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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupThursday, December 7, 2017

December 7, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Pirates riding momentum swing…Arentewicz, Montini Named November Student-Athletes Of The Month…Chad Morris leaves SMU to accept Arkansas head coaching job…USF strikes apparel deal with Adidas …UCF sets record with Peach Bowl ticket sellout, fans will learn order status soon…ODU football dismisses receivers coach Arick Forrest…Former UVa, NFL player gets 40 years for investment fraud…Memphis coach Norvell agrees to 5-year, $13 million contract extension…Report: Jeremy Pruitt mulling offer from Vols…Golden State Warriors didn’t need Stephen Curry to cruise past the Charlotte Hornets…Panthers, Julius Peppers will face tough test on Sunday from Vikings’ ‘gray matter’…‘Pride in protecting’ Kirk Cousins pushes Redskins tackle Trent Williams through injury

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

The Bradsher Beat: Lady Pirates’ young guns growing up fast Bonesville.net

Arentewicz, Montini Named November Student-Athletes Of The Month ecupirates.com

Pirates riding momentum swing Greenville Daily Reflector

Pirates continue three-game winning streak with win against Campbell University The East Carolinian

247 Sports

  • 2017 in Review and a Look Ahead: Running Backs
  • WATCH: Zay Jones mic’d up versus Patriots

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • The American Huddle: Football Championship Recap
  • UCF’s Frost Named Home Depot Coach of the Year
  • American Teams Go 3-0 on Wednesday

The Associated Press

  • Arkansas hires SMU’s Chad Morris as new football coach
  • Former SMU and NFL coach Ron Meyer dies at 76

Dallas News

  • Chad Morris leaves SMU to accept Arkansas head coaching job
  • Chad Morris’ exit to Arkansas is the inevitable reality for schools like SMU
  • ‘Wow Coach’: SMU commits react to Chad Morris bolting for Arkansas
  • Source: SMU O-line coach Dustin Fry to take same job under Chad Morris at Arkansas
  • Source: Jeff Traylor to serve as SMU interim coach as Mustangs lobby on Twitter for him to get full-time job

Arkansas hires SMU’s Chad Morris, a former TU assistant, as new football coach Tulsa World

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • Norvell agrees to 5-year, $13 million contract extension
  • Norvell’s new contract also will benefit his staff

USF strikes apparel deal with Adidas Tampa Bay Times

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF sets record with Peach Bowl ticket sellout, fans will learn order status soon
  • New UCF defensive coordinator Randy Shannon brings experience to Knights
  • Scott Frost named the Home Depot Coach of the Year

Philly.com

  • Temple outlasts Wisconsin as Shizz Alston scores 22
  • Temple players assess Army and Navy after facing both

Annapolis Capital

  • Hawk family has divided loyalties going into annual Army-Navy game
  • High overcame adversity to make it through Naval Academy, earn starting spot at fullback
  • For Navy senior Craig Scott, it’s been no sacrifice for a greater calling

UConn Men: Five Takeaways From The Loss To Syracuse Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

  • Hot shooting Tulane cruises past Southern 95-76
  • Former LSU QB Lindsey Scott Jr. says Tulane recruiting him hardest after junior college title

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Tar Heels feel ‘pretty good’ about 9-1 start heading into exam break
  • Ten years after a bloody, broken nose, former Duke-UNC rivals start a podcast

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ODU football dismisses receivers coach Arick Forrest
  • Virginia Tech continues hot shooting in rout of Radford

Columbia The State

  • Clemson players wanted Alabama
  • Practice makes better as South Carolina puts away Wyoming
  • Frank Martin: Marketing department needs to help draw fans
  • Kurt Roper officially out as South Carolina offensive coordinator
  • With South Carolina’s new opening, how competitively Gamecocks football pays
  • South Carolina football: Some offensive coordinator names to think about
  • Might Will Muschamp go outside the box for first time for offensive hire?
  • Gamecocks commit Dakereon Joyner speaks out on ‘rumors’ following Roper departure

The Associated Press

  • AP Player of the Year finalists: Mayfield, Love, Jackson
  • Could regional flavor of CFP cause fans to tune out?
  • Former UVa, NFL player gets 40 years for investment fraud
  • Barkley, Jewell highlight AP All-Big Ten team
  • PODCAST: What’s next for Oregon _ and the College Football Playoff?
  • FAU’s Singletary named C-USA’s MVP; UAB’s Clark top coach
  • Dana Dimel named coach at UTEP, coming off winless season
  • Oklahoma’s Andrews wins Mackey Award as top tight end

Meet Jeremy Pruitt, a man who’d never heard of asparagus and is now Tennessee’s reported new head coach  SB Nation

Knoxville News

  • Report: Jeremy Pruitt mulling offer from Vols
  • UT Vols football: A timeline of the coaching search…
  • NCAA president criticizes Vols’ coaching search

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Golden State Warriors didn’t need Stephen Curry to cruise past the Charlotte Hornets
  • Surgical Warriors gave Hornets plenty to ponder Wednesday. Here’s the postmortem.
  • Steph Curry’s stand-in is … ex-Duke star Quinn Cook? How he did in first NBA start
  • Panthers, Julius Peppers will face tough test on Sunday from Vikings’ ‘gray matter’
  • Week 14 NFL picks: Everything you heard about last week’s lock is true

Hornets coach Clifford out indefinitely with ‘health issue’Fayetteville Observer

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Canes have high hopes that defensemen can lead playoff push. How it’s going so far. 
  • Feast or famine? A closer look at the Carolina Panthers’ playoff scenarios

Washington Post

  • ‘Pride in protecting’ Kirk Cousins pushes Redskins tackle Trent Williams through injury
  • No playoffs? No job security? Zach Brown plays on.
  • Can Doctson to be the Redskins’ No. 1 receiver in 2018?
  • Steelers’ Ryan Shazier moved to Pittsburgh to continue treatment for spinal injury
  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell signs contract extension worth as much as $40M annually
  • NFL will consider college-style targeting rule for next season
  • Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson chalk up four points each as Capitals rout Blackhawks

New York Times

  • N.F.L. Extends Roger Goodell’s Contract, Ending Weeks of Discord
  • Russia Won’t Keep Athletes Home, Putin Says After Olympics Ban
  • The I.O.C. Finally Stops Tiptoeing. And Russia Pays the Price.
  • The Side Door Into Pyeongchang
  • Did Russia Get Off Easy in Olympic Ban? Read the Fine Print
  • Overhaul of the Giants Starts With a Return to Eli Manning
  • Kathy Carter Joins a Crowded Race for U.S. Soccer President
  • New This Season in a Canadian Hockey League: Road Trips to China

The Associated Press

  • NFL commissioner Goodell signs 5-year contract extension
  • LeBron hits big 3, scores 32 as Cavaliers win 13th straight
  • Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon sued for sexual harassment
  • Westbrook is ready to face Mexico City’s altitude
  • Michigan sports doctor facing long sentence for child porn

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