Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Gameday: Quick Turnaround Has The Pirates Hosting Prairie View A&M…Santos Named The American Male Swimmer-Of-The-Week…Snead a pleasant surprise for Pirates…Deans Returns To Practice as ECU Personnel Adjustments Continue…Bearcats a win away from first 10-win season since 2012, 7th in program history…UCF sets record by vaulting to No. 9 in latest College Football Playoff rankings…UH’s D’Eriq King undergoes knee surgery…NC State football is up and UNC is down, but it all can change in a flash…No. 2 Clemson faces rival South Carolina seeking 12-0 season

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Football Recruiting
Angus keeps Guilford County pipeline flowing Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: Quick Turnaround Has The Pirates Hosting Prairie View A&M
• Santos Named The American Male Swimmer-Of-The-Week
• Pirates Sign Two High School Prospects For 2019-20

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Snead described as efficient, hard-working
• Pirates set for another matchup in Minges

ECU blows out UConn on senior night The East Carolinian

247 Sports

• Three-star JUCO OT commits to ECU
• ECU True Freshman Report: 10 Games In
• Snead a pleasant surprise for Pirates
• ECU Tuesday Practice Notebook (Cincinnati Week)

Deans Returns To Practice as ECU Personnel Adjustments Continue Rivals.com

Nov. 20 11 p.m. sports: Blue Edwards wins in Greene Central hoops opener WCTI 12

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Cincinnati, ECU, Houston and SMU collect swimming and diving weekly honors
• The American Starts Week with Five Monday Wins
• Volleyball wraps up regular season play

BCSNN

• AAC Daily: Nation’s Top High School Bball Prospect Picks Memphis
• Cincinnati Bearcats Punter Named One of Three Ray Guy Finalists

The Associated Press

• UConn bounces back from 1st loss with 91-74 win over Cornell
• UC Irvine beats Tulane 67-55 in Gulf Coast Showcase
• Top recruit James Wiseman picks hometown Memphis, Hardaway

Bearcats a win away from first 10-win season since 2012, 7th in program history Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF sets record by vaulting to No. 9 in latest College Football Playoff rankings
• UCF safety Richie Grant eager to build on success, see hard work pay off

Taggart Bowl? USF-FSU still a possibility for Gasparilla Tampa Bay Times

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: UConn guards show they can dominate in victory over Cornell
• UConn football seniors prepare for bittersweet sendoff Saturday

Quinton Rose and Shizz Alston rebound in Temple’s win over Cal Philly.com

Well-rested Wave ready for challenge against Navy New Orleans Advocate

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis vs. Houston football: 5 story lines to watch
• For Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers, James Wiseman is more than just a commitment

Houston Chronicle

• UH’s D’Eriq King undergoes knee surgery
• Houston moves 2019 non-conference matchup vs. Washington State

TU seniors preparing for emotional final game Tulsa World

5 things SMU fans need to know about Tulsa: Golden Hurricane have struggled to close games Dallas News

Navy slotback Tre Walker is back to full speed after shedding knee brace Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• No. 1 Duke holds off No. 8 Auburn to reach Maui final
• Finally threatened, No. 1 Duke was never scared as it toppled No. 8 Auburn
• N.C. State cruises to another easy win at home
• NC State football is up and UNC is down, but it all can change in a flash
• ‘We know how they feel.’ What’s at stake when Duke hosts Wake Forest on Saturday.
• Where’s the weirdest place Steve Taneyhill has seen his iconic Clemson photo?
• Trips to Columbia taught Clemson players how heated rivalry is
• Clemson remains in top 4 of latest College Football Playoff rankings

Winston Salem Journal

• No time better than finale for Wake Forest to put together another complete effort
• ‘Win or go home’ for Deacons; Wake Forest embraces playoff-like atmosphere for final game
• Henry Pearson’s laid-back demeanor allowed him to quickly adjust at App State. But it also threw off the coach recruiting him.
• The heft of App State’s matchup with Troy being met with ‘business-like’ focus from the Mountaineers

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion University men’s basketball team stranded in airport for 18 hours
• Methodically, Foreman Field is coming down
• London introduced as new football coach at William & Mary
• Beamer and Welsh built Virginia-Virginia Tech from just another game to a heated rivalry
• U.Va. vs. VT 100: Timeline of a rivalry
• Teel Time podcast: The U.Va.-VT football rivalry at 100

The Associated Press

• No. 1 Alabama tries for perfect regular season vs Auburn
• No. 2 Clemson faces rival South Carolina seeking 12-0 season
• Coastal champ Pitt heads to Miami for regular-season finale
• No. 11 Texas faces Kansas with Big 12 title berth at stake
• Is Urban Meyer still having fun coaching Ohio State?
• Dantonio calls for perspective as Spartans sputter
• Trash-talking on hold: Egg Bowl rhetoric turned down a notch
• No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 12 WVU meet for Big 12 title game berth
• No. 4 Virginia, No. 25 Wisconsin top Battle 4 Atlantis field
• Top-ranked Duke knocks off No. 8 Auburn 78-72 in Maui semis