Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016

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