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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupMonday, January 1, 2018

January 1, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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

  • Insights from Brett
    The paths to Pirate prosperity
  • Basketball
    UCF holds down Pirates

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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