Pirates Travel To UNCW For Thursday Night Soccer Contest…Alabama officials prepare for potential triple-digit temps for Crimson Tide opener…Cleveland Guardians’ Gavin Williams Enters Cy Young Award Conversation… Illinois kicks off against UAB Thursday 

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Coaching vet Donnie Kirkpatrick talks openers

Pirates Travel To UNCW For Thursday Night Soccer Contest ecupirates.com

Griffis ready to use his experience to lead ECU this …  WNCT 9

ECU Preps for week one game against Bama  WITN 7

Alabama officials prepare for potential triple-digit temps for Crimson Tide opener WVTM 13

Game Day Forecast: What Fans Should Expect at Alabama vs. ECU WTUG

No. 13 Alabama counting on rushing improvements in opener against East Carolina The Associated Press

3 storylines for Alabama vs. East Carolina in Week 1 season opener USA Today

Coley: New season, same ECU soccer attack — so far Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Cleveland Guardians’ Gavin Williams Enters Cy Young Award Conversation Forbes

Casagrande: Predicting every Alabama game, a better-than-expected record AL.com

‘Water monsters’ and heat tips for Alabama football Tuscaloosa News

Greg McElroy clears the air on Kalen DeBoer ahead of Alabama-East Carolina game Sports Illustrated

Alabama’s Biggest X-Factors Against East Carolina May Surprise You heavy

ESPN predicts the chances of Alabama football losing to East Carolina Roll Tide Wire

Around the American Athletic Conference

AAC games this week – odds, predictions, picks Bleacher Report

Illinois kicks off against UAB Thursday YAHOO!

Four Tulsa Players Oklahoma State Coach Eric Morris Focused on For Week 1 Sports Illustrated

FAU football preview: Owls return key pieces, retool ahead of 2026 campaign SunSentinel

Cancer survivor Gavin Marks slated to start at center for Tulane vs. Duke NOLA.com

Quarterback Tayven Jackson has searched for years for the right fit. He believes he’s hit on it at UNT Denton Record-Chronicle

Owen Pewee aims to define legacy in final year at UTSA San Antonio Express-News

Bill Haisten: Fortune favors the bold – TU must be brave and clever vs. OSU Tulsa World

AL.com

• Scouting report: What you need to know for UAB’s game at Illinois
• AL.com’s college football staff picks for Week 1 of 2026 season

Why Navy football isn’t taking 30-point underdog Towson lightly Baltimore Sun

2026 Week 1 Preview: UAB Blazers @ Illinois Fighting Illini SB Nation

Preview: Illini set to host UAB, Ryder Burton WCIA

Tulane Faces First Road Test in Five Years in Duke Season Opener YAHOO!

Tulane, Duke kick off season eager to duplicate 2025 success Yardbarker

USA Today

• Duke football vs. Tulane: 5 storylines to follow
• Comparing Duke, Tulane’s OC’s ahead of Week 1 matchup 

The Associated Press

• No. 13 Alabama counting on rushing improvements in opener against East Carolina
• Florida opens the Jon Sumrall era in the Swamp against Florida Atlantic
• No. 6 Indiana turns page on its championship season and starts its title defense against North Texas
• New Illinois QB, new UAB coach in spotlight in season opener

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• What Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer says about his roster, the UConn loss
• Denny Hamlin finally believes in luck, just as NASCAR tries to erase it
• Panthers update status for RB Jonathon Brooks prior to season opener vs. Bears
• A fun Q&A: Panthers’ Jalen Coker spends evening with Charlotte Observer readers
• Breaking down Billy Edwards Jr.’s UNC football debut, play by play

College football games on TV today: Full schedule, times, channels, live streams to watch Week 1 NCAA games Sporting News

Being In A Power Conference Doesn’t Solve All Your Problems SB Nation

Charleston Post & Courier

• What Gamecock fans need to know about Williams-Brice Stadium for season-opener
• Christopher Vizzina, now Clemson’s QB1, says LSU showdown is ‘once in life’ opportunity

College football preview: New ODU offensive coordinator Kody Cook draws from wide range of experience  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

The Associated Press

• NCAA clears University of Cincinnati of wrongdoing in Brendan Sorsby gambling investigation
• Big Ten slate has No. 2 Oregon hosting Boise State, and No. 6 Indiana opening title defense
• No. 24 Louisville’s matchup with No. 9 Ole Miss headlines Week 1 slate for ACC teams
• Playoff sting still fresh, Ole Miss braces for Louisville in the week’s lone ranked matchup
• No. 11 LSU hosts Clemson on Saturday night in coach Lane Kiffin’s LSU debut
• Arch Manning and No. 5 Texas open against Texas State as Longhorns eye return to playoffs
• Smart wants No. 3 Georgia to run the ball like champions in opening game against Tennessee State
• No. 4 Notre Dame seeking faster start to season as it opens against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field
• A courtroom near LSU becomes the focus of college football and NCAA eligibility for pros
• No. 18 Penn State begins the Matt Campbell era when it hosts Marshall in the season opener
• DJ Lagway to make Baylor debut vs Auburn in Week 1 neutral-site showdown in Atlanta