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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupSunday, November 5, 2017

November 5, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Houston storms past ECU 52-27, drops Pirates to 2-7…Minshew sets completion record…Key moments haunt ECU again…East Carolina dismisses Rice from team for violating policy…Tulane loses to Cincinnati after series of late-game mishaps…No. 18 UCF narrowly passes road test, edges SMU…UConn Closes Rentschler Doors For 2017 With Record-Low Attendance Average…West Virginia beats No. 14 Iowa State 20-16…N.C. State goes down kicking, screaming and accusing…Unbeaten Hurricanes drain Hokies’ Coastal Division hopes…Mims’ 2 TDs help Fresno State beat BYU 20-13…Panthers open post-Benjamin era vs. NFC South rival Falcons…Redskins made do while Seahawks made moves. The contrast could be obvious Sunday.

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

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Pirates Fall At Houston ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Key moments haunt ECU again
  • Houston takes over against ECU

Minshew sets completion record as Pirates fall at Houston WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • Houston storms past ECU 52-27, drops Pirates to 2-7
  • Messiah Rice dismissed from ECU football program

Pirates crushed in Houston, failing to meet bowl eligibility The East Carolinian

King leads Houston past ECU Fayetteville Observer (AP)

247 Sports

  • ECU upended in Houston
  • What We Learned: ECU falls in Houston
  • Game Balls: East Carolina
  • Houston 52, ECU 27: Montgomery, players react
  • Messiah Rice dismissed from ECU football team

Houston Remains Hot After a 52-27 Win Over Error Prone East Carolina Rivals.com

Houston rolls to home victory over East Carolina Houston Chronicle

East Carolina dismisses Rice from team for violating policy USA Today

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Houston Gains Bowl Eligibility With Win Against ECU
  • UCF Gets To 8-0 With 31-24 Win at SMU
  • Cincinnati Gets Road Win At Tulane, 17-16
  • Flowers’ Career Day Pushes USF Past UConn
  • The Rise: Tailgate Edition
  • USF, UCF Face-Off In The American Women’s Soccer Championship

The Associated Press

  • Cincinnati survives tense game 17-16 against Tulane
  • Flowers 516 yards lead South Florida to 37-20 win at UConn
  • No. 15 UCF stays undefeated with 31-24 victory over SMU

AAC roundup: Quinton Flowers’ career day propels South Florida to 37-20 win at UConn Tulsa World

New Orleans Advocate

  • A homecoming letdown: Tulane loses to Cincinnati after series of late-game mishaps
  • ‘Always tough to lose that close’: Tulane laments its only missed field goal in loss to Cincinnati
  • WALKER: Tulane relapses into old ways in homecoming loss to Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati at Tulane: Guerry Smith’s top three thoughts

New Orleans Times Picayune

  • Missed opportunities prove critical in Tulane’s 17-16 homecoming loss to Cincinnati
  • Missed field goal stalls Tulane comeback as Cincinnati spoils homecoming, 17-16

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF journal: More milestones for Quinton Flowers
  • USF offense back on track in 37-20 win over UConn
  • Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-UConn

Hartford Courant

  • Jeff Jacobs: It’s Been An ‘Insane Ride’ For UConn Seniors
  • UConn Can’t Contain Quinton Flowers As South Florida Pulls Away
  • UConn Closes Rentschler Doors For 2017 With Record-Low Attendance Average

Orlando Sentinel

  • No. 18 UCF narrowly passes road test, edges SMU
  • UCF coach Scott Frost wasn’t just battling SMU, but Gators and ‘Huskers, too
  • UCF QB McKenzie Milton suffers through lackluster first half during win over SMU

Dallas News

  • No. 15 UCF stays undefeated with 31-24 victory over SMU 
  • Takeaways: SMU misses several opportunities in 31-24 loss to No. 18 UCF
  • One of SMU’s biggest bad habits rears its ugly head again as bid to upset UCF falls short

RB Kyle Wright decommits from Temple Philly.com

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Hokies fall hard to another top-10 opponent, this time Miami Hampton Roads Daily Press

‘Turnover Chain’ strikes again as Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech Washington Post

Columbia The State

  • Clemson moves closer to ACC crown, playoff berth with win at NC State
  • Brent Venables stayed calm at halftime, helped Clemson turn around game vs. NC State
  • South Carolina stays close but can’t topple Georgia
  • Moral victory? Muschamp says no way, but it was still a battle

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Clemson stuffs NC State in second half, rallies to win ACC showdown
  • Officials, penalties leave NC State frustrated after loss to Clemson
  • Pack’s Finley says he didn’t play well enough to beat Clemson
  • Like Saturday’s full moon, N.C. State’s season a promise unfulfilled

WRAL SportsFan

  • Opportunity to own Atlantic Division lost, others left for Pack
  • Best of Logan Zone

The Associated Press

  • Coastal time: No. 9 Miami beats No. 13 Virginia Tech 28-10
  • No. 6 Clemson holds off No. 20 NC State 38-31 in ACC
  • AP Top 25 Takeaways: Big Ten cracks up; Bedlam goes bananas
  • Bedlam: No. 8 Oklahoma outscores No. 11 Oklahoma State 62-52
  • Stanley, Hawkeyes throttle No. 3 Ohio State 55-24
  • Hurts, No. 1 Alabama hold off No. 19 LSU, 24-10
  • No. 24 Spartans wait out delay, upset No. 7 Penn State 27-24
  • Mims’ 2 TDs help Fresno State beat BYU 20-13
  • Tennessee beats Southern Miss 24-10 to snap 4-game skid
  • No. 5 Irish survive injury scares, beat Wake Forest 48-37
  • Benkert rallied Virginia past Georgia Tech, 40-36
  • West Virginia beats No. 14 Iowa State 20-16
  • Louisiana-Monroe hands App State first Sun Belt loss 52-45
  • Rice with 2 FGs, Old Dominion beats Charlotte 6-0

Winston Salem Journal

  • Deacons defense fails test against Notre Dame
  • Ed Hardin: N.C. State goes down kicking, screaming and accusing
  • Louisiana Monroe wins high-scoring, back-and-forth battle against App State
  • Unbeaten A&T notches record-breaking victory at Norfolk State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Unbeaten Hurricanes drain Hokies’ Coastal Division hopes
  • Monarchs snap 6-game skid with shutout of Charlotte at Foreman Field
  • Cavaliers survive Georgia Tech, become bowl eligible

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Winston Salem Journal

  • Panthers open post-Benjamin era vs. NFC South rival Falcons
  • Panthers’ Funchess takes promotion to No. 1 WR in stride
  • San Antonio’s Forbes scores 22 as Spurs beat Charlotte Hornets 108-101

Charlotte Observer

  • He said, she said: Which Panthers receiver is primed to step up against Atlanta?
  • Fearless predictions: Hornets’ Dwight Howard out of his comfort zone vs. KAT

Falcons want to run more, but Panthers may not agree with notion Atlanta Journal Constitution

Washington Post

  • Redskins made do while Seahawks made moves. The contrast could be obvious Sunday.
  • Five story lines to follow in Sunday’s Redskins-Seahawks game
  • 15 Redskins players on their favorite pizza chains
  • Matt Wieters exercises 2018 option, triggering $10.5 million salary
  • Tom Wilson scores twice, and Capitals beat Bruins for second straight win

The Associated Press

  • St. Pierre wins UFC title fight to cap night of new champs
  • Wilder knocks out Stiverne in 1st round

Gold: For struggling Canes, time is running out already WRAL Sportsfan

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