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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupTuesday, January 9, 2017

January 9, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Derrell Scott to transfer from ECU…UCF ends up 6th in final AP Top 25 of season…Memphis ranked No. 25 in final football poll…AAC Insider: Wichita State, Cincinnati top power rankings…Alabama stuns Georgia in overtime to win national championship…Georgia’s blown lead inspired so many Atlanta Falcons comparisons…Driven to tears: Frank Beamer wept when he learned he was headed to the Hall of Fame…Temple’s Paul Palmer elected to College Football Hall

Pirate Press: East Carolina Headlines

From the Anchor Desk: Martin looks back at ECU days Bonesville.net

247 Sports

  • Derrell Scott to transfer from ECU
  • Redshirt Freshman Report: Blake Proehl

Returning ECU students greeted with icy roads, 2-hour delay WNCT 9

Two fraternities closed at ECU Greenville Daily Reflector

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Monday’s with Mike: Jan. 8
  • Men’s Basketball Teleconference: Jan. 8
  • Cincinnati’s Evans, UCF’s DeJesus Collect Weekly Honors
  • American Athletic Conference Announces Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

The Associated Press

  • The Latest: UCF ends up 6th in final AP Top 25 of season
  • UCF celebrates self-proclaimed national title at Disney

Orlando Sentinel

  • Presenting UCF with national championship trophy is what sports journalism is all about
  • Gov. Rick Scott declares UCF national champions
  • Thousands of UCF fans cheer on Knights during Magic Kingdom championship parade
  • Pictures: UCF Knights championship parade at Walt Disney World
McKenzie Milton: ‘We have the opportunity to be better next year’ Rivals.com
Memphis ranked No. 25 in final football poll Memphis Commercial Appeal

UC: Midseason analysis after romp over SMU Cincinnati Enquirer

For UConn Coach Kevin Ollie, Social Media Remains Off Limits During Season Hartford Courant

Paul Palmer, Kerry Collins elected to College Football Hall Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

  • Taking it in stride: Tulane acting like it expects to win
  • Destrehan’s Ed Reed, former Tulane and LSU coach Mack Brown elected to College Football Hall of Fame

AAC Insider: Wichita State, Cincinnati top power rankings Tulsa World

Navy loses defensive line coach Shaun Nua to Arizona State Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

The Associated Press

  • Alabama is No. 1 in final AP poll for 11th time; UCF 6th
  • Column: Nick Saban’s 6th championship is the best of all
  • Alabama’s youngsters deliver on national championship stage
  • Alabama turns to freshman QB Tagovailoa in championship game
  • Walk-off: Alabama beats Georgia in OT for national title
  • Another sports disappointment for Atlanta, state of Georgia
  • On to 2018: College football story lines for next season

AL.com

  • On the night the Alabama dynasty refused to die
  • ► Tua Tagovailoa lifts Alabama to national title
  • ► Rewinding Alabama’s OT win over Georgia
  • ► What they’re saying nationally about the game

Atlanta Journal Constitution

  • Alabama stuns Georgia in overtime to win national championship
  • If you thought you’d seen this UGA loss before … well, you had
  • Bulldogs don’t know what to make of ‘Bama’s Throwin’ Hawaiian 

Washington Post

  • Alabama rallies past Georgia in overtime to win College Football Playoff championship game
  • Tua Tagovailoa wins national title for Alabama, but Jalen Hurts remains a winner, too
  • Who is Tua Tagovailoa and why wasn’t he playing all season?
  • Before the long wait for college football, a first look at next season’s top teams
  • Alabama’s dominant recruiting translates into a constantly rolling Tide

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Slow ACC start no reason for UNC to panic
  • Why NC State’s win over Duke wasn’t really such a shocker after all
  • UNC’s Kenan Stadium will get new seats, with chair backs, for 2018 football season
  • NCSU guard Markell Johnson’s pretrial hearing continued again as investigation goes on
  • North Dakota State tops final FCS polls of the season

Winston Salem Journal

  • N.C. A&T’s Rod Broadway announces retirement from coaching
  • What’s up with Duke? Five reasons the Blue Devils have struggled in ACC play
  • Appalachian State promotes Brown, Jones to defensive coordinator, co-DC

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • Driven to tears: Frank Beamer wept when he learned he was headed to the Hall of Fame
  • Former Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer voted into College Football Hall of Fame

Columbia The State

  • Clemson basketball moves into top 20, ahead of UNC, Kentucky
  • Gamecocks finish just outside final AP Top-25, projected to start there by ESPN
  • Everything will speed up for South Carolina recruiting in next month

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Ed Hardin: Only the fire sale remains Winston Salem Journal

Charlotte Observer

  • Panthers preparing for the most significant offseason in franchise history
  • Several big-name Panthers (including one franchise leader) may not be back next season
  • Player safety expert says Panthers violated concussion protocol and should be punished
  • Officiating decisions in the final 2 minutes vs. Saints? Panthers’ Ron Rivera had questions

Washington Post

  • Georgia’s blown lead inspired so many Atlanta Falcons comparisons
  • The one aspect of the Kirk Cousins situation on which we can all agree
  • North Korea agrees to send athletes to Winter Olympics, South says

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