ECU Defeats Charlotte, 48-22, On Homecoming/Hall of Fame/Letterwinners Weekend… Pirates Fall At Richmond, 87-72

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates get some satisfaction in Charlotte series

Spiders use first-half spurt to top ECU

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall At Richmond, 87-72
• ECU Defeats Charlotte, 48-22, On Homecoming/Hall of Fame/Letterwinners Weekend

Pirates roll past Charlotte for Homecoming, 48-22  WNCT 9

ECU Football earns bowl eligibility with 48-22 Homecoming victory over Charlotte  WITN 7

Houser accounts for 4 total TDs as East Carolina wins against Charlotte, 48-22 The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• No. 10 Notre Dame Defeats Navy, 49-10
• McGhee’s fumble return highlights Florida Atlantic’s big 1st half in 40-21 win over Tulsa
• Houser accounts for 4 total TDs as East Carolina wins against Charlotte, 48-22
• Jenkins throws 2 TD passes, Rice shut outs UAB in 2nd half for 24-17 win
• Hellums, Army dominate the clock and edge Temple 14-13
• Tulane Defeats No. 22 Memphis 38-32

USF’s outlook in the American Conference race just got a big boost from Tulane Green, Gold, and Bold

What exactly went wrong for Memphis against Tulane, and what it means for Tigers’ CFP hopes  USA Today

What did UTSA’s Jeff Traylor say to set off USF’s Alex Golesh? Tampa Bay Times

Costly turnovers keep TU winless in conference following loss to FAU | Full Analysis Tulsa World

McGhee’s fumble return for 95-yard TD highlights FAU’s big 1st half in 40-21 win over Tulsa The Associated Press

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• How the AP Top 25 football poll could shift after two ranked ACC teams lose
• Meet the engine that drove UNC football’s emergent defense in win over Stanford
• Duke’s trip to West Point brings together two programs that share unexpected DNA
• Here’s what we learned from Belichick’s second ACC win as UNC topples Stanford
• Another Hurricanes win, another different lineup. How the Canes make it work
• Small mistakes cost Duke football at UConn. What we learned in Blue Devils’ loss
• Duke basketball wallops WCU. What we learned from the Blue Devils’ big win
• Why UNC basketball’s win over Kansas is validation for Heels coach Hubert Davis
• Will the Panthers or Saints win? Here are our predictions + fun bets to watch

WRAL

• Panthers look to build off momentum from big win over Packers when they host NFC South-rival Saints
• Analysis: At insightful best, Belichick goes deep on Tar Heels’ improvement, team-building methods
• Defense records nine sacks, leads UNC to victory over Stanford
• Hurricanes extend winning streak to 3 games with a 6-3 victory over the Sabres
• UConn beats Duke 37-34 with late go-ahead touchdown
• Cameron Boozer scores 25, helps No. 6 Duke top Western Carolina 95-54 in Blue Devils’ 1st home game
• Eagles hold on for Senior Day win over Spartans
• Already a fan favorite, freshman Wilson delivers for UNC in win over Kansas

Charleston Post & Courier

• Hamilton: Plenty of big bucks and a few whammies during college football’s Week 11
• Swinney figured Clemson would beat FSU after school’s legendary PR man ‘called his shot’
• Clemson beats FSU to break Death Valley losing skid, keep bowl hopes alive
• Down three key players; College of Charleston falls to Florida Atlantic
• No. 6 Ole Miss offense too much for The Citadel as Rebels rout Bulldogs

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: UVA’s streak ends as offense sputters, Chandler Morris suffers injury
• Greek freshman sparks Virginia Tech basketball team to OT victory
• Christopher Newport clinches NJAC championship in thrilling showdown of unbeatens

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 poll preview: ACC opens up with Louisville, Virginia losses, paving way for Georgia Tech
• Texas Tech wins a Big 12 showdown, and the ACC produces even more chaos
• Omar Cooper Jr’s toe-tap TD keeps No. 2 Indiana’s undefeated season alive vs Penn State in 27-24 win
• No. 6 Oregon escapes with 18-16 win over Iowa on Sappington’s field goal with 3 seconds left
• Diego Pavia throws TD pass in OT and No. 15 Vanderbilt holds off Auburn 45-38
• Strike a pose: Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez has another big game and could be in Heisman talk
• Nebraska QB TJ Lateef comes home to beat UCLA in his first college start at the Rose Bowl
• Stifling defense gives No. 4 Alabama its 8th straight win, 20-9 over LSU
• Virginia QB Chandler Morris will have testing after hit to head and neck area in loss to Wake Forest
• Lopez throws 2 TD passes, North Carolina beats Stanford 20-15
• Atkinson leads Mercer in 49-47 win over Western Carolina, which gets 7 TD passes from Dickens
• Collier runs, passes his way to Coastal Carolina’s 40-27 win over Georgia State
• Late fumble recovery clinches UConn’s 37-34 come-from-behind win over the visiting Duke