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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Monday, January 1, 2018

January 1, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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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

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    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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