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Greg Vacek's Daily Web RoundupTuesday, October 30, 2018

October 30, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

Lee Workman To Retire After 34 Years Of Service To ECU Athletics…Stiles, Copley Earn AAC Weekly Honors…Montgomery acknowledges struggles, lauds improvements…Montgomery on bowl guarantee: ‘I think about it all the time’…Next Tulane home game to have afternoon start time vs ECU…Volleyball extends losing streak, makes program history…Dooley sets expectations for ECU…Washington State’s remarkable success, explained (by Mike Leach himself) …UCF QB McKenzie Milton day-to-day ahead of Thursday matchup against Temple…Cougars enter rankings for first time since 2016 season…4 years of CFP rankings show importance of a good start…For U.Va., Top 25 ranking in football is like candy…Florida State suspends 2 players for first half vs NC State…Cleveland Browns fire Hue Jackson, promote Gregg Williams…Oklahoma coach Riley not interested in the NFL right now

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • From the Anchor Desk
    Shaking off the ‘Bye Week Blues’
  • Audio Feature
    Coach Mo Weekly Presser

ecupirates.com

  • Coach Montgomery’s Weekly Press Conference Quotes
  • Stiles, Copley Earn AAC Weekly Honors
  • Lee Workman To Retire After 34 Years Of Service To ECU Athletics
  • Hofbaur, Diercksen Win Doubles Title At Robert Allison Fall Classic

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • Memphis week brings back bowl guarantee
  • AAC: Montgomery acknowledges struggles, lauds improvements
  • Workman to retire on Dec. 31

The East Carolinian

  • Volleyball extends losing streak, makes program history
  • Football looks for redemption
  • Soccer finishes regular season with win
  • Dooley sets expectations for ECU
  • ECU Police, city prepares for Halloween

WITN 7

  • Head Football Coach Scottie Montgomery Discusses The Upcoming Memphis Game
  • ECU women’s soccer ends regular season with win over UConn

Oct. 29 6 p.m. sports: ECU coach discusses bowl-game promise WCTI 12

Next Tulane home game to have afternoon start time New Orleans Times Picayune

247 Sports

  • Memphis vs. East Carolina: Who has the edge?
  • Pirates benefit from bye week
  • What Scottie Montgomery said during his Monday Press Conference
  • Montgomery on bowl guarantee: ‘I think about it all the time’
  • ECU-Tulane game time announced
  • ECU releases depth chart for Memphis game

Montgomery Recalls Last Year’s 70-13 Blowout Loss at Memphis Rivals.com

Former Waxahachie volleyball standout makes history with East Carolina Ft Worth Star-Telegram

Memphis vs. East Carolina: TV, radio, streaming, kickoff information Memphis Commercial Appeal

Power ratings: Washington State’s remarkable success, explained (by Mike Leach himself) The Mercury News

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • Football Coaches’ Teleconference – Week 10
  • Houston’s King; Cincinnati Duo Take Weekly Football Honors
  • Four American Women’s Basketball Players Named to Preseason Watch Lists
  • No. 14 USF, rv SMU & ECU Garner Final Weekly Awards
  • Sunshine State duo sweep weekly volleyball honors
  • Sunshine State duo sweep weekly volleyball honors

Oklahoma State and Wichita State Ink Four-Game Series Deal BCSNN

Paul Finebaum crushes UCF, its fans and AD ahead of College Football Playoff Rankings Saturday Down South

Tampa Bay Times

  • USF journal: Strong shoulders blame for defeat
  • USF tries to avoid first losing streak since 2015

James Wiggins, Cole Smith earn American Athletic Conference weekly honors Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF’s offensive line prepares to shoulder challenge of a tough Temple defense
  • UCF QB McKenzie Milton day-to-day ahead of Thursday matchup against Temple
  • UCF basketball coasts to exhibition win over Flagler

UConn football team readies for road game against struggling Tulsa team Hartford Courant

Philly.com

  • Three key players for Temple-UCF are likely game-time decisions
  • Temple’s Chapelle Russell has returned from second ACL tear to have strong season

Tulane QB Justin McMillan, OLB Patrick Johnson honored after Green Wave’s win New Orleans Advocate

Dallas News

  • SMU QB Ben Hicks won’t be penalized by coach Sonny Dykes for game-losing INT vs. Cincinnati
  • This is the uphill battle SMU faces with the rest of its schedule

Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers aim to outrun opponents Memphis Commercial Appeal

Monday’s TU newsletter: Hurricane program dealt a fifth losing season in six years Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

  • UH’s Courtney Lark ‘very questionable’ for game against SMU
  • UH’s Ed Oliver still day-to-day with knee injury
  • Cougars enter rankings for first time since 2016 season

Navy heads to Cincinnati to face vastly improved team Annapolis Capital

WSU’s visual learners excited for next film chance in Tuesday’s exhibition Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • A lot of points, one fancy shirt: NC State cruises past Chowan in hoops dress rehearsal
  • NC State loses one injured starter for the year, hoping to get three others back

App State continues to evaluate quarterback Zac Thomas after head injury during Georgia Southern game Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

  • A familiar culprit, missed tackles, plagued ODU defense Saturday
  • Hokies hope to get back on track in friendly confines of Lane Stadium
  • For U.Va., Top 25 ranking in football is like candy

Dabo on playoff rankings: ‘We’ll pay attention. We don’t live in a tunnel.’ Columbia The State

The Associated Press

  • Playoff turnover: 6 of 13 on CFP selection committee new
  • 4 years of CFP rankings show importance of a good start
  • Heat Check: Comparing AP Top 25 with 1st CFP rankings
  • Oklahoma coach Riley not interested in the NFL right now
  • Texas Tech’s Air Raid to test McNeill’s Oklahoma defense
  • Wolfpack defense struggling after matchups with top offenses
  • Florida State suspends 2 players for first half vs NC State
  • No. 2 Clemson ‘a lot better’ heading down the stretch
  • Syracuse looking up after getting ranked No. 22
  • Don’t look now, but it’s another top-5 Alabama-LSU matchup
  • Georgia back on track, ready for SEC East showdown vs Cats
  • Nebraska ‘D’ knows it must plug leaks to play with Buckeyes
  • Illinois defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson resigns

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • Waiting for Charlotte Hornets clarity at center? Good luck with that
  • Panthers QB Cam Newton’s start reminiscent of MVP season, and in some ways even better
  • Bucs tap Ryan Fitzpatrick as starter, but Panthers must prepare for 2 QBs anyway

Hurricanes still lacking a Plan B Raleigh News and Observer

Washington Post

  • Arbitrator rules in favor of Redskins in Scot McCloughan’s grievance over firing
  • Cleveland Browns fire Hue Jackson, promote Gregg Williams
  • Trent Williams to test thumb at Wednesday’s practice
  • Analytics, scouting, money and Alex Cora: How the 2018 Red Sox became one of history’s great teams

New York Times

  • Browns Fire Hue Jackson and Todd Haley, Citing Internal Clashing
  • World Series: Red Sox, Unhittable and Unstoppable, Win It All, Beating Dodgers

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