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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  True freshmen spark Senior Night win
• Audio Feature
  Montgomery & Ahlers Postgame Presser
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Run Past Huskies, Rack Up Records On Senior Day
• Gameday: ECU Hosts Kennesaw State Sunday Afternoon
• Three Pirates Posted NCAA B Qualifying Times At GT Invitational
• Georgia Tech Swarms Past ECU
• ECU Rolls Past Memphis In Three Sets

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates win big on senior night
• Brown, ECU extend hold on yards streak
• UCONN-ECU: Three questions

Men’s basketball blown out by Georgia Tech The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• Ahlers shines as ECU tops UConn on senior day
• Local businesses suffering losses following lower attended ECU games

Ahlers accounts for 5 TDs, ECU beats UConn 55-21 WITN 7

ECU tops UConn on Senior Night WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU pounds UConn on Senior Night
• Three takeaways from ECU 55-21 win over UConn
• ECU 55, UConn 21: How it looked from the sidelines
• What Scottie Montgomery said after ECU’s win over UConn
• WATCH: Scottie Montgomery gives out three game balls
• ECU-Cincinnati game time announced

Rivals.com

• Pirates Put Together a 55-21 Senior Night Win Over Connecticut
• Georgia Tech Trounces ECU 79-54

Ahlers accounts for 5 TDs, East Carolina beats UConn 55-21 USA Today

Hartford Courant

• East Carolina steamrolls UConn football’s defense in 55-21 romp
• The good, the bad and the ugly of UConn’s 55-21 loss to East Carolina

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UCF Clinches East Division With Win Against Cincinnati
• Ahlers’ 5 TDs Push ECU Past UConn
• Abey leads Navy past Tulsa 37-29
• Second-Half Rally Keeps Temple Alive In East Division
• Memphis Tops SMU To Set Up Showdown With Houston For West Title
• The American Earns Six More Wins on Friday Night

The Associated Press

• Milton shines, No. 11 UCF routs No. 19 Cincinnati 38-13
• Ahlers accounts for 5 TDs, East Carolina beats UConn 55-21
• Abey leads Navy past Tulsa 37-29
• Temple rallies in second half, beats South Florida 27-17
• Harris, Martin help Memphis beat Yale 109-102 in 2OT
• Pepper with 16 points as Lipscomb edges SMU 79-73
• Georgia Tech warms up on offense, beats East Carolina, 79-54
• First-half run propels South Florida to 73-46 win over Ohio
• Scott, Brooks help Cincinnati pull away from Milwaukee 74-63
• Temple beats Loyola (Md.) 81-67
• Tulsa edges Division I-newcomer California Baptist 82-79

Cincinnati Enquirer

• Cincinnati Bearcats overwhelmed by UCF Knights on national television
• Live updates: Cincinnati Bearcats trailing UCF Knights in Orlando
• ESPN’s Lee Corso picks against Cincinnati Bearcats on ESPN GameDay from Orlando
• University of Cincinnati Bearcats defeat Milwaukee Panthers with rounded scoring, 74-63

Bearcats Waste Chance in Orlando, Lose 38-13 to UCF Down the Drive

Orlando Sentinel

• McKenzie Milton leads No. 11 UCF to 38-13 win over No. 24 Cincinnati on national stage
• Bianchi: This may have been most important day — and night — in UCF football history
• UCF’s prolific offense focuses on overloading Cincinnati’s elite defense, extending win streak
• Three things we learned from UCF’s 38-13 win over Cincinnati
• UCF draws recruits for biggest home game in school history
• Bianchi: From the cow pasture to ESPN GameDay, UCF has come a long way, baby
• Lee Corso picks UCF to win in full Knightro gear

Tampa Bay Times

• Knights rout Bearcats in ‘War on I-4’ precursor
• Temple scores 27 unanswered to beat USF 27-17

Philly.com

• Second-half comeback lifts Temple over South Florida
• Temple football notes: Travon Williams earns a W and a scholarship
• Temple defeats Loyola Maryland to go to 4-0

Amid losing season, Kevin Mensah develops into UConn football team’s trusted feature back Hartford Courant

UConn routed by Iowa in 2K Empire Classic championship New Haven Register

Tulane freshman Erin Gutierrez helped Wave in several areas in win over LSU New Orleans Advocate

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane football finale against Navy will have morning kickoff
• Houston’s D’Eriq King, hurt against Tulane, to miss rest of season: report

Dallas News

• Sonny Dykes’ willingness to be bold on 4th downs may have cost SMU vs. Memphis, but it’s brought the Mustangs this far
• Photos: SMU loses second home game in as many weeks, this time to Lipscomb

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• 5 thoughts from SMU’s 28-18 loss to Memphis: Tigers down Mustangs in weirdest game imaginable
• Memphis Tigers vs. Yale Bulldogs

UH, Memphis to play for AAC West division title Houston Chronicle

Annapolis Capital

• Abey amazes teammates with versatility, ability to regain old form at QB
• Abey leads Navy past Tulsa on Senior Day
• Navy vs Tulsa Football

Navy holds off Tulsa to snap seven-game losing streak Washington Post

Tulsa World

• Tulsa at Navy: Midshipmen hold on to beat Hurricane
• Photo gallery: See the best images as Tulsa travels to Navy
• Tulsa at Navy notes: McKinley Whitfield ejected again for targeting
• Tulsa at Navy four downs: Everything you need to know about Saturday’s game in four downs

Here’s what Gregg Marshall has to say about WSU’s 2019 recruiting class Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State can handle adversity, now it has to learn how to handle success
• Another easy win for N.C. State, but the tough games are coming soon enough
• UNC gets over the hump, beating Western Carolina, and snapping a six-game losing streak
• No. 2 Clemson’s impressive second half overwhelms Duke
• Duke’s Cutcliffe “very interested in looking our team in the eye” after poor second half at Clemson
• Clemson receiver Hunter Renfrow injured against Duke
• What Trevor Lawrence, Clemson players said about facing USC
• Jaycee Horn leaves Chattanooga game after first play, heads to locker room
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: South Carolina vs. Chattanooga

Winston Salem Journal

• Bill Hayes, a former football coach at N.C. A&T and WSSU, will be honored on ESPN awards show
• No. 2 Clemson pulls away from Duke, remains unbeaten entering rivalry showdown
• Deacons get worn out — and now have more chance to rally
• Finley fuels N.C. State demolition of Louisville
• How App State’s aggressive secondary has produced turnovers and a few collisions too

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Farewell, Foreman Field: Monarchs rout VMI in final game at historic venue
• Jimmye Laycock’s finale at William & Mary emotional, graceful
• Languishing at Lane: Hokies drop fourth in a row at home
• Source: Hokies will host Marshall if they need 12th game to reach bowl
• Mistake-prone Cavs drop overtime thriller at Georgia Tech
• Clemson guard to transfer to Old Dominion

Florida International outscores Charlotte 42-35, ends 49ers’ bowl hopes Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

• Minshew’s 7 TDs lead No. 8 Washington St over Arizona 69-28
• No. 9 Ohio State rallies to beat Maryland 52-51 in OT
• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Can Urban Meyer endure at Ohio State?
• Saturday’s best
• Cornelius leads Oklahoma St. past No. 7 West Virginia, 45-41
• No. 13 Texas defense smothers No. 18 Iowa State 24-10
• Murray accounts for 5 TDs, No. 6 Oklahoma beats Kansas
• No. 2 Clemson overcomes slow start to beat Duke 35-6
• Bentley’s 4 TDs lift South Carolina to 49-9 win over Mocs
• No. 4 Michigan tops Indiana 31-20, aims for No. 9 Ohio State
• No. 3 Notre Dame slams Syracuse 36-3 at Yankee Stadium
• Francois, Terry connect to lead Florida State past No. 22 BC
• Furman clinches share of SoCon title, beats Mercer 35-30
• Ga Tech wins fourth straight, beating Virginia 30-27 in OT
• Tar Heels end losing streak with 49-26 win over W. Carolina
• FIU tops Charlotte 42-35, remains in C-USA title hunt
• App State beats Georgia State, sets up showdown with Troy
• NC A&T clinches MEAC crown, shuts out NC Central, 45-0
• Finley, Wolfpack roll over Louisville 52-10
• Syracuse QB Dungey leaves in 1st quarter with injury
• Harvard beats Yale 45-27 at Fenway Park in 135th meeting
• Pitt clinches 1st ACC title game berth by beating Wake 34-13
• Tied at half, No. 1 Alabama romps past The Citadel 50-17

Washington Post

• Maryland vs. Ohio State had nearly everything but a win for the Terps
• On the hunt for a special win, Virginia football misses the mark
• College football winners and losers: Questions continue to mount for struggling USC