Gameday: Pirates Return Home To Take On UTRGV…Johnson Leads Lady Pirates Past Kennesaw State 68-56…Harvey sets new AAC record in win over UConn …UConn football plane stranded on North Carolina tarmac, team finally lands home at 5:30 a.m….Makeup games could determine bowl bids…Brad Lambert out as Charlotte 49ers’ football coach…Texas State fires coach Everett Withers…Hat is back: Miles signs 5-year contract to coach Kansas…Exactly 33 years since his own gruesome injury, Joe Theismann ‘just so upset’ for Alex Smith…Joey Logano spoils Big Three party to win NASCAR title

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Insights from Brett: Surge of young bloods bodes well for the future Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Johnson Leads Lady Pirates Past Kennesaw State 68-56
• Gameday: Pirates Return Home To Take On UTRGV
• ECU VB Falls To Tulane 3-1 In Home Finale

Greenville Daily Reflector

• WOODWARD: Pirates dash, dominate on senior night
• Roundup: ECU women seal 4-0 start
• BATTLE FOR N.C.: Intriguing matchups upcoming

Pirates run away from UConn on Senior Night Washington Daily News

Pirates remain unbeaten by downing Kennesaw State WNCT 9

WITN 7

• Johnson leads ECU women’s basketball past Kennesaw State, 68-56
• ECU women’s volleyball falls in four to Tulane on senior day

Harvey sets new AAC record in win over UConn 247 Sports

ECU ends losing streak with big win against UConn  Raleigh News and Observer

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UCF Wins Myrtle Beach Invite Championship
• Two Wins over 2018 NCAA Teams Highlight Busy Sunday in Women’s Basketball
• No. 21 UCF, Cincinnati and UConn complete weekend VB sweeps

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF win over Cincinnati delivers top television ratings for ESPN/ABC
• UCF men’s soccer falls to Lipscomb in second round of NCAA Tournament

Know the Foe: UCF Tampa Bay Times

Takeaways from Cincinnati Bearcats’ 35-13 loss at UCF Cincinnati Enquirer

UConn football plane stranded on North Carolina tarmac, team finally lands home at 5:30 a.m. Hartford Courant

Temple football notes: Travon Williams earns a W and a scholarship Philly.com

Tulane football finale against Navy will have morning kickoff New Orleans Times Picayune

Memphis basketball’s Jeremiah Martin is Tigers’ answer in tough situations Memphis Commercial Appeal

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

TU coach Philip Montgomery: ‘The little things have come back to bite us’ Tulsa World

WSU takeaways: Marshall explains the road map to success this team has to follow Wichita Eagle

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Charlotte Observer

• Brad Lambert out as Charlotte 49ers’ football coach
• Led by freshman, Davidson tops Northeastern, takes third place at Charleston Classic

Winston Salem Journal

• Deacons discover formula they can work with in winning second game at Myrtle Beach Invitational
• 5 final takeaways from Wake Forest’s loss to Pittsburgh
• 281 Days: App State’s Daetrich Harrington returns from ACL injury after nine months

The College Football Playoff Has More Contenders, and Quandaries, Than Ever New York Times

Virginia Tech overcomes big second-half deficit to win Charleston Classic Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Columbia The State

• South Carolina opens Clemson week as big-time underdog to the Tigers
• As winning streak fades into past, Gamecocks hold onto sweet memories
• ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s sons to play football at Clemson
• What South Carolina’s Will Muschamp said about Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence
• Dabo Swinney gives update on Clemson receiver Hunter Renfrow

The Associated Press

• AP Top 25: No. 23 Army ranked for 1st time since 1996
• AP Top 25 Heat Check: Why not Missouri and Oklahoma State?
• Makeup games could determine bowl bids
• Virginia Tech, Marshall agree to possible game on Dec. 1
• Charlotte fires Lambert, who has coached program from start
• Colorado fires coach Mike MacIntyre after 6 straight losses
• Texas State fires coach Everett Withers
• Hat is back: Miles signs 5-year contract to coach Kansas