Softball Inks Nation’s No. 22 Recruiting Class For 2017…East Carolina Women Battle Past Presbyterian, 54-46…Pirates Welcome Pirates To Minges…Coach Montgomery limps to the end of his first season…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Season comes to merciful end Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Softball Inks Nation’s No. 22 Recruiting Class For 2017
• Pirates Welcome Pirates To Minges
• East Carolina Women Battle Past Presbyterian, 54-46

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates need comeback to beat Presbyterian
• ECU home for Hampton

• Coach Montgomery limps to the end of his first season
• The lady Pirates finish 2-1 in the Savannah Invitational
• Pirate’s Volleyball almost cinches above .500 on the road
• Football loses its fourth straight to finish season

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Tulsa Grabs Rivalry Road Win, USF Rebounds Versus Kennesaw State
• Listen Now FB Teleconferences: Week 14
• Ferguson, Martin-Oguike, Jones Take Final Weekly Football Honors
• Temple’s Enechionyia, Rose Sweep Weekly Awards
• Laksa and Harris Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors
• Women’s Volleyball: SMU’s Patterson, Tulane’s McHugh take home final weekly honors of the season
• Women’s Volleyball: SMU and Cincinnati earn spots in NCAA Volleyball Tournament

Navy-Temple AAC Title Game Shapes Up To Be A Classic Hartford Courant

Navy, Temple see mirror images going into conference championship Annapolis Capital

Philly.com

• Temple’s Bryant questionable for AAC title game
• Temple’s place in the football pecking order

Houston Chronicle

• Cougars get first de-commitment since Tom Herman’s departure
• Meet the search firm that will help UH hire its next football…

TU uses second-half spark to defeat ORU in Mayor’s Cup Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Report Card: Sammy Batten grades state’s FBS teams Fayetteville Observer

NC teams finish final regular season week with plenty of work ahead WRAL SportsFan

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• Hokies aim to slow down Clemson’s explosiveness on both sides of ball
• ODU headed to Bahamas for program’s first bowl game

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies well aware of the challenge they face in ACC title game
• ODU is headed to the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

Columbia The State

• Watson’s back in the Heisman Trophy race
• Clemson’s Wayne Gallman nearing goal of another 1,000-yard season
• Birmingham Bowl just feels like good fit for Gamecocks

Citadel hopes to buck FCS playoff attendance trend when Wofford visits Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston Post and Courier

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State’s Mark Gottfried better than fine after difficult offseason
• Duke has limited roster heading into matchup against Michigan State
• Kentucky, Villanova stay 1-2 in men’s basketball; Baylor up

Charlotte 49ers bounce back with victory against Appalachian State Mountaineers Charlotte Observer

Jerry Falwell Jr. says new Liberty AD is man of ‘highest integrity’ despite Baylor sexual assault scandal Roanoke Times

Forde-Yard Dash: Why LSU hired the wrong guy YAHOO! Sports

The Associated Press

• Fans want black and white but CFP selection is mostly gray
• AP TOP 25: USF, Pitt among 6 teams to enter rankings
• Big Ten reprimands Harbaugh for criticizing officials