Zay Jones Earns Five More All-America Selections…Stepping Up: Coaching carousel could help ECU…Patient approach works for Sheppard…Two Pirates Compete At FINA World Championships

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ECU women brace for league gauntlet Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Zay Jones Earns Five More All-America Selections
• Two Pirates Compete At FINA World Championships
• Barnes Announces First East Carolina Lacrosse Recruiting Class

Patient approach works for Sheppard Greenville Daily Reflector

Stepping Up: Coaching carousel could help ECU Washington Daily News

Local stars: Falcons’ Hardy nabs third TD catch of season New Bern Sun Journal

The East Carolinian

• ECU graduate Harold Varner III wins first PGA title
• ECU signs 11-year-old Galaska to team

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• USF Comes Back for Home Win
• Lawson, Ona Embo Receive Weekly Awards
• American Athletic Conference Announces Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors
• Women’s Soccer: Three Named to 2016 TDS Women’s Best XI teams
• Indoor Track and Field: Week Two Recap sees multiple personal bests set

The Associated Press

• South Florida edges Bethune-Cookman 79-73 in overtime
• Australian Harry Froling leaving SMU, disappointed in role
• Jones hits 5 3s, Howard scores 13 as Penn beats UCF 58-49

Philly.com

• Source: Temple close to naming new coach
• Villanova can make Big Five history vs. Temple
• Temple football recruiting update

Houston Chronicle

• Major Applewhite finds perfect with UH football
• UH says Todd Orlando has standing offer to stay with Cougars
• Texas rejects offer to play UH as way to lower Tom Herman’s…
• Details of Major Applewhite’s UH contract unveiled

Philip Montgomery’s TU contract extended to 2022 Tulsa World

UC in Top 25, but 3-point shooting lags Cincinnati Enquirer

Memphis Tigers guard Crawford: A model of consistency Memphis Commercial Appeal

Australian Harry Froling bolts from SMU after 10 games, depleting Mustangs’ depth Dallas Morning News

Orlando Sentinel

• Turnovers haunt UCF during loss to Penn
• UCF driven to win bowl, avoid losing season

Tampa Bay Times

• Jones: Tampa Bay ahead of the curve in hiring African-American football
• Public invited to meet Charlie Strong
• USF rallies from 19 down, beats Bethune-Cookman in overtime
• Freshman DB Armunz Mathews leaves USF

USF sees first player transfer since Charlie Strong hire College Football Talk – NBC Sports

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Temple will not interview Bobby Wilder for vacant head coaching position Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Hampton Roads Daily Press

• ODU offers Wilder new contract
• Virginia Tech AD shares initiative to increase Hokie Club to 25,000 members

Lane Kiffin reportedly is headed to coach Florida Atlantic Washington Post

How Lane Kiffin ended up as FAU’s coach USA Today

Appalachian State coach Scott Satterfield says he has ‘a great job’ Winston Salem Journal

Report: Western Kentucky hires Notre Dame OC Mike Sanford as head coach College Football Talk – NBC Sports

Raleigh News and Observer

• QB Daniel Jones secures future with Duke after debut season
• Villanova, top 11 remain the same in AP men’s hoops poll

The Associated Press

• Alabama, Ohio State and Heisman winner lead AP All-Americans
• Top-10 matchup of powers Kentucky, UNC headlines week ahead

Columbia The State

• Clemson’s Schmidt, Pitt’s Conner cancer-free and close friends
• Gamecocks can’t hold on against Seton Hall