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GREG VACEK'S WEB ROUNDUPSunday, October 26, 2025

October 26, 2025 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates Dominate On Both Boards In Saturday’s Diving Meet
  • Pirates Set for Sunday Tilt with UTSA
  • ECU Drops to South Florida at Home

247 Sports

  • ECU Player Expectations: Jordan Riley
  • ECU reveals complete 2026 baseball schedule
  • ECU offense trying to marry third-down success with fourth down

Preview: New-look Pirates hoping to reclaim respect Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Temple hosts East Carolina in AAC play The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

  • Navy Wins 10th Straight with 42-32 Win over Florida Atlantic
  • Temple Defeats Tulsa, 38-37 in Overtime, Behind Simon’s 5 TDs
  • Jackson’s TD in Double Overtime Lifts Rice over UConn, 37-34
  • Memphis Rallies for 34-31 Win over No. 18 South Florida
  • Mestemaker’s Record Night Highlights North Texas 54-20 Win at Charlotte

The Associated Press

  • Simon’s 5 TDs lead Temple past Tulsa in 38–37 OT thriller
  • Horvath runs for 4 scores and Navy outscores FAU 42-32 for program-tying 10th straight win
  • Memphis rallies for 34-31 win over No. 18 South Florida
  • Jackson scores 4 TDs, wins it 37-34 for Rice in double overtime over UConn

Temple outlasts Tulsa in overtime to earn its fifth win of the season and third in conference play Philly.com

Owls stop two-point conversion for overtime win  Temple News

Tulsa World

  • TU drops fourth straight in homecoming overtime thriller to Temple
  • Despite loss, Lamb proud of how TU played against Temple
  • Photos: TU outlasted by Temple in homecoming loss

Navy 42-32 Florida Atlantic (Oct 25, 2025) Video Highlights ESPN

Memphis rallies for 34-31 win over No. 18 South Florida NBC Sports

Why Memphis’ upset win over USF should make the AAC a two-bid league Fansided

No. 18 USF squanders 14-point 4th-quarter lead in loss to Memphis  Tampa Bay Times

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Memphis football takes down USF to keep CFP hopes alive
  • What Memphis’ win over USF means for College Football Playoff conversation
  • Why Ryan Silverfield said Memphis has ‘largest rebuild in college football’

Annapolis Capital

  • Navy football moves to 7-0 for first time since 1978 with 42-32 win over Florida Atlantic
  • Navy defense’s adjustments turn into big plays against Florida Atlantic
  • Navy defeats Florida-Atlantic football | PHOTOS

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

  • ‘No. 1 problem’ costs Tar Heels again in overtime loss to No. 16 Virginia
  • Rapid Reaction to UNC’s 17-16 OT loss to Virginia
  • Pitt’s Mason Heintschel throws for 423 yards and 3 TDs as the Panthers roll by N.C. State 53-34
  • NC State legend DJ Burns to play for Greensboro Swarm, Hornet’s G-League affiliate
  • ACC men’s basketball banking on schedule changes, investments to restore league’s luster

Columbia The State

  • Home heartbreaker: South Carolina can’t complete upset of No. 4 Alabama
  • ‘We didn’t finish’: What Shane Beamer said after USC’s loss to No. 4 Alabama
  • What went wrong for South Carolina in final minutes of loss to Alabama?
  • Alabama players react to sequence that won game, prevented field storm by USC fans
  • Thumbs up, thumbs down: Quick reactions to South Carolina’s loss to Alabama
  • Why was country music star Luke Bryan at South Carolina-Alabama football game?

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

  • ODU keeps turnovers to minimum, holds off App State to snap two-game skid
  • David Teel: UVA continues its overtime magic with victory at UNC
  • No. 15 Christopher Newport routs William Paterson, goes to 7-0

The Associated Press

  • AP Top 25 poll preview: Alabama edges South Carolina, Longhorns escape in OT, LSU could fall
  • Reed produces 4 TDs and No. 3 Texas A&M races away from No. 20 LSU, 49-25
  • Freshman QB Byrd Ficklin shines in first start as Utah runs over Colorado for 53-7 victory
  • Weigman runs for 2 TDs, Houston holds off No. 24 Arizona State 24-16
  • Issac Brown helps No. 19 Louisville run away from Boston College, 38-24
  • Justice Haynes runs for 152 yards and 2 TDs as No. 25 Michigan beats Michigan State 31-20
  • Aguilar throws three touchdowns to lead No. 17 Tennessee over Kentucky
  • Reed produces 4 TDs and No. 3 Texas A&M races away from No. 20 LSU, 49-25
  • No. 6 Oregon survives lackluster performance with 21-7 win over Wisconsin
  • Mark Fletcher Jr. has career-best 3 TDs, No. 9 Miami rolls past Stanford 42-7
  • Josh Hoover throws a TD pass and TCU outlasts West Virginia 23-17
  • Texas’ Arch Manning apparently injured in overtime win against Mississippi State
  • No. 22 Texas beats Mississippi State 45-38 in overtime
  • Nelson runs for 233 yards, career-high 4 TDs and Monmouth beats Hampton 28-10 for fifth straight win
  • Germie Bernard’s 2 late TDs help ‘unbreakable’ No. 4 Alabama rally past South Carolina 29-22
  • Faletau Satuala’s pick-6 lets No. 11 BYU pull away for 41-27 win over Cyclones and another 8-0 start
  • Calvert’s 50-yard field on last play lifts Wake Forest past SMU 13-12

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

The Associated Press

  • Andy Dalton will start for Carolina against Buffalo with Bryce Young listed as doubtful
  • Quentin Grimes’ clutch 3-pointer lifts 76ers to 125-121 win over Hornets in home opener
  • Heiskanen scores twice as Stars rally to beat Hurricanes 3-2
  • Alex Ovechkin plays his 1,500th game for the Capitals, but goal No. 900 will have to wait
  • Gausman’s gem spoiled by 2 late homers in Blue Jays’ World Series Game 2 loss vs Dodgers, Yamamoto
  • Yamamoto throws first World Series complete game since 2015 as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 5-1 in Game 2
  • Velocity rules in October when adrenaline, pressure, crowds push players to throw their hardest
  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think slugger Shohei Ohtani heard Toronto fans’ taunts
  • Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. and top WR Drake London to miss game against Dolphins due to injuries
  • Olympic GS champion Odermatt wins close duel with Schwarz to start World Cup season with victory
  • United States winger Tim Weah injured during Marseille’s 2-1 loss to Lens in French league
  • Ravens rule out Lamar Jackson (hamstring) for Sunday; 2-time MVP will miss a 3rd straight game
  • Rob Manfred increasingly confident major leaguers will play in 2028 LA Olympics
  • Tricks and treats: Chiefs are hoodwinking defenses with creative plays; there’s a reason for ‘em
  • With starting QB Penix questionable, Falcons promote Stick from practice squad against Dolphins
  • Buffalo Bills activate rookie CB Hairston off IR and promote S Poyer, DT Phillips off practice squad
  • Jokic’s triple-double lifts Nuggets over Suns 133-111
  • Rookie Cedric Coward hits all 6 3-pointers and scores 27 points as Grizzlies beat Pacers 128-103
  • Bulls beat the cold-shooting Magic 110-98 for a 2-0 start
  • Holmgren scores 31 points, Gilgeous-Alexander has 30 to lead Oklahoma City past the Hawks 117-100
  • Eberle scores 2 goals as Kraken beat Oilers 3-2 to improve franchise’s best start to 5-2-2
  • Ozzy Wiesblatt scores deciding goal of shootout in 9th round to lead Predators past Kings 5-4
  • In the thick of NASCAR playoff fight, Byron captures first Cup pole position at Martinsville

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