ECU Pirates hosting Tulsa in third straight Thursday night game; ECU Paints It Black Hosting Tulsa On Night Of The Boneyard… Guerrero, Springer sparks Blue Jays, who hit 5 HRs and cut Mariners’ ALCS lead to 2-1 with 13-4 rout

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville Pregame Show

‘Football weather’

ecupirates.com

• ECU Paints It Black Hosting Tulsa On Night Of The Boneyard
• Pirates Set to Compete at ITA Carolina Regional
• ECU Finishes Tied For Eighth At Elon Phoenix Invitational
• An Update From AD Jon Gilbert
• American Conference Announces 2026 Football Opponents

ECU Pirates hosting Tulsa in third straight Thursday night game WCTI 12

247 Sports

• How Week 7 changed the ESPN FPI for ECU’s 2025 season
• Five things we’re watching with ECU heading into the Tulsa game
• What Tulsa coach Tre Lamb said about ECU
• ECU learns 2026 American Conference opponents
• Everything Blake Harrell said at his weekly press conference ahead of Tulsa

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU GAMEDAY: Boneyard ready to welcome 2-4 Tulsa for American clash
• ECU GAMEDAY: The Numbers Game
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three players to watch
• Coley: Did ECU blow shot to play for American title?

Tulsa World

• Tulsa at East Carolina: Hurricane opens second half of season on national TV
• Can TU football turn it around? Here are three reasons it can

College Sports Wire

• Tulsa vs. ECU: Week 8 College Football Betting Odds, Prediction 
• ECU vs. Tulsa: Live stream and TV info | October 16

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at East Carolina Pirates odds, picks and predictions AZ Central

Tulsa vs East Carolina Prediction, Picks & Odds for October 16 — College Football Week 8 Covers

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• All American | Oct. 15
• American Announces 2026 Football Schedule Pairings

Alex Golesh, prime Power 4 coaching candidate, ‘really happy’ at USF Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  American Conference football power rankings as USF surges
•  Why Memphis cornerback Jaidyn Denis cried before first start for Tigers
•  Who are these guys? Breaking down entire 2025-26 Memphis Tigers roster

Owls continue to search for four quarters of consistency  Temple News

Better get better: Despite 5-1 start, Tulane football team’s current level not good enough NOLA.com

UNT’s 2026 football schedule: Home slate lacks punch, but shot for great year is there Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA’s DJ Allen marks another step in injury comeback with touchdown vs. Rice San Antonio Express-News

Army football: Black Knights up for Joe Moore offensive line award Times Record-Herald

Navy lineman Ben Purvis takes pride in wearing No. 68 in honor of David Forney  Annapolis Captial

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• ACC’s nine-game conference schedule means asking the Notre Dame question — again
• Why Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer uses ‘98 percent’ mantra with Blue Devils
• How Duke’s true freshmen are having an impact on the Blue Devils defense
• How Carolina Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi’s life changed with one phone call

WRAL

• Duke picked to win ACC again; NC State’s Darrion Williams named Preseason Player of the Year
• ‘Morphed into something more’: Marcus Ginyard returns to UNC under new role
• Rolesville 4-star junior RB Amir Brown decommits from UNC
• NC bets record amount on sports in September, pushes past $10B since legalization
• Panthers Playbook: Carolina Panthers must get a win on the road at the New York Jets

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks’ new offensive line coach likes to get in your face. Is it key to turning around the group?
• Clemson has ‘stunk’ at home for over a year. Can the Tigers reclaim Death Valley this weekend?
• The Big South preseason basketball rankings are out. Here’s where CSU men and women landed.
• Hamilton: As buyout mania swells, FSU can only blame itself … and Nick Saban
• Clemson safety returned home for the Boston College matchup. Over 200 family and friends showed up.

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Is ODU’s explosive offense a match for JMU’s suffocating defense?
• Former UVA star Malcolm Brogdon retires from NBA after 9 seasons

The Associated Press

• No. 2 Miami looks to continue unbeaten start when it plays host to Louisville on Friday night
• ‘Third Saturday in October’ features potent offenses for No. 6 Alabama and No. 11 Tennessee
• SEC: No. 5 Ole Miss takes its unbeaten record to No. 9 Georgia, No. 11 Vols visit No. 6 Alabama
• No. 12 Georgia Tech heads to Duke for battle of unbeaten teams in ACC play
• Big 12 this week has ‘Holy War’ in Utah and top 2 passers on same field in longest Texas rivalry
• No. 20 USC’s matchup with No. 13 Notre Dame highlights this week’s Big Ten schedule
• Virginia, N.C. State’s Hollywood Smothers and Georgia Tech’s Haynes King land ACC midseason awards
• Florida International beats Western Kentucky 25-6 to snap a 10-game road losing streak
• Clune Van Andel makes field goal as time expires to give Arkansas State 15-14 win over South Alabama
• Liberty holds off New Mexico State 30-27 as Ryan Hawk misses field goal on final play