Web Roundup for Thurdsay, Nov 10, 2016

Flyover And Pre-Game Tailgate Highlight Military Appreciation Day Activities…Pirates try to stay bowl eligible against the Mustangs…Pirates tip-off season against Grambling State…ECU Announces 2017 Baseball Schedule…AAC Football Ratings: Poll Unchanged; ECU Remains In 10th Place

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Insights from Brett: No QB controversy at ECU Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Volleyball Travels North For AAC Matches At UConn And Temple
• ECU Announces 2017 Baseball Schedule
• Flyover And Pre-Game Tailgate Highlight Military Appreciation Day Activities

Pirate defense focused on finishing Greenville Daily Reflector

The East Carolinian

• ECU Baseball schedule includes 34 home games
• Minshew challenges Nelson for starting job
• Pirates tip-off season against Grambling State
• Pirates try to stay bowl eligible against the Mustangs

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• WATCH: Defensive Plays of the Week
• 2016-17 American Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Promotional Videos
• NCAA Cross Country Regionals set for Friday
• Campus Connect: UConn Guard Rodney Purvis Changes Jersey Number 
• UCF’s Johnson Named FWAA National Defensive Player of the Week
• Swimming and Diving: Weekly Honors Announced

Navy could wind up in the Cotton Bowl instead of Armed Forces Bowl Annapolis Capital

Tulsa World

• TU assistant Brian Norwood, Navy coach Ken Niuamatalolo are longtime friends
• Bill Haisten: Against the Navy option, an altogether different challenge for TU defense

AAC Football Ratings: Poll Unchanged; UConn Remains In 11th Place Hartford Courant

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF quarterback Justin Holman embraces new role with grace
• UCF football holds steady in AAC football media power rankings

Houston Chronicle

• UH adds Georgia Southern to future football schedules
• AAC power rankings: Week 10

Dontrell Hilliard within sight of joining Tulane’s 1,000-yard rushers New Orleans Advocate

UC basketball signs two with third on the way Cincinnati Enquirer

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Victory Bell will still ring Thursday, no matter what it looks like
• UNC seeks to pick up where it left off amid quick turnaround
• So little time, so much to do as Duke prepares for ranked UNC

Fayetteville Observer

• Duke’s veteran voice, Matt Jones, helps keep Blue Devils on track
• Duke basketball: 3 things to know
• UNC basketball: 3 things to know
• N.C. State basketball: 3 things to know
• Wake Forest basketball: 3 things to know

Clemson’s offense is hitting its stride in November, just as it hoped Columbia The State

Swinney expects Clemson QB Watson to play Saturday despite sore shoulder Charleston Post & Courier

Winston Salem Journal

• App Trail: Mountaineers use climate-controlled setting to apply mental approach
• App State’s highly regarded OL tackles another challenging test
• Wake Forest’s Bates keeps proving people wrong

Ford prefers to keep low profile as he closes in on Virginia Tech’s receiving records Hampton Roads Daily Press

Washington Post

• They voted: Coastal Carolina hires buses to take football players to the polls
• WVU exceeding expectations in Big 12, at Texas this week