Lady Pirates Blitz Wake Forest 70-61…High Point holds off ECU in Minges…Must-win for Montgomery in Raleigh…Family of UCF QB McKenzie Milton says leg surgery was successful…UConn football ends historically bad season with fitting type of loss…Tulane beats Navy with late TD, become bowl eligible for 1st time since 2013…Gallaspy’s fifth TD lifts Pack to 34-28 overtime victory over Tar Heels… Carolina’s season ends with Fedora’s future at UNC in doubt…ODU falls to Rice, loses eight games for first time in program history…Bowl picture: 81 teams eligible for 78 slots…AP Top 25 Takeaways: Ohio State twists CFP race; ND is in…Packers try to save their season, Patriots look to regain an edge in NFL Week 12 action…Sunday gamechanger? Slowing tricky Seahawks QB requires a versatile Panthers defender…Brind’Amour blunt after lifeless Canes lose 4-1 to Islanders

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Basketball News
Panthers nip ECU to give Tubby Smith 600th win Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Edged By High Point
• Lady Pirates Blitz Wake Forest 70-61

Greenville Daily Reflector

• WOODWARD: Must-win for Montgomery in Raleigh
• Pirates stop 11-year drought vs. ACC
• High Point holds off ECU in Minges

ECU blown out by Cincinnati The East Carolinian

WNCT 9

• ECU remains unbeaten by dropping ACC foe, Wake Forest
• Tubby Smith picks up career win 600 as High Point tops ECU

247 Sports

• True Freshman Report: 11 Games In
• ECU falls to High Point

ECU Falls 55-52 To High Point For Tubby Smith’s 600th Victory Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• UCF, Cincinnati, UConn and Houston Earn Saturday Wins
• Tulsa Closes Season With 27-24 Win Against SMU
• Temple Caps 7-1 Conference Season With 57-7 Win At UConn
• Tulane Drives Past Navy To Become Bowl Eligible

The Associated Press

• Tulsa denies SMU’s bowl hopes with a 27-24 win
• Late score lifts Tulane past Navy, 29-28, Wave bowl eligible
• Fall with 20 points, UCF beats Northern Kentucky 66-53
• Stallworth, Rice lead The Citadel past South Florida 84-81
• Davis scores 24, Houston beats BYU 76-62
• Proctor leads, High Point hangs on to edge E. Carolina 55-52
• Carlton, Adams lead UConn in 91-66 rout of New Hampshire

Tulane Earns Right to Go Bowling After 29-28 Win Over Navy BCSNN

The Citadel’s 3-point barrage buries USF Tampa Bay Times

UC takes Emerald Coast Classic title game over Ole Miss Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• Family of UCF QB McKenzie Milton says leg surgery was successful
• Tacko Fall helps power UCF basketball to win over Northern Kentucky

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis football: What to know about new UCF starting QB Darriel Mack Jr.
• Tigers to battle College of Charleston in Advocare Invitational

Hartford Courant

• Mike Anthony: UConn football ends historically bad season with fitting type of loss
• The good, the bad and the ugly of UConn’s season-ending loss to Temple

Philly.com

• Temple routs UConn, but injury bug bites as Owls wait for bowl bid
• Temple center Matt Hennessy returns from injury in win over UConn

Dallas News

• ‘We got exactly what we deserved:’ Head coach Sonny Dykes was critical of Mustangs after SMU failed to become bowl eligible
• 5 thoughts from SMU’s 27-24 loss to Tulsa: Mustangs’ comeback falls short in effort to reach postseason
• SMU’s Ben Hicks extends his own school records in season finale at Tulsa

Tulsa World

• SMU at Tulsa: Hurricane holds on to knock off Mustangs
• Photo gallery: See the best images as Tulsa finishes its season at home against SMU
• Bill Haisten: TU’s 3-9 mark follows a 2-10, but 2019 actually does look better

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane beats Navy with late TD, become bowl eligible for 1st time since 2013
• Doing it for the seniors: Tulane clinches first bowl bid since 2013
• Tulane-Navy notebook: examining the Wave’s bowl destinations
• Tulane is bowl-bound, but which one? Here are likely destinations for Green Wave after win over Navy

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane rallies to beat Navy and secure bowl eligibility for first time since 2013
• With Justin McMillan, Tulane gets season-saving 2-point play: How did it happen?

Annapolis Capital

• Navy offense found footing in second half after going to the air
• Navy comeback for naught as Tulane escapes, 29-28

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Gallaspy’s fifth TD lifts Pack to 34-28 overtime victory over Tar Heels
• N.C. State’s OT win over UNC will go down in rivalry lore, but it’s hard to pick just one reason why
• Frustration the buzzword as Tar Heels conclude another disappointing season
• UNC AD Bubba Cunningham says “no decision” when asked of Larry Fedora’s future with program
• A Spurrier pledges his future with Duke. This one plays quarterback, too.
• Wolfpack holds off Mercer comeback 78-74 for sixth win

Winston Salem Journal

• Ed Hardin: Carolina’s season ends with Fedora’s future at UNC in doubt
• Five-TD performance by Reggie Gallaspy is only part of what he’s given N.C. State
• App State dispatches Troy, earns right to host Sun Belt Conference title game next week
• What allowed App State to reach the heights to host the first Sun Belt championship title game? Family moments and trust among the players.
• Best for last: Wake Forest blows out Duke to clinch bowl eligibility
• Wake Forest wilts down stretch — twice — in overtime loss to Houston Baptist

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Hokies show no signs of letting up in rout of Saint Francis
• ODU falls to Rice, loses eight games for first time in program history

ODU finishes 4-8 with loss at Rice Hampton Roads Daily Press

Columbia The State

• Gamecocks competed well against Clemson in defeat. It’s OK to feel good about that
• South Carolina puts scare into Clemson but Tigers emerge with 5th straight in rivalry
• Here’s why Will Muschamp is so testy about all those South Carolina injuries
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: Clemson’s day against South Carolina
• Thumbs up, thumbs down: South Carolina’s day vs. Clemson

The Associated Press

• Bowl picture: 81 teams eligible for 78 slots
• AP Top 25 Takeaways: Ohio State twists CFP race; ND is in
• Saturday’s best
• Tagovailoa, No. 1 Alabama race away from Auburn, 52-21
• No. 10 Ohio State routs No. 4 Michigan 62-39
• Misery continues for Harbaugh, Michigan in The Game
• No. 3 Notre Dame rolls to 12-0 season, beats rival USC 24-17
• No. 2 Clemson goes 12-0 with 56-35 win over Gamecocks
• No. 17 Kentucky blows out archrival Louisville 56-10
• No. 18 Utah rallies to top rival BYU 35-27
• Charlotte thwarts FAU’s bowl hopes with a 27-24 win
• Vandy beats rival Tennessee 38-13 for 2nd bowl in 3 seasons
• Miami wins regular-season finale, tops No. 24 Pitt 24-3
• Appalachian St. tops Troy 21-10, hosts Sun Belt title game
• NC State beats UNC 34-28 in OT on Gallaspy’s 5th TD
• Wake Forest bowl eligible with 59-7 win over Duke
• Wofford gets to 2nd round of playoffs for 3rd straight year
• No. 19 Syracuse finishes surprising season by beating BC
• Georgia routs Ga Tech 45-21, Alabama up next for SEC title

New York Times

• Ohio State Overwhelms Rival Michigan, Again
• L.S.U. Falls to Texas A&M in Highest-Scoring F.B.S. Game Ever

Washington Post

• Michigan-Ohio State: Buckeyes turn The Game into The Rout
• Maryland’s trying season ends in a blowout loss
• Complete college football scoreboard