Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016

Pirates win first league opener under Lebo…Elijah Hughes delivers career night in ECU victory…William And Mary Women Outlast East Carolina, 82-72…Cowboys Worked Out 3 Players Including DT Michael Brooks…USF Takes On South Carolina in Birmingham Bowl…No. 16 Stanford, minus McCaffery, ready for Sun Bowl vs UNC…Gus Malzahn talks about time at Tulsa, Lincoln Riley’s two-year success and Auburn’s matchup with Sooners

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Pirates take AAC opener Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Hughes Leads ECU To Conference Opening Win Over USF
• William And Mary Women Outlast East Carolina, 82-72

Pirates win AAC opener  Greenville Daily Reflector

Pirates win first league opener under Lebo Washington Daily News

East Carolina football experiences offseason losses The East Carolinian

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Cincinnati, UCF, Houston Earn Road Wins; ECU Defends Home Court
• USF Takes On South Carolina in Birmingham Bowl
• Memphis Women Upset Vanderbilt; Tulane’s Vorpahl Scores 1,000th Career Point

USF motivated heading into Birmingham Bowl Florida Today

Tampa Bay Times

• USF: Don’t expect bowl doldrums that plagued other AAC teams
• More USF records set to fall in Birmingham
• USF ticket sales for Birmingham Bowl at 3,200

Louk’s Closer Look: Birmingham Bowl Edition gousfbulls.com

On the Beat: Prospect of position change led QB Quinton Flowers to spurn Muschamp for USF Charleston Post & Courier

Game day objectives: South Florida The Big Spur

Columbia The State

• Birmingham Bowl: 5 storylines for USC vs. USF
• Picking Flowers: Stopping USF QB key for South Carolina
• USC has last chance to prove doubters wrong
• Birmingham Bowl Guide: USC vs. USF TV details, depth chart and more

Philly.com

• Temple tests Cincinnati but falls short
• Temple’s Enechionyia continues to struggle
• Temple hiring Coastal Carolina’s offensive coordinator

UC extends streak to 4 games with Temple win Cincinnati Enquirer

Matt Williams helps lead UCF to win in AAC opener Orlando Sentinel

Kain Harris’ career-high 25 not enough for Tulane in AAC opener against UCF New Orleans Advocate

Tulane’s first-half lead fades as UCF rolls to an 85-72 win New Orleans Times Picayune

Oklahoma football: Gus Malzahn talks about time at Tulsa, Lincoln Riley’s two-year success and Auburn’s matchup with Sooners Tulsa World

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Columbia The State

• Ohio State star still close with Clemson assistant
• Dexter Lawrence arrived at Clemson ready for impact

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC reaches the end of the road in El Paso
• UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky keeps teammates in suspense, too
• NC State puts on show, picks up sixth straight win
• Tar Heels ride Monmouth’s 3 second-half technical fouls to 102-74 win

One of coach Justin Fuente’s first goals with Hokies: Get to 10 wins Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Wake Forest’s win in Military Bowl carries weight Winston Salem Journal

The Associated Press

• Kaaya’s 4 TDs lead Miami past No. 14 West Virginia, 31-14
• Jackson powers Northwestern past Pitt in Pinstripe Bowl
• Ertz accounts for 3 TDs, K-State tops Texas A&M 33-28
• Williams leads Utah past Indiana 26-24 in Foster Farms Bowl
• Big Guys, Big Plays: Alabama, Clemson go jumbo on offense
• Comeback: Williams gives Clemson another playoff weapon
• Orange Bowl meltdown led Ohio State to overhaul defense
• No. 16 Stanford, minus McCaffery, ready for Sun Bowl vs UNC
• FSU father-son duo first in ACC to reach 1,000-point club
• No. 21 Oregon upsets No. 2 UCLA on Brooks’ 3-pointer

Virginia basketball knocks off No. 6 Louisville, 61-53 Washington Post