Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Turn In Dominant Showing At TYR Fall Classic With First Place Finish
• Pirates Wrap Up Second Weekend Of Fall Play At Elon On Saturday

Rose’s Corbin Kendrick the latest Greenville native to choose the Pirates 247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Army Falls to Louisiana Tech
• Temple Hands South Florida First Loss
• UTSA Holds off Rice, 16-14
• Florida Atlantic Routes Texas Southern, 66-10
• UAB Pulls Away From Samford 33-14
• Navy Falls to Air Force 14-9
• Stokes Throws 5 TDs as Memphis Defeats Charlotte

American Conference Football 2026: Week 5 Roundup The Roost

The Associated Press

• Will Henderson III, Michael Petro help UTSA hold off Rice 16-14 in American Conference opener
• Dylone Brooks has TD run, TD catch to help Louisiana Tech fend off Army 31-29
• Sheppard’s late TD run pushes Temple past previously unbeaten South Florida, 17-13

USF Bulls lose for the first time under Brian Hartline, 17-13 to Temple WUSF

USF’s offense struggles in 17-13 loss to Temple On3

Memphis shreds Charlotte 59-8 in Huff’s conference debut Daily Helmsman

Martin: This Memphis football team looks like a title contender Daily Memphian

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis dominates Charlotte in blowout win to open conference play
• Charles Huff recaps Memphis football’s win over Charlotte
• What we liked and didn’t like from Memphis football’s win over Charlotte
• Why Memphis football’s passing game has been biggest positive in 2 blowout wins

UTSA survives ‘trap game from hell,’ outlasting Rice San Antonio Express-News

TU football: Navy run game may not be as potent as it seemed Tulsa World

AL.com

• UAB rolls past Samford despite slow start, improves to 3-2
• 3 takeaways from UAB’s ‘city rivalry’ win over Samford

Times Record-Herald

• Army football – Knights surrender big plays in setback at La. Tech
• PHOTOS: Army football bows at Louisiana Tech
• Army football – Black Knights struggled to make timely plays

Navy football’s offense sputters in 14-9 loss to Air Force: ‘Disappointing’  Annapolis Capital

Air Force stifles Navy to take early lead in Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy competition  Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Can Carolina Panthers beat the Detroit Lions in prime time? Our predictions, bets
• Carolina Panthers place Xavier Legette on IR, make key decision on another WR
• Hurricanes fight past Flyers in overtime for first win of the season
• UNC football briefly threatens upset, but is overpowered by Notre Dame. Takeaways
• News & Observer reporter Michael McCleary breaks down the Tar Heels’ loss to Notre Dame
• NC State holds on late: Observations from the Pack’s ACC win over Louisville
• NC State’s CJ Bailey on why he took the game ball for the first time in his career
• Photos: NC State defeats Louisville in key ACC football action
• Duke women’s player Toby Fournier makes.a spectacular dunk and is swarmed by players from both teams.
• Duke previews basketball season with their ‘Countdown to Craziness”
• Duke’s ‘Countdown to Craziness’ a showcase of basketball talent
• The ACC had a strong showing in Week 5. How its top 25 teams performed

WRAL

• CJ Bailey, NC State hang on against Louisville 31-28 in another heart-pounding finish
• UNC ‘competitive’ with No. 3 Notre Dame, but Tar Heels come up short again vs. one of nation’s best
• Carr, ground game help No. 3 Notre Dame push past North Carolina 37-26 for 15th straight win
• Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-2 in OT for their first win as Aho scores 2
• UNC among ACC schools asking Congress for changes to federal college sports bill
• Sunday night on WRAL: Panthers defense looks to slow down Lions while missing both starting corners

Columbia The State

• The Squandering: Another blown lead haunts Beamer, South Carolina in loss to Kentucky
• What Shane Beamer said about job security, Saturday’s USC loss to Kentucky
• Kentucky coach defends Shane Beamer as heat turns up on USC coach. Here’s what he said
• Shane Beamer’s future at South Carolina takes center stage. What happens next?
• Five things we learned from South Carolina football’s OT loss to Kentucky
• These four miscues stood out in South Carolina’s overtime loss to Kentucky
• Humbled at home: No. 4 Miami, new king of the ACC, thumps Clemson football
• Trick play sequence hurts Clemson in Miami loss. Dabo explains playcalls
• What Dabo Swinney said after Clemson football’s blowout home loss vs. Miami

Charleston Post & Courier

• A scorching seat and another squandered lead: Wrapping Gamecocks-Kentucky
• Once atop the ACC, Clemson loss to Miami a symbol of new conference power
• Clemson falls short vs. No. 4 Miami, drops to 0-2 against ranked opponents
• The Citadel upsets 12th-ranked South Carolina State
• Charleston Southern wastes defensive effort in 12-10 loss to Gardner-Webb

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: Mistakes, agonizing final kick mark Virginia Tech’s loss to Pitt
• Florida State QB rushes for five TDs in rout of UVA
• UVA lands quarterback commitment
• Georgia State puts on air show vs. ODU, dealing Monarchs their fourth straight loss
• Holy Cross extends William & Mary’s recent misery
• Norfolk State just misses comeback win as last-second FG hits off crossbar
• Howard handles Hampton in annual ‘Battle of the Real HU’

The Associated Press

• Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami and Alabama remain unbeaten and mostly untested; Florida falters
• Darian Mensah, Mark Fletcher Jr. lead unbeaten No. 4 Miami past Clemson 41-13
• No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents
• Eligibility chaos forces Texas Tech reserve QB to catch a late flight to Colo after court ruling
• Colorado State defensive coordinator disappears from sideline early and is fired after game
• Lopsided loss could bump Florida from top 10 in AP Top 25; a move up might be tough for Alabama
• Fifita accounts for 3 TDs, shorthanded Arizona shuts down Cincinnati for 34-7 win
• Richard runs for 204 yards, TD in No. 6 Indiana’s 47-15 romp over Rutgers
• Sam Leavitt leads LSU to 63-14 victory over McNeese State
• Johnson throws a pair of 4th-quarter TD passes to lift Georgia Southern past Coastal Carolina 31-24
• Perry’s two rushing TDs help carry Western Carolina to upset win over Tennessee Tech 44-20
• Bear Bachmeier runs for 2 TDs as No. 10 BYU overcomes loss of LJ Martin to beat TCU 17-10