ECU returns home to face Appalachian State after Alabama loss… Chris Johnson takes us inside life with ALS: ‘I just want more time with the people I love’… UNC football coach Bill Belichick dodges culture questions amid investigation

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ECU returns home to face Appalachian State after Alabama loss WCTI 12

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
• Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa Earn Weekly Women’s Soccer Honors
• Week 1 Football Players of the Week

The best and worst of week 1 in the American Conference Underdog Dynasty

YAHOO!

• Way too early assessments of how USF’s American Conference football foes look 
• Tulane Facing Must-Win Game in Second Matchup of Season
• Tulane’s Mental Toughness Now Put To Test After Duke Debacle

Army, Navy, and Air Force football all notch wins in Week 1 We Are The Mighty

UNT volleyball smashes attendance record in defeat to No. 17 Florida Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA film study: How new offense shifts role for Roadrunners tight ends San Antonio Express-News

Bill Haisten: Tre Lamb scored hustle points in Friday night recruiting Tulsa World

After extended break, UAB looking to bounce back vs. Louisiana-Monroe AL.com

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• NC State plays on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Why it’s personal for Dave Doeren
• NC State football starting linebacker out for season. How that affects Wolfpack
• Tuffy waffles and cherry juice: Inside NC State football’s nutrition program
• UNC football coach Bill Belichick dodges culture questions amid investigation
• Observations from Bill Belichick’s Monday availability
• Bill Belichick silent amid UNC storm: Lombardi resigns, Steve Belichick on medical leave
• Carolina Panthers are NFL’s worst in Week 1. How can they change things Sunday?
• Carolina Panthers tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders addresses trade rumors, more
• ACC women’s basketball schedules are out. When are Duke, NC State, UNC playing?

WRAL

• ‘Our high standard’: Belichick says UNC football has environment of compliance as probe continues
• ‘No one is losing any sleep’: UNC players brush aside off-field distractions
• A month later, UNC gives no timetable for Steve Belichick’s return amid investigation
• NC State seeks bounce back after ‘reality check’ in opening loss to Virginia

Why Bill Belichick’s Future at UNC Now More in Doubt Sports Illustrated

Duke could challenge Illinois’ early defensive weakness News-Gazette

Charleston Post & Courier

• Gamecocks’ offense used huddles and tempo, a formula that could be repeated
• Suspended Clemson football player to be reinstated
• Clemson transfer defensive lineman ‘probably’ out for year, per Swinney
• Gamecocks offer 2028 offensive lineman out of Atlanta

The Associated Press

• Amid another distraction, UNC’s Belichick says program focused on ‘doing things properly’
• Veteran coaches surprised that stadium clock was not official clock in wild Michigan win Saturday
• No. 19 SMU beats Florida State 27-24 on Nick Reed’s late field goal
• No. 19 SMU, Florida State kick off after nearly 2-hour delay due to power outage
• High school QBs face new reality as transfers dominate starting jobs at the top of college football
• Arion Carter turns an NCAA suspension into a $427-per-tackle for cancer treatments
• Texas braces for rematch with No. 1 Ohio State after previous close losses to the Buckeyes
• Defending champion Indiana expects RB Khobie Martin to be out until midseason