Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, November 16, 2018

Montgomery, Edsall similar with team descriptions…ECU prepares for first road test of young season at Georgia Tech… …UConn stuns No. 15 Syracuse at Madison Square Garden…WSU leads for 31 minutes, but can’t close out in tournament loss to Davidson …Florida State’s bowl streak in jeopardy _ BC, Florida next…For fans of teams with bad owners, there’s no ‘right’ way to show frustration

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

[Homepage Headlines] Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: ECU MBB Embarks On Road Trip To Atlanta
• Gameday: ECU FB Hosts UCONN On Senior Day
• TDs = Thanksgiving Meals Via ECU Athletics, Harris Teeter Partnership
• Women’s Golf Inks Two During Early Signing Period
• Gameday: ECU VB Hosts Memphis And Tulane In Final 2018 Home Matches

Montgomery, Edsall similar with team descriptions Greenville Daily Reflector

ECU football preview Washington Daily News

Nov. 15 6 p.m. sports: Harvey shining during another difficult season for ECU football WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU prepares for first road test of young season at Georgia Tech
• ECU vs. UConn: Setting The Stage
• ECU 2019 commits in the playoffs

Ever Improving ECU Hits The Road to Take On Georgia Tech Rivals.com

East Carolina Pirates Seize Verbal From NCAP’s Jordan Wenner Swimming World

ECU chancellor waiting until season complete shanahan.report

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• First-Place In West At Stake Thursday When Tulane Visits Houston
• No. 14 USF Faces No. 4 FSU in NCAA Second Round

BCSNN

• AAC Daily: Non-Stop Football All Weekend Long Starts Thursday
• Memphis to Join 8-Team Field in 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational

The Associated Press [Latest News]

• Connecticut upsets No. 15 Syracuse behind Adams and Gilbert
• The Latest: Davidson’s late rally tops Wichita State 57-53
• Memphis forward Karim Sameh Azab dies of leukemia at 22
• McMurray with 34 points, SMU rolls past W. Carolina 98-65

UConn stuns No. 15 Syracuse at Madison Square Garden Hartford Courant

UConn upsets Syracuse at MSG New Haven Register

UConn vs. Syracuse score: Dan Hurley wastes no time in making his mark as Huskies upset No. 15 Orange CBS Sports

New York Post

• Dan Hurley’s UConn rebuild gets major jolt in Syracuse stunner
• Central Florida is a vulnerable fave

USA Today

• Unbeaten UCF, Cincinnati battle for 1st place in AAC East
• No. 19 Cincinnati enjoying resurgence under Fickell

The Matchups That Will Decide Cincinnati at UCF Down the Drive

University of Cincinnati Bearcats seek to continue momentum versus Milwaukee after 1st win Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• No. 11 UCF confident it can handle national spotlight, focuses on beating No. 24 Cincinnati
• Alabama, UCF clash to kick off 2018 season briefly discussed, dropped

As swoon continues, time for USF fans to exhale Tampa Bay Times

Temple-USF football prediction: Stopping the run will be a key for the Owls Philly.com

Tulane seeks bowl eligibility on the road against Houston: live updates, stats New Orleans Times Picayune

Houston Chronicle

• QB D’Eriq King exits UH-Tulane game with injury
• UH’s Ed Oliver has to be restrained during heated sideline…
• UH’s board of regents approve moving UH’s 2019 home opener to…

How can SMU beat Memphis? It starts with slowing down ‘remarkable’ Tigers RB Darrell Henderson Dallas News

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• ‘A gentle giant’: Memphis basketball player Karim Sameh Azab dies after battle with leukemia
• Memphis basketball to play in 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational

WSU leads for 31 minutes, but can’t close out in tournament loss to Davidson Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• The better Duke QB Daniel Jones plays, the more likely it is the Blue Devils will lose him
• UNC receives $4.7 million grant from NFL to study long-term concussion effects in former players
• UNC basketball signs two ‘big-time’ additions for next season
• What hand injury? NC State’s Braxton Beverly off to a fast start despite surgery.

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest comes up empty trying to find second-half response
• 5 things to know about Wake Forest’s opponent: Pittsburgh
• Five things to know about App State’s matchup with Georgia State

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Everything must go, as wrecking ball looms at Foreman Field
• Tribe’s Jimmye Laycock walks away content after an astounding tenure
• ODU basketball faces tall task vs. Oregon State in Paradise Jam

Columbia The State

• Hunter Renfrow has proved people wrong at Clemson. He’s ready to do the same in NFL
• Gameday Guide: South Carolina vs. Chattanooga game details, TV info, depth chart
• Will Muschamp announces star freshman will be playing a new position this week
• South Carolina’s quarterback terrorizing duo that never really was

The Associated Press

• Florida State’s bowl streak in jeopardy _ BC, Florida next
• No looking ahead for No. 23 Boise State taking on New Mexico
• Want drama? Then perhaps the game of the week is USC-UCLA
• University head warned of backlash if Maryland coach stayed
• No. 16 Virginia Tech, No. 23 Purdue win in Charleston