Oklahoma QB John Mateer upgraded to probable for Saturday’s game against Texas
• No. 9 Texas Tech playing 1st game as top 10 team since 2013 in Big 12 home opener against Kansas