Turnovers Costly In ECU Loss To UCF…UCF Goes For Perfection Against Auburn In Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl…No. 21 Cincinnati Routs Memphis in American Opener…CFP semifinals: Back on New Year’s Day with Southern flavor…Falcons clinch playoff spot, beat Panthers 22-10 on Bryant’s 5 field goals …Redskins fail to reach .500 against lowly Giants…After long drought, Bills in playoffs…Raiders fire coach Jack Del Rio after 6-10 season…Sabres Return to Spotlight for the Winter Classic’s 10th Anniversary
Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines
Bonesville.net
Turnovers Costly In ECU Loss To UCF ecupirates.com
Knights roll in Minges Greenville Daily Reflector
Pirates drop second straight AAC game in loss to UCF WNCT 9
ECU drops second straight conference game 247 Sports
East Carolina Falls to UCF 59-39 Rivals.com
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Game Preview: UCF Goes For Perfection Against Auburn In Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
- Davis, Lockdown Defense Send UCF Past ECU, 59-39
- No. 21 Cincinnati Routs Memphis in American Opener
- SMU Pulls Away In Second Half, Rolls Past USF
- UConn, USF Win Conference Openers
The Associated Press
- Auburn, past ‘sad’ SEC loss, faces UCF in Peach Bowl
- Davis has double-double in UCF’s 59-39 victory over ECU
- Milton scores 14, SMU smothers South Florida, 79-39
- Igbanu scores 15, Tulsa controls boards, beats Tulane 65-56
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF’s torrid love affair with Scott Frost to end way too soon against Auburn
- UCF driven to correct mistakes, shut down Auburn offense in Peach Bowl
- Auburn All-American corner Carlton Davis will miss Peach Bowl matchup with UCF
Analysis: UC crushes Memphis in AAC opener Cincinnati Enquirer
Coming up empty: Tulane follows big win at Temple with bad loss to Tulsa New Orleans Advocate
Takeaways: SMU ends 2017 with a blowout win over South Florida Dallas News
Martins Igbanu, Sterling Taplin score 15 apiece in TU win at Tulane Tulsa World
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Columbia The State
- Sugar Bowl gameday guide: Clemson vs. Alabama TV info, watch online, more
- Connolly’s prediction: Who wins another classic showdown between Alabama and Clemson?
- Outback Bowl gameday guide: USC vs. Michigan TV info, depth chart, more
- Breiner’s prediction: What South Carolina needs to do to take down Michigan
- South Carolina hopes to make another deposit into program’s future in Outback Bowl
- Here’s the reason South Carolina is an underdog against Michigan
Charleston Post & Courier
- Breaking down No. 1 Clemson vs No. 4 Alabama
- Clemson’s Kelly Bryant faces biggest test yet against Alabama, has used naysayers as motivation for months
- For Dabo Swinney, Bishop England’s Drew Costa a difference-maker
- Dabo Swinney explains why No. 1 Clemson chose to practice at Tulane instead of Superdome for Sugar Bowl
- Clemson Tiger fans’ roar heard through New Orleans’ French Quarter
- Head to head: South Carolina vs. Michigan
- Gamecocks’ new-look offense still has to overcome stellar Michigan defense
Raleigh News and Observer
- With bitter Orange Bowl loss behind them, Hurricanes turn focus to 2018
- Duke basketball freshman Jordan Tucker is transferring
- Tar Heels, in search of new identity, still finding their way
Winston Salem Journal
- Wolford’s career wrapped up impressively
- The perfect play that won Clemson the 2017 national championship
The Associated Press
- CFP semifinals: Back on New Year’s Day with Southern flavor
- Alabama-Clemson becomes college football’s best new rivalry
- Rosy outlook: Riley, Smart took over playoff-potential teams
- Optics or reality? Southeast US reigns over college football
- Miami’s 2017: A Coastal title, drama, struggles and a chain
- Michigan, South Carolina eye 9 wins, solid finish in Outback
- Murray lone heir apparent among 5-star backup QBs in playoff
- Penn State running back Saquon Barkley entering NFL draft
- Sports in 2018: Long on hype, short on new faces, suspense
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Falcons clinch playoff spot, beat Panthers 22-10 on Bryant’s 5 field goals Winston Salem Journal
Charlotte Observer
- Offense sputters, Carolina’s playoff fate decided during loss to Atlanta
- Panthers’ championship-caliber defense should be furious. (Looking at you, offense.)
- Cam Newton’s postgame reaction to Panthers’ forgettable finale? Not what you expected
- Panthers’ Greg Olsen upset about getting hit in the face
- Panthers could have had a prettier playoff picture. Here’s why it’s not as bad as it seems.
- Hornets fall despite big night from Kemba Walker in shootout with Clippers
- After a wild final Sunday, Carolina Panthers know their playoff destiny
Washington Post
- The polarizing and unending Kirk Cousins debate gets fresh fuel with season finale stinker
- 27 things I hated about Washington’s season-ending loss to the Giants
- Redskins fail to reach .500 against lowly Giants
- Best and worst from Sunday’s loss
- Redskins fall in what could be Cousins’s final game
- Blow-it-up Redskins appear ready to gamble on stability
- Redskins are building something. We don’t yet know what.
- Redskins’ rushing defense gashed early, often Sunday
- Latest on the NFL’s coaching carousel
- New England claims AFC’s top seed
- Bumbling Browns complete 0-16 season
- Bradley Beal, John Wall will Wizards to win over Bulls
New York Times
- Sabres Return to Spotlight for the Winter Classic’s 10th Anniversary
- Early Hall of Fame Voting for 2018 Shows No Surge for Bonds and Clemens
The Associated Press
- ICYMI in NFL Week 17: After long drought, Bills in playoffs
- NFL offensive production falls despite record for Brady
- Raiders fire coach Jack Del Rio after 6-10 season
Bears fire John Fox, begin coaching search Chicago Tribune
Lions fire coach Jim Caldwell after 4 seasons Detroit Free Press
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