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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

December 19, 2017 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Pirates’ Winning Streak Halted By Charlotte…Khalil Barrett commits to ECU…SMU Faces Louisiana Tech In DXL Frisco Bowl…USF, SMU and Tulane earn Monday night wins…UCF’s Scott Frost wins Associated Press Coach of the Year…Getting by with less: Gap grows between FBS haves, have nots…I traded a Snickers bar for a $135 Redskins ticket…Falcons stay close in NFC South, beat Buccaneers 24-21

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • From the Anchor Desk
    Ahlers poised to lead ECU’s parade of recruits
  • Basketball
    Charlotte pulls away

ecupirates.com

  • Pirates’ Winning Streak Halted By Charlotte
  • National Signing Day Coverage, Celebration Event Set For Dec. 20

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Pirates smashed by 49ers
  • Pirates gain two commits, lose one

Charlotte uses big second half to uphend ECU, 69-50 WNCT 9

White, Charlotte race past East Carolina 69-50 WITN 7

ECU win streak ends vs. Charlotte WCTI 12

247 Sports

  • Charlotte 69, ECU 50: How it looked from the baseline
  • Nick Dennis flips to SMU
  • Khalil Barrett commits to ECU
  • ECU QB commit Holton Ahlers ready to start college career

Andrien White Scores 30 Points to Lead Charlotte Past ECU 69-50 Rivals.com

Charlotte 49ers, Andrien White topple East Carolina Charlotte Observer

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Game Preview: SMU Faces Louisiana Tech In DXL Frisco Bowl
  • USF, SMU and Tulane earn Monday night wins
  • Cincinnati’s Evans, SMU’s Chargois Earn Weekly Honors
  • Houston Rolls Past Incarnate Word 98-67 Monday
  • UCF, Houston and Wichita State Represented on Collegiate Baseball’s 2018 Preseason All-America List
  • ADN to Carry 15 American Women’s Basketball Games
  • USF’s Laksa, Cincinnati’s Thomas Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

The Associated Press

  • UCF’s Scott Frost wins Associated Press Coach of the Year
  • SMU ends Boise State streak with 86-63 win
  • Tulane stays perfect at home with 76-69 win over Nicholls
  • Banks, Jiggetts lead South Florida past Northern Arizona

Dallas News

  • Frisco Bowl preview: Can SMU get momentum for Sonny Dykes era with win over Louisiana Tech?
  • JUCO OL commits to Dykes, SMU over several P5 offers 
  • Jahmal McMurray’s debut gives SMU a new weapon as American Conference play approaches

Scott Frost wins AP coach of year honors after leading UCF to perfect season Orlando Sentinel

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF’s Brian Gregory livid over NCAA’s benching of Bulls freshman
  • USF reveals fewer than 1,100 tickets sold for Birmingham Bowl
  • Leavitt to remain Oregon’s DC

Philly.com

  • Stopping FIU QB McGough is key for Temple
  • Temple’s Ritrovato mowed down by the competition

Tulane rallies from 20-point second-half deficit to beat Nicholls New Orleans Advocate

Memphis has options during early signing period Memphis Commercial Appeal

TU visits OSU, looking for a fourth straight win Tulsa World

Preview Capsule: Oklahoma Vs. No. 1 UConn Hartford Courant

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • John Skipper, UNC grad and NC journalism hall of famer, resigning as president of ESPN
  • Why the federal tax overhaul plan could have a major impact on college sports
  • Now we know what it takes for the NCAA to sanction a school called UNC

Charlotte Observer

  • Getting by with less: Gap grows between FBS haves, have nots
  • Early signing day is almost here, but why have a college football signing day at all?

Winston Salem Journal

  • Clawson explains why early signing period is ‘insanity’
  • Wake Forest stretches winning streak to 6 games
  • Rams rally for improbable 69-67 win over Bulldogs

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • ODU quarterback Jordan Hoy to transfer
  • California junior college quarterback Jordan Hoy commits to ODU
  • Anonymous donors giving Virginia Tech $15.2 million for sports performance center

Columbia The State

  • Dabo Swinney reacts to former Clemson assistants earning head coaching jobs
  • Report: USC basketball received subpoena in Lamont Evans case
  • South Carolina-Clemson: How to watch, what to watch for
  • How Clemson is handling the early signing period

The Associated Press

  • West Virginia WR David Sills to return for senior season
  • Washington State’s Leach agrees to $20 million extension
  • Dogs’ Chubb, Michel happy they returned for senior seasons
  • 1st bowl game since 2008 for Florida Atlantic
  • Villanova still No. 1, Arizona State up to No. 3 in AP poll

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Panthers sale sparks buzz in political, business circles Winston Salem Journal

Charlotte Observer

  • 13 pieces of advice for the new owner of the Carolina Panthers
  • Dwight Howard is right: hangdog Charlotte Hornets unacceptable
  • Charlotte Hornets beat up on depleted New York Knicks
  • Charlotte Hornets get boost from Frank Kaminsky. How do they keep it coming?
  • NFL suspends Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis for vicious hit on Packers WR
  • NFL Overreactions: Refs to use stationary to make calls
  • Falcons stay close in NFC South, beat Buccaneers 24-21
  • Dieter Kurtenbach: Why the NFL needs to make big changes after the Cowboys-Raiders officiating debacle
  • KD shoots Warriors past Lakers 116-114 in OT on Kobe’s night

Commentary: I traded a Snickers bar for a $135 Redskins ticket Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Washington Post

  • Players were giving NFL the moment it needed, before an owner took it away
  • Jay Gruden ‘still a little sick over’ games that cost Redskins their season
  • Kirk Cousins: Successful NFL teams have continuity
  • Redskins’ Su’a Cravens accuses Loudoun police of racial profiling after November traffic stop
  • MLS denies D.C. United’s request to play all home matches at Audi Field

New York Times

  • The N.F.L. Shows Surprising Deference to Jerry Richardson
  • Jerry Richardson Is About to Cash In on His Abuse
  • Diddy’s Wish List: Buy the Carolina Panthers, Then Sign Colin Kaepernick
  • Why Doesn’t the N.F.L. Use Tracking Technology for First Down Calls?
  • Steelers Find New Level of Agony at the Hands of the Patriots
  • Steelers Find New Level of Agony at the Hands of the Patriots
  • Here’s What We Learned in N.F.L. Week 15
  • At ESPN, John Skipper Resigns as President, Citing Substance Addiction
  • For Kobe Bryant, a Double Salute, With Two Numbers Headed to the Rafters

The Associated Press

  • Falcons stay close in NFC South, beat Buccaneers 24-21
  • Shooting for 2: Lakers retire Kobe Bryant’s 8 and 24 jerseys
  • KD shoots Warriors past Lakers 116-114 in OT on Kobe’s night
  • World Cup leader Shiffrin leads giant slalom after 1st run
  • Report: Pistorius appeals sentence for killing girlfriend
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