ECU women start 3-0…Pirate hoops ink trio on signing day…Pirates, seniors favored in home finale…Staton issues statement on ECU football…Pirate seniors will call ECU home for life…Cincinnati Represent In Third CFP Rankings…Basketball is Already in Full Swing in The American…NC State honoring Jim Valvano by adding his name to Reynolds Coliseum…UCF welcomes ESPN College GameDay, which is comparable to a traveling rock show…So far, the Redskins have been really good at holding on. It’s about to get bumpy.

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Pirates leave upheaval behind in 3-0 start Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Defense Lead Pirates Past Grand Canyon 59-47
• ECU Inks Three On First Day Of The Early Signing Period
• Hofbauer, Diercksen Earn ITA Doubles Ranking
• Baseball And Softball Season Tickets For 2019 Go On Sale Nov. 15th

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates, seniors favored in home finale
• Staton issues statement on ECU football
• ECU women start 3-0
• Dooley, Pirates sign three guards

2018 Campus Connect – ECU’s Holton Ahlers theamerican.org

The East Carolinian

• Football looks to prevail in game against UConn
• Seniors finish careers
• Swim and Dive prepares for Georgia Tech Invitational
• Men’s basketball gets ready to face Georgia Tech
• Women’s basketball Undefeated at home

WNCT 9

• Staton addresses speculation regarding Montgomery’s future…
• Pirate hoops ink trio on signing day

WITN 7

• Defense leads ECU women past Grand Canyon 59-47
• ECU Chancellor issues statement on assessment of football program

247 Sports

• ECU inks three guards
• ECU chancellor releases statement on football program
• What UConn coach Randy Edsall said about ECU
• Pirate seniors will call ECU home for life

Rivals.com

• Joe Dooley and ECU Sign Three
• Staton Issues Statement on Football

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• No. 14 USF Faces No. 4 FSU in NCAA Second Round
• Midweek Pow6r Points: UCF, Cincinnati Represent In Third CFP Rankings
• Tickets for 2019 American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship On Sale Friday

AAC Daily: Basketball is Already in Full Swing in The American BCSNN

The Associated Press

• College Football Picks: UCF and race to be top G5 champion
• AP Top 25 Podcast: UCF forces its way to national prominence

Hartford Courant

• For Dan Hurley, UConn men, opportunity awaits at The Garden, vs. Syracuse
• Improved UConn offensive line drives success in rushing game

UConn men can return to national radar with win over No. 15 Syracuse at MSG New Haven Register

Cincinnati vs. UCF Betting Preview: The Knights Offense Is Ready to Slay SI.com

Samari Curtis of Xenia High School signs with Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• Here’s hoping ESPN College GameDay, the best sports show on television, tells UCF story like only it can
• UCF welcomes ESPN College GameDay, which is comparable to a traveling rock show
• UCF podcast: ESPN’s GameDay is coming to our city!

Temple’s Picozzi passes first starting assignment at center Philly.com

Bulls show mild uptick in graduation success rate Tampa Bay Times

Tulane at Houston: Four Downs and a prediction New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane’s surge toward bowl eligibility comes with youth, confidence
• How to watch Tulane vs. Houston: Time, TV channel, live stream info

Young SMU defensive lineman in line for extra playing time after suspension of Demerick Gary Dallas News

No. 22 LSU handles Memphis, 85-76 as Mays leads 5 Tigers in double figures with 19 points USA Today

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• D.J. Jeffries, Malcolm Dandridge officially sign with Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers
• Tiger Football Podcast: Memphis is back in the AAC West race

Zaven Collins goes from under the radar in Hominy to standout linebacker at TU Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• College football preview: UH vs. Tulane
• Armoni Brooks leads UH past Rice

Morris is front-runner at QB for 2019, but will be challenged by Fochtman Annapolis Capital

Why the Shockers returning to Charleston means so much to Gregg Marshall Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• No. 1 Duke slams its way to an easy win
• No.1 Duke showed togetherness and grit in smashing Eastern Michigan. A young team got better.
• NC State honoring Jim Valvano by adding his name to Reynolds Coliseum
• UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham on Fedora’s future: ‘I don’t engage in any speculation’
• One was a Clemson fan. One had a Clemson offer. Duke is counting on them both to help beat the Tigers.
• Here’s how UNC, Duke and NC State fared in NCAA graduation report

Winston Salem Journal

• Embodiment of Wake Forest’s football ‘family’ on full display
• WSSU officials thrilled with planned upgrades on Bowman Gray Stadium
• Ed Hardin: Despite tribulation, it’s the triumph we remember of Jim Valvano
• App State RB Jalin Moore accepts invitation to Senior Bowl

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies sticking with the status quo at quarterback
• ODU’s Oshane Ximines invited to Senior Bowl

Columbia The State

• Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence is already being compared to his idol Peyton Manning
• With Clemson looming, Gamecocks focus will be tested against Mocs
• To coach his team this week, Will Muschamp will have to miss a big moment as a dad
• The gesture from USC football that touched Ryan Hilinski just after Stanford offered

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and Duke’s David Cutcliffe: Fierce competitors and close friends Charleston Post and Courier

The Associated Press

• Rourke has 4 TDs, Ouellette 3, Ohio upsets Buffalo 52-17
• Rucker-Furlow’s pick-6 lifts Miami (Ohio) past NIU 13-7
• Ball State beats Western Michigan 42-41 in OT
• Syracuse-Notre Dame matchup headlines ACC’s 12th week
• Tennessee fights for bowl eligibility against Missouri
• No. 18 Iowa St-No. 13 Texas matches Big 12 title contenders
• Short-handed Terps are Buckeyes’ last obstacle before ‘Game’
• No. 6 Oklahoma dismisses OL Moore for violating team rules
• USC dismisses LB Levi Jones from team for rules violation