Gameday: ECU Travels To Cincinnati For AAC Finale..Harvey Leads a Defense That Will Combine Innovation With the Basics…UConn sets record for defensive futility, nears another…USF is giving out free UCF game tickets to keep Black Friday from turning black and gold…Memphis battles Houston for AAC West title…4 players ejected from Ole Miss-Miss St Egg Bowl after fight…Bus carrying U of Washington band rolls onto side on highway…NC State-UNC rivalry creates football memories, and should again…Losing to Hokies again not an option for U.Va….Cowboys Defeat the Redskins and Pull Into a Tie Atop Their Division…Drew Brees is the NFL’s MVP; Thursday night showed why

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• VIEW FROM THE EAST
  Quick turnaround altered Pirates’ preparations
• Al Myatt & Kevin Monroe Audio Feature
  Bonesville Pregame
• Special Feature
  Game Day Weather

Gameday: ECU Travels To Cincinnati For AAC Finale ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• PIRATE GAMEDAY: ECU is at Cincinnati on Black Friday
• PIRATE GAMEDAY: Bruce Bivens Q&A
• ECU-CINCINNATI: Three questions
• Next Minges doubleheader is Saturday

247 Sports

• Three Keys to an ECU Victory over Cincinnati
• How to Watch: ECU vs. Cincinnati
• ECU releases uniform combination for Cincinnati game
• ECU vs. Cincinnati: The Edge

Harvey Leads a Defense That Will Combine Innovation With the Basics Rivals.com

Can UC get to 10 wins this Friday? Cincinnati Enquirer

Down the Drive

• Game Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. East Carolina Pirates
• The Matchups That Will Decide Cincinnati vs. East Carolina

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Midweek Pow6r Points: Busy Final Weekend Ahead In The American
• The American Huddle: Episode 26
• Women’s Volleyball: Home teams go 5-1 in conference play finale

The Associated Press

• UConn sets record for defensive futility, nears another
• No. 8 UCF has goals beyond beating archrival South Florida

BCSNN

• AAC Daily: Houston and Memphis Battle for the AAC West Title
• Temple Owls Football Hits the Road to Face the UConn Huskies

Tampa Bay Times

• Why USF and UCF need each other
• USF seeking another Tyre McCants moment in ‘War on I-4’
• War on I-4, Heisman Trophy watch and more Friday college football thoughts

Orlando Sentinel

• USF is giving out free UCF game tickets to keep Black Friday from turning black and gold
• UCF players hope to see black and gold dominate in USF stands as Knights chase perfect regular season
• UCF basketball eager to build on Myrtle Beach Invitational win

Hartford Courant

• On Senior Day against Temple, UConn football looks to avoid an ugly kind of history
• New Hampshire brings Hartford-area attitude to face UConn men

In regular-season finale, Temple vows not to overlook 1-10 UConn Philly.com

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane gets graduate transfer receiver from Oklahoma State
• Tulane football notebook: A theory on what happened at Houston

Once a quarterback, Tulane’s Darius Bradwell nears rushing milestone New Orleans Times Picayune

Dallas News

• SMU looks for more takeaways in vital game at Tulsa
• SMU prediction: Will the Mustangs’ second-half surge end in bowl eligibility? 

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis battles Houston for AAC West title
• Tigers take on Oklahoma State in Orlando during AdvoCare Invitational

College football preview: Houston at Memphis Houston Chronicle

Sterling Taplin scores 22 in TU’s 96-86 loss to No. 6 Nevada Tulsa World

Large numbers of Navy football players are choosing the Marine Corps Annapolis Capital

NCAA denies initial waiver request for Teddy Allen, but WSU plans to appeal Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State-UNC rivalry creates football memories, and should again
• North Carolina loses first game of season to Texas 92-89
• UNC hopes it learned from its tough lessons against Texas
• Gonzaga welcomed a tangle with Duke. Through losing, the Blue Devils hope to win next time.
• What we’ve learned about Duke six games in

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest loses pitching coach to Arkansas
• Duke not emotionally ready for big test against Gonzaga
• 5 things to know about Wake Forest’s opponent: Duke
• Texas stuns No. 7 North Carolina in Las Vegas
• Five things to know about App State’s matchup with Troy

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Losing to Hokies again not an option for U.Va.
• 8 of the most memorable moments in the Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry
• Hokies are taking a must-win approach to game against Virginia

Columbia The State

• South Carolina-Clemson prediction: Could the Gamecocks keep this competitive?
• Gameday Guide: South Carolina vs. Clemson game details, TV info, depth chart
• TJ Brunson’s history with Carolina-Clemson goes back to ‘split household’
• His grandfather starred for Clemson. But this Gamecock was never a Tigers fan
• Who’s responsible for Parker White’s turnaround? This former Gamecock kicking great
• As Dabo and Spurrier battled, their wives were building a close friendship

Tom Talks: Charlotte 49ers looking for a football coach. Here’s an idea. Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

• No. 22 Mississippi State beats Mississippi 35-3 in Egg Bowl
• 4 players ejected from Ole Miss-Miss St Egg Bowl after fight
• Fagan rushes for 260, Air Force beats Colorado State 27-19
• Virginia Tech looks to keep bowl hopes alive vs Virginia
• Bluegrass supremacy at stake for No. 17 Kentucky, Louisville
• Bus carrying U of Washington band rolls onto side on highway
• No. 19 Syracuse gets major kick out of Andre Szmyt
• Defense may be hard to find in Georgia Tech-Georgia shootout
• Auburn defenders bracing for Tagovailoa and ‘Bama offense
• Title game berth on line with No. 6 Oklahoma at No. 12 WVU
• No. 4 Virginia, No. 25 Wisconsin meet for Atlantis title
• Roach lifts Texas over No. 7 Tar Heels 92-89 at Las Vegas

Washington Post

• After six months to forget at Maryland, Matt Canada led by remembering
• Nearing the end of a stormy season, freshmen offer rays of hope