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Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Friday, November 29, 2018

November 30, 2018 By Greg Vacek Leave a Comment

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Scottie Montgomery’s 3-year tenure at ECU comes to swift ending…Coaching carousel hits Pirates, AD search…USM AD Gilbert plans to interview with ECU, but hasn’t accepted job…Blackwell, Pirates regroup for Saturday’s game…Former Knightdale fullback Nate Harvey returns to face NC State as a defensive force for ECU…Logan: A massive rebuild needs to take place at ECU…ECU loses two commitments after Montgomery firing… JMU is losing Mike Houston: But, to whom? ..Former SEC head coach mentioned as potential target for vacant ECU job …With Jeff Brohm out, signs point to Scott Satterfield as of Thursday…Texas Tech hires Wells after success at alma mater Utah St…Vanderbilt tight end Turner Cockrell dies of cancer at 21…Troy Aikman: After win over Saints, Cowboys positioned to enter playoffs ‘playing awfully good football’

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Bonesville.net

  • Unexpected mandate falls on David Blackwell
  • Shakeup begins for ECU football 

ecupirates.com

  • ECU Announces Football Leadership Change
  • Gameday: ECU Looks To Stop Slide Against Appalachian State
  • Pirate Lacrosse Adds Eight Signings

Greenville Daily Reflector

  • ECU gets another shot at in-state team
  • Coaching carousel hits Pirates, AD search
  • Blackwell, Pirates regroup for Saturday’s game
  • Montgomery out as ECU coach
  • AAC RANKINGS: ECU 11th

Washington Daily News

  • Pirates to take on Wolfpack days after losing head coach
  • ECU fires Coach Mo

Scottie Montgomery’s 3-year tenure at ECU comes to swift ending Fayetteville Observer

Coach Mo, ECU part ways The East Carolinian

WRAL

  • Would Steve Logan return to coach East Carolina?
  • Logan: ‘If you win, you will be tolerated for six and a half days’
  • Logan: A massive rebuild needs to take place at ECU
  • From the vault: 1992 Peach Bowl
  • Steve Logan reflects on his history in the ECU-NCSU series

USM AD Gilbert plans to interview with ECU, but hasn’t accepted job Hattiesburg American

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Scottie Montgomery was set up to fail at East Carolina from the start
  • After a year on the hot seat, ECU fires football coach Scottie Montgomery
  • ECU fires football coach Scottie Montgomery
  • NC State has plenty of reasons to take this struggling ECU football team seriously

First on 9: Scottie Montgomery will not be retained for fourth year WNCT 9

WITN 7

  • Blackwell: “You don’t see the hurt.”
  • Scottie Montgomery out as ECU football coach

WCTI 12

  • Nov. 29 6 p.m. sports: Pirates go in new direction with sudden firing of football coach
  • Montgomery leaving ECU after third losing season

247 Sports

  • ECU loses two commitments after Montgomery firing
  • What David Blackwell said after Scottie Montgomery’s firing
  • ECU players react to Scottie Montgomery’s firing
  • Tigers will have a shot at redemption on Saturday against UCF
  • ECU making a move for Mike Houston
  • Three names to watch in ECU’s coaching search
  • Scottie Montgomery out as ECU’s head coach

Rivals.com

  • Blackwell Making the Best Of a Bad Situation at East Carolina
  • ECU Coaching Search Begins and PI Breaks Down the Best Options

Scottie Montgomery fired as East Carolina’s head coach NBC Sports

ECU HC Montgomery walks the plank Rotoworld

ECU fires head football coach Scottie Montgomery ahead of final game against NCSU WTVD 11

East Carolina reportedly interested in JMU’s Houston The Daily Progress

Mike Houston has Charlotte 49ers job offer. Here’s why it’s complicated. Charlotte Observer

JMU is losing Mike Houston: But, to whom? Augusta Free Press

JMU head football coach Mike Houston reportedly being pursued by Charlotte and East Carolina WTKR

Source: ECU Targets JMU’s Houston Daily News-Record

Former SEC head coach mentioned as potential target for vacant ECU job Saturday Down South

Butch Jones Named A Candidate For New Head Coaching Job The Spun

Scottie Montgomery Fired: Potential Candidates for East Carolina HERO Sports

East Carolina Football fires Head Coach Scottie Montgomery:Anybody got Ruffin McNeill’s phone number??? Greensboro Sports

East Carolina vs. NC State Fearless Prediction, Game Preview College Football News

 NCSU Technician

  • Wolfpack defense looks for confidence boost vs. ECU
  • East Carolina sports editor breaks down Wolfpack vs. Pirates

Meet Eastern Carolina, which shouldn’t be this bad Backing the Pack

Former Knightdale fullback Nate Harvey returns to face NC State as a defensive force for ECU Durham Herald-Sun

SB Nation

  • Can ECU get back into the ballpark of AAC contention after firing Scottie Montgomery? 
  • ECU fires Scottie Montgomery, never should have fired Ruffin McNeill 

Years set for Virginia Tech to play Marshall; will ECU be replaced on Hokies’ schedule? Richmond.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

  • American Digital Network to Provide Comprehensive Coverage of American Football Championship
  • Gauthier & Viens Earn All-American Accolades

College football outlook: Rain may cause slick fields for AAC, ACC championship matchups YAHOO!

The Associated Press

  • East Carolina fires football coach Scottie Montgomery 
  • No. 7 UCF seeks second straight AAC title against Memphis
  • UCF beats Alabama 70-64 for fifth straight win
  • Whitt has triple-double, SMU dominates McNeese 91-59

BCSNN

  • AAC Daily: ECU Fires a Coach, Houston Extends Some and More
  • Texas Tech MBB Prepares to Meet Memphis on Saturday in Miami
  • Houston Cougars Offense Set for Big 2019 with Some New Contracts
  • USF Bulls Hold Off the Stetson Hatters to Record a 75-71 Win

Tampa Bay Times

  • Sorry, Charlie critics: Strong’s USF buyout bigger than presumed
  • USF announces football attendance increase
  • Down one dual threat, UCF turns to another for AAC title game

Orlando Sentinel

  • UCF coaches, players confident new backup QB Quadry Jones ready to lead offense
  • UCF basketball defeats Alabama, extends win streak to five games
  • UCF Football Now: Support for Milton, previewing Memphis and bowl projections

Memphis Commercial Appeal

  • For Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers, James Wiseman signing is more important than this season
  • Penny Hardaway, Memphis basketball sign No. 1 recruit James Wiseman

Meet Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, possible Louisville coaching candidate Louisville Courier-Journal

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

  • Orlando or Jacksonville? The Big 12 will determine NC State’s bowl fate
  • Texas Tech hires Wells after success at alma mater Utah St
  • Where might LeBron James Jr. play college ball? Hint, his father is pro-Duke.

THE BUZZ, Nov. 30: Duke, State, ECU wore out Fedora Wilmington Star-News

Winston Salem Journal

  • Wake Forest’s seniors buckled down to make sure Duke game wasn’t their last
  • Five things to know about App State’s Sun Belt championship matchup with Louisiana
  • Ledford’s Coleman Reich decommits from UNC, citing recent coaching changes

On the Sun Belt title game and rumors in the wind Hickory Daily Record

Candidates for App State if Louisville Hires Scott Satterfield HERO Sports

A pair of top Tech freshmen didn’t always fancy football Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Gamecocks offensive line proved something against Clemson  Columbia The State

Jeff Brohm turns down alma mater Louisville to remain head coach at … YAHOO!

Louisville Courier-Journal

  • With Jeff Brohm out, signs point to Scott Satterfield as of Thursday
  • With Jeff Brohm out, here are 6 Louisville football coach candidates

The Associated Press

  • Not enough bowls: Army, BYU unsure of postseason destination
  • Vanderbilt tight end Turner Cockrell dies of cancer at 21
  • Tyree Jackson grounded as Buffalo set to play for MAC title
  • MW title at stake as No. 25 Fresno St faces No. 19 Boise St
  • Oklahoma plays Texas for Big 12 title and possible CFP spot
  • No. 2 Clemson seeks 4th straight ACC title vs Pittsburgh
  • No. 6 Ohio State hopes to make playoff case vs Northwestern
  • No. 1 Alabama vs No. 4 Georgia in title game rematch for SEC
  • Utah, Washington vie for Rose Bowl spot in Pac-12 title game
  • Texas Tech hires Wells after success at alma mater Utah St

 

Nuggets and Briefs:  National and Professional articles of interest

Charlotte Observer

  • NFL hasn’t changed Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey much. But one thing is changing.
  • Panthers CB James Bradberry shut down Mike Evans in Week 9. But since then …
  • ‘He’s the third guy.’ Hurricanes place struggling goalie Scott Darling on waivers.

Dallas News

  • National reaction: Cowboys’ defense (not including Randy Gregory) outstanding in shocking win over Saints
  • Troy Aikman: After win over Saints, Cowboys positioned to enter playoffs ‘playing awfully good football’

Add signing Foster to Redskins’ history of gaffes Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Washington Post

  • Benefit of the doubt? The Redskins haven’t earned it, especially after Reuben Foster.
  • Williams says front office was united in decision to claim Foster
  • After a $16 million donation, a high school football league’s race for recruits goes national
  • Tom Wilson is the most hated man in hockey. Can he change that?
  • Caps could get Kuznetsov back Friday
  • NFL playoff scenarios for Week 13: Saints, Rams, Chiefs are on the verge of the postseason
  • NFC East will largely shape playoff race

NASCAR TV viewership down in 2018 ESPN

New York Times

  • Mets Bulk Up Front Office With Another Former G.M.
  • Soon to Be Alone in Oakland, the A’s Inch Closer to a New Stadium
  • N.F.L. Week 13 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
  • Unwanted in L.A., Brook Lopez Became Milwaukee’s ‘Splash Mountain’
  • Atlanta United Finishes Off Red Bulls to Reach M.L.S. Cup
  • How to Improve the 4-17 Suns? Coach Kokoskov’s Got a List

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