Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, November 19, 2017

ECU routs Cincinnati 48-20 on Senior Day, improves to 3-8…Surprise with Sirk proves effective…Trevon Brown sets ECU single-game, AAC receiving record…Memphis Claims West Division With Win Against SMU…No. 14 UCF rolls Temple 45-19, heads to War on I-4 unbeaten…Wake Forest holds on to edge N.C. State…

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Seniors have their day
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery
• Audio Feature
  Postgame Presser

ecupirates.com

• ECU Rolls Past Cincinnati, 48-20
• Spiders Hand Pirates Their First Home Loss, 65-64

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates get big senior day win
• Surprise with Sirk proves effective
• Spiders edge ECU by 1 point

Pirates hammer Cincinnati on senior day Washington Daily News

WNCT 9

• Pirates suffer first home loss to Richmond
• Brown’s record day leads Pirates over Cincinnati

WITN 7

• ECU routs Cincinnati 48-20 on Senior Day, improves to 3-8
• Spiders Hand Pirates Their First Home Loss, 65-64

ECU Wins on Senior Day WCTI 12

247 Sports

• Pirates blast Bearcats
• Trevon Brown sets ECU single-game, AAC receiving record
• WATCH: Jimmy Williams fights his way into the end zone
• Jimmy Williams scores memorable touchdown on Senior Day
• Five observations from ECU’s 48-20 win over Cincinnati
• What we learned from ECU’s big win over Cincinnati
• ECU 48, Cincinnati 20: How it looked from the sidelines
• Quick Reaction: Official visitors give take on win over Cincy

PI Postgame: ECU 48-20 Winners Over Visiting Cincinnati Rivals.com

ECU football picks up win on senior day, 48-20 over Cincinnati Fayetteville Observer

UC bottoms out with loss to ECU Fox 19

Prep Swimming: Salisbury’s Morrison to ECU Salisbury Post

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Brown Sets Conference Record As ECU Tops Cincinnati
• Memphis Claims West Division With Win Against SMU
• UCF Beats Temple; Awaits USF For East Division Crown Friday
• Navy Can’t Hold Off Notre Dame Rally
• UConn Falls To Boston College at Fenway
• Banks, Encalade Push Tulane Past Houston

The Associated Press

• E. Carolina dumps Cincinnati 48-20 behind Minshew and Brown
• Memphis defeats SMU 66-45 to claim AAC West Division title
• No. 14 UCF rolls Temple 45-19, heads to War on I-4 unbeaten
• SMU coasts to 72-37 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff
• BC beats UConn 39-16 in wind and rain at Fenway Park
• Wimbush rallies No. 9 Notre Dame past Navy, 24-17
• McSpadden’s 18 helps UCF rally past William & Mary 75-64
• Corey Davis’ putback wins it for Houston, 68-66

Orlando Sentinel

• No. 15 UCF rolls to victory over Temple, improves to 10-0
• UCF coach Scott Frost knocks down report he is close to taking Nebraska job
• UCF basketball defeats William & Mary, improves to 3-0

Tampa Bay Times

• No. 14 UCF rolls Temple 45-19, heads to War on I-4 unbeaten
• On the eve of USF-Indiana, what have we learned about the Bulls?

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Mike Norvell reacts after Memphis wins AAC West division title
• Memphis 66, SMU 45: 5 things we learned
• Memphis 66, SMU 45: Best and worst moments

‘It’s hard to win when you have to score 67 points’ — SMU’s defense hits rock bottom in loss to Memphis Dallas News

Philly.com

• Temple’s Jullian Taylor has a career performance in his home finale
• Temple outclassed by Central Florida at the Linc
• Temple tops Auburn, advances to Charleston final

Hartford Courant

• UConn No Match For Boston College; Huskies Lose, 39-16, At Fenway
• UConn Notebook: BC’s Dillon Ran Over, Through The Huskies

Navy football nurses its QBs but stays game in loss to Notre Dame Washington Post

Lewis starts, Abey finishes for Navy in narrow loss to Notre Dame Annapolis Capital

UH stumbles in loss to Tulane Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest holds on to edge N.C. State
• Deacons deny Wolfpack, keep goals intact
• Ed Hardin: A&T defeats Central on a wild and windy day

Charlotte Observer

• Painful loss at Wake Forest adds to NC State’s misery
• Emeka Emezie apologizes, but this N.C. State loss was bigger than any one player
• South Carolina did what it should against Wofford, but opportunity looms next week
• How shaky shooting cost Charlotte 49ers in loss to Charleston
• How UNC’s seniors kept things together, embraced final home victory against Western Carolina
• Its bowl hopes all but gone, Duke attacked its shortcomings head on and won

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion scores in final minute to rally past Rice, keep bowl hopes alive
• Virginia blows pair of 14-point leads, helping No. 2 Miami win 15th in a row
• Hokies use goal-line stand to hold off Pittsburgh in home finale

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Badgers’ close up; Cardiac ‘Cane return
• Ehlinger leads Texas over No. 24 WVU 28-14; Grier injured
• Wake Forest’s offense wakes up
• Wolford, Wake Forest upset No. 25 NC State 30-24
• No. 2 Miami finishes on 30-0 run, tops Virginia 44-28
• No. 5 Wisconsin wins slugfest against No. 19 Michigan 24-10
• Mayfield snubbed as No. 3 Sooners roll 41-3 win over Kansas
• Where’s Gruden? All of Knoxville is wondering
• Storm wreaks havoc during LSU-Tennessee game
• Georgia completes rampage through SEC East
• Bentley’s 3 TDs lead Gamecocks to 31-10 win over Wofford
• North Carolina beats Western Carolina 65-10
• Duke snaps 6-game skid in 43-20 win over Georgia Tech
• UMass wins a game on the road, hands BYU its 9th loss, 16-10
• Old Dominion edges past Rice 24-21

Washington Post

• College football winners and losers: Georgia, Wisconsin, Miami keep pace in playoff race
• Virginia sees upset bid snatched away