Hot-Shooting Cavaliers Take Down The Pirates…Pirate Reception Legacy …Temple football coach Rhule going to Baylor…UC football search down to 2-3 candidates

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Cavaliers surge past Pirates Bonesville.net

Hot-Shooting Cavaliers Take Down The Pirates ecupirates.com

No. 14 Virginia hammers ECU Greenville Daily Reflector

theamerican.org

• Campus Connect: East Carolina’s B.J. Tyson
• American Moments: Pirate Reception Legacy

Charlottesville Daily Progress

• Virginia Down East Carolina 76-53
• Virginia bounces back, blasts East Carolina

No. 14 Virginia bounces back, beats East Carolina 76-53 Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• ECU, Houston Fall on the Road
• The Rise: Conference Championship Recap and A Look Ahead to Bowl Games
• UConn Huskies: The March to Madness
• Swimming and Diving: UConn, SMU and Houston Capture Weekly Honors
• Women’s Volleyball: Three named to All-Region Team, two earn Honorable Mention

Philly.com

• Temple football coach Rhule going to Baylor
• Ed Foley takes over as Temple’s interim coach
• Rhule earned his way to bigger program
• Baylor did its homework on Matt Rhule
• George Washington at Temple preview

Rhule facing big task as Baylor’s coach after Temple success Associated Press

UC football search down to 2-3 candidates  Cincinnati Enquirer

Annapolis Capital

• Historic winning streak always a hot topic at Army-Navy press event
• Special uniforms for 2016 Army-Navy football game
• Army-Navy 2016: Complete coverage
• Donald Trump will attend Army-Navy game in Baltimore

Navy reserves fill key positions in showdown with rival Army Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Houston Chronicle

• UH interim coach Todd Orlando shares thoughts on interview
• Macon, Hannahs lead Arkansas’ surge over Houston

Tampa Bay Times

• Taggart update: Eery silence around USF camp
• What they are saying about the Birmingham Bowl
• Dungy supports Taggart for Oregon, hears it from USF fans

Calkins: The good news is Memphis band is going to Boca Memphis Commercial Appeal

Better offense part of Tulane’s strategy to improve defense New Orleans Advocate

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Duke tops Florida 84-74 in Jimmy V Classic
• Krzyzewski letter honors NC State’s Jimmy V
• Davidson’s Jack Gibbs, one of the nation’s top guards, aiming for another shot against UNC

The Associated Press

• No. 5 Duke beats No. 21 Florida 84-74 in Jimmy V Classic
• No longer the underdog, Oklahoma QB Mayfield still has fire
• No pizza for Clemson’s Swinney, just same old ACC title trophy
• Belk Bowl quip: We won’t poach Alabama from Peach

Columbia The State

• Deshaun Watson has busy week ahead accepting and vying for awards
• Gamecocks’ Will Muschamp pays homage to Birmingham’s Legion Field

On the Beat: Venables named nation’s top assistant coach; Watson wins Unitas award Charleston Post and Courier

Size advantage: Wake Forest play to their strength to beat Charlotte by 17 Winston Salem Journal