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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupFriday, December 8, 2017

December 8, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Blackwell Returns To ECU Program As Defensive Coordinator…ECU defensive coordinator Robert Prunty named Hampton’s new head coach…Houston’s Oliver Wins Outland Trophy…Tennessee hires Alabama defensive coordinator to be new Vols coach…Jones makes game-saving INT, Falcons beats Saints 20-17…Dallas businessman signs purchase agreement to buy controlling interest in Hurricanes

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

View from the East: Going … but not forgotten Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

  • Blackwell Returns To ECU Program As Defensive Coordinator
  • Morris Announces the Addition of Minette Van Vreden

ECU names Blackwell DC Greenville Daily Reflector

Blackwell returns to ECU as defensive coordinator Washington Daily News

WNCT 9

  • Blackwell returns to ECU program as defensive coordinator
  • Former Pirate Defensive Coordinator Robert Prunty Named Head Coach at Hampton

247 Sports

  • ECU hires David Blackwell as defensive coordinator
  • ECU DL coach Robert Prunty hired as Hampton head coach
  • How much ECU assistant coaches made this past season
  • 2017 in Review and a Look Ahead: Running Backs
  • WATCH: Zay Jones mic’d up versus Patriots

David Blackwell Named Defensive Coordinator at East Carolina Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Houston’s Oliver Wins Outland Trophy
  • Campus Connect – Tulane SAAC Raises Awareness for Mental Health

Annapolis Capital

  • Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper returns to practice
  • 2017 Army-Navy football game coverage
  • Navy senior cornerbacks bring different personalities to the field

Tampa Bay Times

  • Donations toward USF football facility at $6 million and counting
  • Winners and losers on college football’s coaching carousel

Dallas News

  • Who is SMU interim head coach Jeff Traylor?
  • Chad Morris addresses emotional goodbye to SMU during Arkansas introductory press conference
  • Report: Former Cal coach Sonny Dykes a name to watch at SMU
  • Former SMU standout Eric Dickerson wants another former Mustang to get the head coaching job

Longtime UCF football assistant Sean Beckton will join Scott Frost at Nebraska Orlando Sentinel

Memphis KR Tony Pollard named all-American Memphis Commercial Appeal

UConn Football Lands Choate Recruit; Robinson IV To Leave University Hartford Courant

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ECU defensive coordinator Robert Prunty named Hampton’s new head coach
  • College football needs an 8-team playoff. Just don’t expect it to happen anytime soon
  • U.Va.’s Quin Blanding, Micah Kiser named to Walter Camp All-America team
  • Trio with local ties named to inaugural class of U.Va. Baseball Hall of Fame

Knoxville News

  • Jeremy Pruitt agrees to 6-year deal to be Vols head coach
  • Adams: Can another ‘Alabama guy’ save the Vols?
  • Names emerge for Pruitt’s first staff at UT
  • ‘Thorough’ search leaves Fulmer happy with hire
  • UT Vols football: Pruitt’s plans reflect…

Columbia The State

  • Tennessee hires Alabama defensive coordinator to be new Vols coach
  • ‘Complete insanity’: Dabo explains voting Ohio State ahead of Alabama
  • The case for Bobby Bentley as South Carolina’s offensive coordinator
  • It’s official: USC’s Hayden Hurst is turning pro

The Associated Press

  • Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield named the AP Player of the Year
  • Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield won’t change, despite critics
  • Back-to-back Heisman? Jackson looks even better this year
  • Heisman Trophy winner and finalist Lamar Jackson at a glance
  • Jeremy Pruitt believes he can restore Tennessee’s reputation
  • Bryce Love leads the way on AP All-Pac-12 team
  • Harbaugh in favor of 16-team college football playoffs

 

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Jones makes game-saving INT, Falcons beats Saints 20-17
  • Vikings’ game plan? ‘Keep on hitting’ Panthers QB Cam Newton, just like last year
  • Greg Olsen is Panthers’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for third straight year
  • Carolina Panthers’ defenders say ejecting players for targeting would be a tough call
  • They may be Captain Munnerlyn’s friends, but 2 Vikings pose a big threat to Panthers

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Dallas businessman signs purchase agreement to buy controlling interest in Hurricanes
  • With sale agreement in place, Hurricanes can finally look to future
  • Burns scores game winner in Sharks 5-4 win over Hurricanes

Washington Post

  • Redskins players acknowledge risk, but take Ryan Shazier injury in stride
  • Brewer: Williams is at the line between courageous and foolish
  • Is Williams a hoarder? Cousins thinks so.
  • Nick Sundberg’s Loads of Love program aims to wash away absenteeism
  • Wizards struggle early, rally late to blot out the Suns

New York Times

  •  ‘No Two Are Exactly the Same’: How the Heisman Trophy Is Made
  • Jahlil Okafor Headed to Nets in Trade With 76ers
  • N.B.A. Plans to Put a Minor League Team in Mexico City
  • Gymnastics Doctor Who Abused Patients Gets 60 Years for Child Pornography
  • After Questioning Security at South Korean Olympics, Officials Say U.S. Looks Forward to Participating
  • In Cricket, Fixing Concerns Rise as Bets and Matches Multiply
  • N.F.L. Picks Week 14: N.F.C. Offers a Playoff Preview
  • Goff and Wentz, Top 2 Picks in 2016, Will Finally Meet on the Field

The Associated Press

  • Falcons’ Deion Jones saves his best for the Saints
  • Shiffrin fastest in foggy slalom leg of World Cup combined
  • US team still planning for Olympics despite confusion
  • Report: Youngest Ball brothers sign with same agent as Lonzo

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