Gameday: Pirates Face High Point To Complete Homestand; Lady Pirates Host Wake Forest Saturday Afternoon…Pirates have zero answers away at Cincinnati …Holton Ahlers exits with injury versus Cincinnati…Luke Fickell, Bearcats complete 2018 turnaround with 56-6 win against ECU …UCF QB McKenzie Milton suffers major leg injury during USF game, has emergency surgery…McKenzie Milton’s horrific injury casts a pall on UCF’s blowout victory over USF…Memphis secures West title, AAC championship berth with win over Houston…UCF’s McKenzie Milton injury muddles rematch…Gravley: Who cares about NC State at UNC Saturday?…Can a win against N.C. State help UNC coach Larry Fedora keep his job?…In a shootout like few others, Oklahoma finds an answer on defense to edge West Virginia…Hokies keep the Cup: With OT victory, Virginia Tech’s season stays alive

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

• Inside Game Day
  Ahlers to Vines highlights ugly loss at Cincinnati
• Audio Feature
  Coach Mo Postgame
• Special Photo Feature
  Game Day Gallery

ecupirates.com

• Gameday: Pirates Face High Point To Complete Homestand
• Lady Pirates Host Wake Forest Saturday Afternoon
• Pirates Stifled By Cincinnati’s Defense

Greenville Daily Reflector

• No Warren, no problem for Bearcats vs. ECU
• ECU-CINCINNATI: Three answers

WRAL

• Logan: There is a demand for football at ECU 
• NC State Coach Logan recalls coaching against Russell Wilson

Pirates have zero answers away at Cincinnati Washington Daily News

Cincinnati gives ECU a “Black Friday”, 56-6 WNCT 9

ECU falls to Cincinnati 56-6 WITN 7

Ridder throws 4 TDs as Cincinnati routs East Carolina 56-6 WCTI 12

247 Sports

• ECU blasted by Cincinnati, 56-6
• Holton Ahlers exits with injury versus Cincinnati
• Three thoughts after ECU’s blowout loss to Cincinnati

Cincinnati Pounds ECU 56-6 Rivals.com

Luke Fickell, Bearcats complete 2018 turnaround with 56-6 win against ECU Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Annihilates East Carolina, 56-6 Down the Drive

Ridder throws 4 TDs as Cincinnati routs East Carolina 56-6 Washington Post

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• No. 8 UCF Caps Perfect Regular Season With War On I-4 Win
• Cincinnati Picks Up 10th Win With 56-6 Decision Against ECU
• Memphis Clinches West Division Title With 52-31 Win Against Houston

The Associated Press

• QB Milton injured. No. 8 UCF remains unbeaten
• No. 8 UCF remains unbeaten, but loses QB Milton in 38-10 win
• Memphis wins, will face UCF in AAC title rematch
• Ridder throws 4 TDs as Cincinnati routs East Carolina 56-6
• Tulane bowl hopes hinge on win against struggling Navy

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF QB McKenzie Milton suffers major leg injury during USF game, has emergency surgery
• McKenzie Milton’s horrific injury casts a pall on UCF’s blowout victory over USF
• Tributes to injured UCF QB McKenzie Milton flood social media
• Three things we learned from UCF’s 38-10 win over USF

Tampa Bay Times

• A gruesome injury mutes the revelry of USF-UCF rivalry
• No. 8 UCF, without McKenzie Milton, throttles USF, 38-10
• UCF’s McKenzie Milton carted off with injury vs. USF
• USF morning after: assessing the fallout from a 5-game skid
• USF journal: Puzzling QB rotation yields minimal results
• Joey Knight’s takeaways from UCF-USF

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• UCF’s McKenzie Milton injury muddles rematch
• Tigers football repeats as AAC West Division champs
• Memphis football is headed back to the AAC championship game. Take a bow, Mike Norvell
• Memphis basketball: Penny Hardaway reeling Tigers in after lenient start

Houston Chronicle

• Memphis secures West title, AAC championship berth with win over Houston
• Houston’s Ed Oliver plans to play in Cougars’ bowl game

Ed Oliver injury: Coach Major Applewhite explains star’s absence in second half vs. Memphis CBS Sports

Houston’s Ed Oliver Seen Crying His Eyes Out On The Sidelines During Game Against Memphis (VIDEO) Total Pro Sports

Broome Powers Bearcats Past Patriots in Emerald Coast Classic Semifinal Down the Drive

Hartford Courant

• UConn men’s basketball vs. New Hampshire: time, how to watch, broadcasters, preview
• UConn football to honor 20 players on Senior Day, including some with eligibility remaining

Connecticut natives Isaiah Wright and Jaelin Robinson excited for Temple’s game Saturday at UConn Philly.com

Dallas News

• SMU looks for more takeaways in vital game at Tulsa
• SMU prediction: Will the Mustangs’ second-half surge end in bowl eligibility? 
• SMU making a bowl game in Sonny Dykes’ first year would be a historical feat in this aspect

SMU at Tulsa: Hurricane close out season against Mustangs; Here’s everything you need to know Tulsa World

Tulane’s fifth-year seniors looking for elusive bowl game New Orleans Advocate

How to watch Tulane vs. Navy: Time, TV channel, live stream info New Orleans Times Picayune

Annapolis Capital

• Navy hopes to continue offensive resurgence against Tulane
• Navy-Tulane Breakdown: An in-depth look at the matchup

Shockers’ Marshall on Teddy Allen’s denied waiver: ‘Never surprised with the NCAA’ Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Gravley: Who cares about NC State at UNC Saturday?
• NC State looks to continue dominance of rival UNC
• Wolfpack looks for third straight against UNC
• Inside the Rivalry: NCSU vs. UNC Football
• Big Four Weekend: Bragging rights and much more

Raleigh News and Observer

• Can a win against N.C. State help UNC coach Larry Fedora keep his job?
• North Carolina uses big second half to rally, beat UCLA 94-78
• UNC’s Roy Williams: ‘We didn’t cure cancer tonight, we just played better’

5 things to watch in ACC football: Is this Fedora’s last ride with North Carolina? Winston Salem Journal

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies keep the Cup: With OT victory, Virginia Tech’s season stays alive
• Hobbled Hokies found a way to beat Virginia in a season of setbacks
• U.Va. fumble in OT makes losing to rival Virginia Tech sting more

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks seek right balance of emotion, composure in rivalry game vs. Clemson
• Clemson QBs are judged by record vs. Gamecocks. Trevor Lawrence ready for first shot
• Five burning questions for South Carolina vs. Clemson
• Five burning questions for Clemson vs. USC … and a prediction

The Associated Press

• Slugfest: No. 6 Oklahoma outlasts No. 12 WVU 59-56
• Overtime FG gives Hokies wild 34-31 win over Virginia
• Snow Dawgs: No. 16 Washington topples No. 7 Wazzu 28-15
• Verdell has 5 TDs in Oregon’s 55-15 win over Oregon State
• Recinos’ FG lifts Iowa over Nebraska 31-28 at final whistle
• No. 3 Notre Dame visits rival USC at brink of playoff berth
• NC State looks to continue dominance of rival UNC
• With Florida in town, it’s ‘do or die’ for FSU’s bowl streak
• No. 2 Clemson, South Carolina QBs hope for rivalry impact
• Top-ranked Alabama, Auburn square off in Iron Bowl showdown
• Ga Tech looks to mess up No. 5 Georgia’s postseason plans

New York Times

• Michigan Tries to Steady That Big Chip on Ohio State’s Shoulder 
• Jump to Big Ten Is a Big Flop for Rutgers

Washington Post

• In a shootout like few others, Oklahoma finds an answer on defense to edge West Virginia
• In OT, Virginia Tech keeps its bowl hopes alive — and beats Virginia yet again
• After six months to forget at Maryland, Coach Matt Canada led by remembering
• College football kickoff: This year, Power Five refers to teams
• Like Urban Meyer or not, college football will miss him when he’s gone