Once overlooked, Zay Jones on verge of NCAA record…ECU Hosts Navy On Senior Day…For Mids, best defense is their offense…Carden set to impart skill, wisdom……Jeff Connors Earns NSCA Coach-of-the-Year Honors…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Bonesville Pregame Podcast
• Game Day Weather

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Hosts Navy On Senior Day
• Jeff Connors Earns NSCA Coach-of-the-Year Honors
• Gameday: East Carolina Women Tussle With Auburn Sunday Afternoon In Minges
• Pirates Sign Three North Carolina Prep Golfers

ECU football: Once overlooked, Zay Jones on verge of NCAA record NCAA.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• GAMEDAY: Pirates face powerful Navy
• GAMEDAY: Davis Plowman Q&A
• Carden set to impart skill, wisdom
• Kobe climbs NCAA ladder
• Navy offense alters strategy

Navy visits East Carolina with eye on AAC West title Associated Press

ECU hosts Navy for senior day Washington Daily News

Football: Pirates’ record chaser New Bern Sun Journal

Pirates prepping for tough Navy running game Scout.com

247 Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Five Saturday Games Will Help Shape Divisional Races
• UCF Advances to Charleston Championship
• Memphis Cruises Past Cincinnati, 34-7
• American Fans: Part Two
• Women’s Soccer: UConn Knocked Out By Auburn in NCAA Second Round
• Cross Country: Tulsa men and three individuals will race in NCAA Cross Country Championships Saturday

The Associated Press

• Taylor’s 21 points lead UCF to 60-40 victory
• Michigan goes long range to beat SMU
• UConn pulls ahead late, beats Loyola Marymount 65-62
• Arizona State pulls away from Tulane

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Jason Stewart, Memphis cruise past Cincinnati, 34-7
• Riley Ferguson leaves game with apparent injury

UC falls to 4-7 with 34-7 loss to Memphis Cincinnati Enqiuirer

Temple’s best option: Stop Tulane’s prolific run game Philly.com

BC Having Poor Year, But Still Strong Favorite Over Well-Rested UConn Hartford Courant

Boston College begins must-win 2-game stretch vs. UConn Boston.com

TU’s Philip Montgomery, OU’s Lincoln Riley among college football’s best under-the-radar coaching candidates Tulsa World

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

College football gameday: 10 to watch Saturday Charlotte Observer

Western Carolina stands in way of Gamecocks and bowl eligibility Columbia The State

Winston Salem Journal

• Deacons look for complete game against Clemson
• Troy’s loss to Arkansas State shakes up Appalachian State’s bowl picture

Raleigh News and Observer

• No. 5 North Carolina pulls away for 83-68 win over Hawaii
• Abu leads NC State to 85-72 win over Montana in Paradise Jam
• Understated Dayes closes in on big finish for NC State
• Wakeyleaks an unfortunate distraction from real progress at Wake Forest

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• Poor season aside, Notre Dame football mystique resonates
• Virginia Tech aims to avoid distractions at up-and-down Notre Dame

The Associated Press

• Column: Louisville’s ugly loss clears up playoff picture
• Week 12 preview: Oklahoma-WVU game has CFP implications
• No. 5 North Carolina pulls away for 83-68 win over Hawaii

Washington Post

• Division I football’s longest-tenured coach says 37th season ‘isn’t a farewell tour’
• As College Football Playoff approaches, can Washington cry East Coast bias?
• A brief history of P.J. Fleck’s ‘Row the Boat’ phenomenon at Western Michigan