Aggies add to angst…SUMMERS: Promises more easily made than kept…Scottie Montgomery addresses potential staff changes…Four ECU opponents in current USA Today Top 25 Football Poll…Enjoying JMU, the FCS and what a real football playoff looks like…Florida hires Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen…Tennessee was set to hire a coach, fan revolt derails it…Texas A&M fires Kevin Sumlin…Masked by middling play, off-field missteps, the Panthers lurk near the top of the NFC…Banged-up Redskins prepare for 2nd consecutive Thursday game…NFL Week 12: Rams topple Saints; Broncos, Raiders brawl; Julio Jones has a banner day

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Insights from Brett
  Montgomery vows Pirates will go bowling in 2018
• Basketball
  A&T takes 87-81 win at ECU

ecupirates.com

• Aggies’ Offense Gets Past The Pirates
• Claytor Named All-Tournament Team Following Pirates’ 66-63 Win

Greenville Daily Reflector

• SUMMERS: Promises more easily made than kept
• Aggies add to angst

Aggies top Pirates for first time in history WNCT 9

N.C. A&T takes down ECU 87-81, wins first-ever game vs. Pirates WITN 7

The East Carolinian

• ECU volleyball defeats Cincinnati in seniors final game at Minges
• Pirates overmatched by Memphis in final game of 2017 season
• Rutgers hands men’s basketball team their third loss

247 Sports

• ECU drops another disappointing home game
• Scottie Montgomery addresses potential staff changes

Pirates Fall 87-81 to N.C. A&T Rivals.com

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Women’s Basketball: Four Teams Tab Wins Sunday
• Football Feature – Favorite NFL Teams
• Power Plays: Week 13

The Associated Press

• Powell leads LaSalle in a comeback win over Temple, 87-83
• Eastern Michigan pulls away from USF in 65-47 win
• St John’s edges UCF 46-43; both shoot under 28 percent
• Jaylen Barford leads Arkansas rout of UConn 102-67
• Georgia State hands Tulane first loss, 70-59

Memphis reaches new heights in national polls Memphis Commercial Appeal

Orlando Sentinel

• ABC finds ratings hit with the 2017 UCF, USF rivalry
• St. John’s edges UCF for third place at AdvoCare Invitational
• UCF sticks to selfless identity during win over USF

USF men go cold from field, lose to Eastern Michigan Tampa Bay Times

Philly.com

• La Salle rallies from 11-point deficit to beat Temple
• Temple bowl game possibilities include Hawaii, Boca Raton

Hartford Courant

• UConn Football: On To Offseason Rebuilding
• Arkansas Blows Out UConn Men On Last Day Of PK80

Tulane upbeat about future after heartbreaking loss to SMU New Orleans Advocate

Tulane basketball win streak ends with loss at Georgia State New Orleans Times Picayune

Dallas News

• Report: After rumors about SMU’s Chad Morris, Ole Miss to make Matt Luke permanent head coach
• Courtland Sutton tweets tribute to SMU fans after final home game

Wichita State volleyball will host in NCAA Tournament for first time Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• How Notre Dame’s loss shakes up the ACC bowl order
• Duke, with boost from Bagley, comes from behind again and beats Florida
• UNC goes cold in 63-45 defeat against Michigan State

Comment: Enjoying JMU, the FCS and what a real football playoff looks like Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• Scouting Clemson’s next opponent: The Miami Hurricanes
• Will Muschamp’s solution to closing the gap with Clemson
• Reports: Tennessee was set to hire a coach, fan revolt derails it
• Florida hires Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen
• South Carolina report card: Mostly bad, slightly less bad than it could’ve been
• Dabo responds to Brent Venables being mentioned as head coaching candidate
• Texas A&M fires Kevin Sumlin

The Associated Press

• Top-ranked Duke rallies for 87-84 victory over No. 7 Florida
• AP Top Heat Check: After shakeup, greatest Saturday ever

Washington Post

• Greg Schiano’s history at Penn State may have cost him Tennessee job
• In Dan Mullen, Florida gets nice consolation prize after losing out on Chip Kelly