Another Minges doubleheader on tap…ECU Looks To Get Back To .500 Against The Hornets…Lady Pirates Host Norfolk State for Salute to Service…American Caps A Remarkable Year With Saturday’s Championship…Tigers aim to end journey with title, New Year’s bowl…Despite Nebraska distractions, Scott Frost says UCF dialed in for AAC title game…Why Clemson coach Dabo Swinney glad his hiring predated ‘cyber juries’…Tennessee will need years to recover from past week…Jimbo Fisher leaving Florida State for Texas A&M…This year’s Redskins debacle came four weeks earlier, but the result is the same…Grabner scores 3 to lead Rangers in 5-1 win over Hurricanes

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU Looks To Get Back To .500 Against The Hornets
• GAMEDAY: Pirates Host Norfolk State for Salute to Service

Another Minges doubleheader on tap Greenville Daily Reflector

247 Sports

• Winstead ready to get started at ECU after in-home visit
• Two ECU commits set to play in state semifinals this weekend
• Montgomery going in-home with two commits Friday
• Minges helps will Pirates to big rivalry victory

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• American Stories: American Caps A Remarkable Year With Saturday’s Championship
• Houston Tabs Fourth Straight Win Over UT Arlington Friday Night
• No. 20 Shockers advance to Second Round of NCAA Tournament with 3-0 win over Radford

As AAC strives for Power 6, CFP rankings show long way to go The Associated Press

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Calkins: Tigers aim to end journey with title, New Year’s bowl
• Memphis vs. UCF: 3 keys to the AAC title game
• Memphis vs. Mercer preview: 3 storylines to watch

Despite Nebraska distractions, Scott Frost says UCF dialed in for AAC title game Orlando Sentinel

Tampa Bay Times

• UCF’s foes in AAC title game: Memphis, and USF hangover
• One possible reason Charlie Strong isn’t aboard coaching carousel
• College football game day: conference title games edition

UH faces tournament-level test in Arkansas Houston Chronicle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• College football: Saturday’s championships to watch
• Will Clemson replace Alabama? ESPN’s College GameDay crew: Tigers the next dynasty
• Why Clemson coach Dabo Swinney glad his hiring predated ‘cyber juries’
• UNC defeats Davidson as Luke Maye has a happy homecoming
• Early-season grind getting UNC ready for return trip to Charlotte

Raleigh News and Observer

• Dave Doeren’s new five-year contract approved by NC State trustees
• Payton Wilson, who decommitted from UNC, announces he’s going to NC State instead

Columbia The State

• Clemson-Miami ‘not going to come down to a chain’
• Reports: Roper interviews, name ‘increasingly involved’ with open job
• South Carolina torn between two Florida bowls, pundit says

The Associated Press

• No. 11 USC beats No. 14 Stanford 31-28 for Pac-12 title
• Pac-12 uses tarps to cover up empty seats at title game
• Frantic college football week from Kelly back to Fisher out
• Tennessee names Fulmer AD, places Currie on paid leave
• Column: Tennessee will need years to recover from past week
• Jimbo Fisher resigns at Florida State to take Texas A&M job
• Not over yet: Ole Miss plans to appeal 2-year postseason ban
• Ohio St QB Barrett likely to play vs Badgers despite surgery

Washington Post

• College football’s championship weekend will be a lesson in the art of the rematch
• SEC carousel features some good, some bad — and Tennessee
• Vols fire AD John Currie, replace him with Phillip Fulmer
• Jimbo Fisher leaving Florida State for Texas A&M
• NCAA hits Ole Miss with additional ban, Freeze with suspension
• Final weekend could set a clear field — or leave a trainwreck
• Georgia Tech lost to Grambling in the worst possible way