Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Saturday, November 17, 2018

Senior Devon Sutton Reflects On His Time At ECU…Huskies prepare for dynamic East Carolina playmakers on both offense, defense…AD UPDATE: Gilbert linked to Hart, Pirates…No. 11 UCF, No. 19 Cincinnati relish national spotlight …Injured Houston star Ed Oliver storms off field, angry at coach…Houston quarterback D’Eriq King out for season with torn meniscus…UConn men suffer reversal, fall to Iowa 89-72 as Dan Hurley gets ejected…FedEx Field wasn’t built to be loud, and the Redskins have done little to change that

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Gameday – Homepage Headlines
• VIEW FROM THE EAST
  Senior Night signifies academics, sacrifice

ecupirates.com

• GT vs ECU and Basketball Headlines
• Senior Devon Sutton Reflects On His Time At ECU
• Evans Signs For Women’s Basketball
• Turner Repeats As Academic All-District Selection

Greenville Daily Reflector

• ECU set for ACC road trip
• AD UPDATE: Gilbert linked to Hart, Pirates

247 Sports

• ECU vs. UConn: The Edge
• Question of the Week: Best memories from this senior class

College football gameday capsule: UConn at East Carolina New Haven Register

Huskies prepare for dynamic East Carolina playmakers on both offense, defense Hartford Courant

UConn vs. East Carolina Fearless Prediction, Game Preview College Football News

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• ECU Battles UConn In East Division Showdown
• No. 19 Cincinnati Visits No. 11 UCF In Saturday Prime Time
• Navy Plays Home Finale Saturday Against Tulsa
• Temple Hosts USF In Key East Division Matchup
• Campus Connect – Memphis Women’s Basketball Preview
• Campus Connect – Memphis Volleyball Looks to Close Season on a High Note
• Campus Connect – UCF Spirit Splash
• Houston Back In First Place With 48-17 Win Against Tulane

AAC Daily: UCF Has the Attention of the College Sports World BCSNN

The Associated Press

• No. 11 UCF, No. 19 Cincinnati relish national spotlight 
• Tulsa, Navy have taken similar paths to last place in AAC
• Dunphy set to turn over Temple to assistant McKie
• Time for Penny Hardaway to transfer hoopla into hoop wins
• First-half run propels South Florida to 73-46 win over Ohio
• Tulsa edges Division I-newcomer California Baptist 82-79

USF’s Stanley Clerveaux enjoying belated breakthrough season Tampa Bay Times

Cincinnati Enquirer

• UC Bearcats vs. UCF Knights: Scouting report and prediction for AAC showdown
• University of Cincinnati Bearcats defeat Milwaukee Panthers with rounded scoring, 74-63

Orlando Sentinel

• ESPN’s Lee Corso, Desmond Howard and Rece Davis weigh in on UCF matchup versus Cincinnati
• Where have you gone Daunte Culpepper? You should be UCF College Gameday guest picker

UConn men suffer reversal, fall to Iowa 89-72 as Dan Hurley gets ejected Hartford Courant

Temple looks to continue its recent trend of quick starts Philly.com

Houston Chronicle

• Houston quarterback D’Eriq King out for season with torn meniscus
• UH emerges victorious from whirlwind game against Tulane

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane football: One goal gone, the other still alive
• Houston 48, Tulane 17: Guerry Smith’s top three takeaways
• Tulane notebook: Sample unable to play in Wave loss
• Houston quarterback D’Eriq King delivers first-half knockout
• LSU’s late rally falls short in 56-54 loss to rival Tulane

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Willie Fritz thought his team would tackle better, now bowl-starved Tulane has to regroup
• Injured Houston star Ed Oliver storms off field, angry at coach
• Tulane gets routed at Houston and must win next week to achieve bowl eligibility

Dallas News

• SMU-Memphis live updates: Can Mustangs clinch bowl eligibility with win over Tigers?
• SMU set to face only team on non-conference schedule that made NCAA tournament 

Tulsa at Navy: Hurricane travels to Annapolis; Here’s everything you need to know Tulsa World

Navy to honor 34 senior football players on Saturday Annapolis Capital

‘Just gimme the ball’: Markis McDuffie takes over to lead WSU to tournament win Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• UNC hoping its offense and defense can get clicking at the same time vs. Western Carolina
• This explains a lot. NC State is ranked 129 out of 130 teams in pass defense.
• A fight defined last year’s Aggie-Eagle Classic. Can the teams keep their emotions in check this year?
• The Latest: No. 23 Purdue advances by beating Davidson 79-58
• Mack keys late surge, helps Manhattan beat Coastal Carolina

Sun Belt: The conference title game winner will get New Orleans Bowl bid Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• This time, it really is the end of an era at Foreman Field
• Hokies-Hurricanes is no showdown. They’re trying to snap losing streaks, become bowl eligible

Columbia The State

• Clemson vs. Duke: Five burning questions … and a prediction
• Five burning questions for South Carolina’s game against Chattanooga

The Associated Press

• Arizona riding 3-game winning streak into Oregon
• Cal-Stanford Big Game postponed because of wildfire smoke
• Pitt visits Wake looking to clinch spot in ACC title game
• Big game on any stage: No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Syracuse
• Tennessee seeks bowl eligibility as it hosts Missouri
• Louisville, interim coach looks to end skid vs NC State
• No. 1 Duke’s freshmen: College hoops’ must-see attraction

Charlotte 49ers seniors reflect on careers as final home football game nears Charlotte Observer