Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Sweep Tri-Meet At Campbell
• Pirates Set to Host No. 6 Memphis on Sunday

247 Sports

• Breaking down ECU’s potential pathway to American Conference title contention
• Everything Blake Harrell said after ECU’s win over Tulsa

Harrell, fans ‘finally’ moving on from Thursday games Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Katin Houser passes for 300 yards and 2 TDs as East Carolina beats Tulsa 41-27 The Associated Press

Blue Jays Face Elimination from ALCS Against Mariners in Game 6 Sports Illustrated

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Familiar Formula For No. 19 South Florida As Brown Leads 48-13 Win Against Florida Atlantic
• North Texas Bounces Back With 55-17 Win Against UTSA
• UAB Stuns Memphis 31-24 In Battle For The Bones
• Temple Rolls Past Charlotte, 49-14
• Tulane Rallies Past Army, 24-17
• Big-Play Pirates Take 41-27 Win Against Tulsa

The Associated Press

• Temple breaks loose in middle quarters, defeats Charlotte 49-14
• UAB stuns No. 22 Memphis with goal-line stand, an emotional win for interim coach Alex Mortensen
• Byrum Brown, No. 19 South Florida run over Florida Atlantic, 48-13
• Drew Mestemaker’s throws for 4 TDs, runs for another score as North Texas beats UTSA 55-17
• Jake Retzlaff throws 2 touchdown passes in final 2 minutes and Tulane edges Army 24-17

USF routs FAU, becomes bowl-eligible with 4th consecutive victory Tampa Bay Times

AL.com

• UAB upsets No. 22 Memphis in first game without Trent Dilfer
• How patience paid off for UAB quarterback Ryder Burton

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football suffers shocking upset loss to UAB
• Watch Memphis football RB Sutton Smith return kickoff for 99 yard TD
•  Brendon Lewis injury update: Freshman QB A.J. Hill debuts after Lewis exits
•  What Ryan Silverfield said after Memphis’ loss to UAB
•  Where Memphis football went wrong against UAB, and what it means for future

Owls strike gold in win against 49ers  Temple News

Charlotte Observer

• Charlotte 49ers embarrassed in home loss to Temple. Here’s what we learned
• Charlotte fires athletic director Mike Hill. What’s next for 49ers sports?

Niner Times

• The lost history behind the birth of Charlotte football
• Column: Charlotte’s decision to fire Mike Hill made sense—the timing didn’t

NOLA.com

• Blazing hot receiver Shazz Preston would not Tulane be left out in the cold again
• Tulane survives against Army without injured star linebacker Sam Howard

Times Record-Herald

•  Army football: Tulane rallies to crush Black Knights upset hopes
• PHOTOS: Army football falls at Tulane

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Fumble return and late offense lead No. 12 Georgia Tech past Duke 27-18
• Analysis: Georgia Tech seizes control in Durham, a turning point win at Duke
• North Carolina fumbles away chance for Belichick’s first ACC victory
• New video shows extent of Jordon Hudson’s influence over Belichick’s media projects before UNC hire
• Panthers aim for third straight victory as winless Jets seek to avoid 0-7 start
• Seth Jarvis scores twice and the Carolina Hurricanes stay unbeaten, beating the Ducks 4-1

College football Week 8 highlights: Top games, plays, stats ESPN

Charleston Post & Courier

• The Citadel takes another step forward as a program despite loss to Western Carolina
• Western Carolina wins fifth straight game as The Citadel’s comeback comes up short
• Sooners squash Gamecocks as offense again can’t get moving
• Hamilton: Gamecocks fans chant for offensive coaching changes. Will they get them?
• Clemson offense can’t get going early without QB1 in loss to SMU
• Did Clemson’s backup QB make a case to be ‘the guy’ in 2026?
• Gamecocks’ season will be impossible to save without dramatic offensive fix
• Swinney says Clemson’s top receiver was taken to hospital with ‘serious’ injury
• Charleston Southern rallies on road for first league victory

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Turnovers cripple ODU yet again in blowout loss against JMU
• UVA rallies past Washington State for 5th straight win, bowl eligibility
• William & Mary limits mistakes, rallies from 11 points down to beat Elon

The Associated Press

• Shuffle in store for AP Top 25 after four top 10 teams falter
• Miami’s possible College Football Playoff schedule may clash with La Liga match at Hard Rock Stadium
• Stanford stops Florida State at goal line on final play to seal a 20-13 win
• No. 15 BYU edges No. 23 Utah 24-21 for third straight Holy War victory
• Sorsby has hand in 4 TDs in No. 24 Cincinnati’s 49-17 victory over Oklahoma State
• Beau Pribula’s TD run in the 2nd OT lifts No. 16 Missouri to a 23-17 victory at Auburn
• Pitt dominates Syracuse 30-13 for third straight win
• JC French IV rallies Georgia Southern to 41-24 victory over Georgia State
• Shipley kicks 45-yard FG in OT to lift No. 21 Texas to 16-13 win at Kentucky
• Mark Gronowski leads Iowa rally past Penn State, 25-24
• No. 18 Virginia uses tiebreaking safety to top Washington State 22-20
• Clemson receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. hospitalized after landing awkwardly on neck
• Maddux Madsen, Dylan Riley power Boise State in 56-31 rout of UNLV