Pirates Host Charleston Southern On Friday Evening; Pirates Set for Education Day Part One with Old Dominion on Friday… ECU will have to end UTSA’s ridiculous home conference streak to stay in title hunt… NC State hosts Florida State, seeking fourth straight win over the Seminoles… Texans get 8 sacks and Bullock forces 3 turnovers in Houston’s 23-19 win over Bills

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

UTSA preview with Bayes & Luca

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Host Charleston Southern On Friday Evening
• Pirates Set for Education Day Part One with Old Dominion on Friday

Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

• ECU GAMEDAY: Pirates try to keep UTSA from protecting Alamodome
• ECU GAMEDAY: The Numbers Game
• ECU GAMEDAY: Three players to watch

Cowboys’ Matt Eberflus just said the quiet part out loud about Shavon Revel The Landry Hat

How to watch UTSA football vs. East Carolina college football game Saturday San Antonio Express-News

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference Announces 2025 Volleyball Honors American Conference

Week 13 and the College Football Playoff race’s top 10 games: USC-Oregon, BYU-Cincy and more New York Times

David Teel: Slighted by playoff rankings, JMU needs to send a message Hampton Roads Daily Press

So you’re telling me there’s a chance? Aztecs have narrow path to make CFP San Diego Union-Tribune

Yes, USF and Miami fans, we’re saying there’s a league title chance Tampa Bay Times

Here’s how much Georgia Bulldogs are paying Charlotte 49ers for 2025 football game Charlotte Observer

How Memphis established a new standard in loss to No. 1 Purdue Memphis Commercial Appeal

Davenport, Vance jump from athletes to coaches  Temple News

A pair of Tulane linebackers came up huge in the absence of Sam Howard NOLA.com

Denton Record-Chronicle

• Prediction: UNT will roll past Rice to keep conference title hopes alive
• UNT rolls past Central Arkansas as it looks to adjust following loss of guard Will McClendon

Tulsa at Army: Hurricane looks for first American Conference victory Tulsa World

What’s next for UAB after missing out on bowl eligibility? AL.com

 FAU Owls move to 4-1 after dominating Pacific in Geico Sunshine Slam Palm Beach Post

What channel is Army football vs. Tulsa? Time, TV for Black Knights vs. Golden Hurricane Times Record-Herald

Annapolis Capital

• Navy football makes personnel changes in the secondary against South Florida game | NOTES
• Navy football leads FBS in explosive plays of 60 yards or more | NOTES

Boise State exposed a weakness. Wichita State’s fix might surprise you Wichita Eagle

The Associated Press

• Charlotte visits Appalachian State after Jennings’ 21-point game
• South Alabama visits Westry and UAB
• Wake Forest squares off against Memphis in Nassau, Bahamas
• Carlyle scores 21, Florida Atlantic knocks off Pacific 82-59
• Loyer shoots No. 1 Purdue past Memphis 80-71 in the Bahamas

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• If ‘Beat Duke’ were really Bill Belichick’s first words, time to make them count
• How Will Wade, NC State basketball prepared for the Maui Invitational
• Duke and UNC football battle for Victory Bell, a trophy with contentious history
• Is NC State football heading to Brazil to play Virginia? What the school says
• Jesper Wallstedt stands tall as Wild edge Canes in shootout

WRAL

• NC State hosts Florida State, seeking fourth straight win over the Seminoles
• No. 25 NC State is winning early. Coach Will Wade is pushing for more ahead of the Maui Invitational
• Three-Ball Powers Tar Heels Past N.C. A&T In Greensboro
• Duke women drop their third game of the season to South Florida

Charleston Post & Courier

• ‘What happened?:’ Gamecocks’ defense still feeling collapse at Texas A&M
• Former College of Charleston basketball coach returns to TD Arena with a different team
• Clemson’s center still reps ‘Ella Strong’ years after cancer took his friend’s sister. Here’s why.

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Former ODU football coach Bobby Wilder implementing ‘new standard’ at Tennessee Tech
• Rivalry meets urgency as Norfolk State, Hampton enter Battle of the Bay needing momentum
• Romi Levy’s triple-double propels UVA women to victory
• Bob Molinaro: Virginia Tech’s James Franklin won’t see the likes of Ohio State, Michigan in the ACC

The Associated Press

• Baylor AD Mack Rhoades resigns, a week after taking leave for personal reasons
• Origin stories behind the trophies heighten college football rivalry games on the smaller stage
• Auburn giving freshman QB Deuce Knight his first career start against Mercer
• Top-ranked Ohio State faces Rutgers with uncertainty over star receivers
• No. 3 Texas A&M looks to improve before showdown with rival Texas when Aggies host Samford
• Kingston Flemings scores 18 and No. 2 Houston beats Rider 91-45
• No. 25 NC State is winning early. Coach Will Wade is pushing for more ahead of the Maui Invitational
• Gillespie scores 17 to lead No. 20 Tennessee over Tennessee State 89-60
• Bryce Hopkins scores 20 as No. 14 St. John’s routs Bucknell 97-49
• No. 5 Duke puts home win streak on the line against Niagara
• May leads UNC Wilmington against Radford after 22-point showing
• Morgan State visits Old Dominion after Davis’ 21-point showing
• Washington’s 18-point double-double powers Miami over Elon 99-72