East Carolina to announce hiring of new AD, head football coach…Jon Gilbert to be named new ECU athletic director; Mike Houston to be named next ECU head coach…Pirates need reboot under Houston…Pirates roll past UMES, 70-47…College Football Playoff set: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame…UCF To Face LSU In PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Highlighting American Bowl Bids…Steady dose of same reason for playoff expansion…UCF AD Danny White: It’s not a playoff, it’s a Power-5 Invitational…South Florida stays home to face Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl…Memphis, Wake Forest to meet in Birmingham Bowl matchup…Cincinnati to meet Virginia Tech in 2018 Military Bowl…Sources: Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield remains top target for Louisville…Akron fires coach Terry Bowden after 4-8 season…Mike McCarthy Fired by Packers After Loss to Cardinals…Panthers players voice support of Ron Rivera, staff after loss. But questions remain…Panthers TE Greg Olsen unsure of immediate future after ‘frustrating’ foot injury
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Bonesville.net
- Insights from Brett
Dual hirings don’t mean overnight turnaround - Basketball News
Pirates turn back Maryland Eastern Shore
ecupirates.com
- Balanced Offense Helps ECU Ease Past UMES
- Postgame Quotes: ECU vs. UMES
- ECU Sets 2019 Baseball Banquet For February 9
Greenville Daily Reflector
- WOODWARD: Pirates need reboot under Houston
- Houston leaving JMU for Pirates
- Pirates win big over Hakws
- BOT meeting called for Monday morning
Reports: East Carolina to announce hiring of new AD, head football coach WWAY
Mike Houston leaving JMU for East Carolina Richmond.com
James Madison’s Houston leaving for East Carolina Daily Progress
Houston leaves JMU after three seasons, reportedly headed to ECU Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Mike Houston leaving JMU to take head coaching job at East Carolina Augusta Free Press
Reports: ECU has agreements for next AD, football coach Fayetteville Observer
The East Carolinian
- Women’s Basketball off to a good 5-2 start
- Men’s basketball off to better start
- ECU football falls to State
WNCT 9
- Mike Houston hired as head coach of ECU football
- Jon Gilbert to be announced as new ECU athletic director
- Pirates roll past UMES, 70-47
WITN 7
- Mike Houston officially leaving JMU, reportedly hired as ECU head football coach
- REPORTS: Jon Gilbert to be named new ECU athletic director
247 Sports
- ECU gets dominating win over Maryland Eastern Shore
- Mike Houston to be named next ECU head coach
- Pirate Nation, media react to ECU’s hiring of Mike Houston
- WATCH: Mike Houston’s pregame speeches will fire you up
- Report: ECU to tab Jon Gilbert as athletics director
Rivals.com
JMU head football coach Mike Houston agrees to become new East Carolina head coach WTKR
Houston leaving JMU for East Carolina WSLS
Mike Houston leaves JMU for East Carolina WTVR
JMU football head coach Mike Houston takes same job at ECU Delaware County Times
WRAL
Gardner leads E. Carolina past Maryland-Eastern Shore 70-43 Washington Post
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- UCF To Face LSU In PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Highlighting American Bowl Bids
- UConn Downs No. 1 Notre Dame, 89-71
- Houston’s Win Over No. 18 Oregon Highlights Weekend Action
BCSNN
- Houston Cougars to Battle Army in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowl
- Tulane Football to Face Louisiana in the 2018 AutoNation Cure Bowl
The Associated Press
- No. 7 UCF to face No. 11 LSU in Fiesta Bowl
- Fiesta Bowl Matchup
- Military Bowl Matchup
- Independence Bowl Matchup
- Memphis, Wake Forest to meet in Birmingham Bowl matchup
- South Florida stays home to face Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl
- Armed Services Bowl Matchup
- Cure Bowl Matchup
Washington Post
- Svrluga: Be thankful for what we have in the College Football Playoff, but acknowledge its flaws
- Virginia Tech to play in Military Bowl against Cincinnati
Orlando Sentinel
- UCF AD Danny White: It’s not a playoff, it’s a Power-5 Invitational
- Undefeated UCF Knights shut out of College Football Playoff semifinals again, head to Fiesta Bowl
- A win for 10: UCF finishes 12-and-Ohana while honoring McKenzie Milton
- Dawkins’ Knights fall 64-62 in OT at Missouri
USF to face Marshall in Gasparilla Bowl Tampa Bay Times
Takeaways: UC Bearcats sneak out of Sin City victorious over UNLV Cincinnati Enquirer
Bearcats Will Play Vriginia Tech Hokies in the Military Bowl Down the Drive
Tech is headed to Military Bowl to face Cincinnati Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Cincinnati to meet Virginia Tech in 2018 Military Bowl Annapolis Capital
Hartford Courant
- Mike Anthony: Christyn Williams, overall composure, lead UConn past unraveling Notre Dame
- Arizona outlasts UConn men, 76-72, in front of large Sunday crowd at the XL Center
New York Times
- Is UConn’s Dominance of Women’s Basketball Over? Cue Eye Rolls, for Now
- No. 2 UConn Beats No. 1 Notre Dame
Temple to face Duke in the Independence Bowl Philly.com
New Orleans Advocate
- Tulane coach Willie Fritz happy with Cure Bowl matchup vs. UL-Lafayette
- Tulane-Louisiana-Lafayette to play in Cure Bowl: Kickoff times, background info and more
‘A little unique’: Tulane to have a first-time play-caller on offense for Cure Bowl vs. UL-Lafayette New Orleans Times Picayune
Memphis football to face Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 22 Memphis Commercial Appeal
Houston Chronicle
- UH to play Army in Armed Forces Bowl
- Early look at UH’s Armed Forces Bowl opponent: Army
- UH’s Major Applewhite: No timetable to hire defensive coordinator
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Where NC State, Duke and Wake Forest are going bowling
- NC State to face Texas A&M for first time in Gator Bowl
- Markell Johnson sparks NC State to win over Vanderbilt
- This Duke team is adept at recording steals. That means bad things for opponents
Winston Salem Journal
- Duke, N.C. State heading to bowl games later this month
- Wake Forest gets invite to Birmingham Bowl for third straight bowl berth
- Who will App State, the Sun Belt champion, be playing in the New Orleans Bowl?
- Bowl selection day: Familiar teams battling for CFP championship
Cavaliers to face South Carolina in Belk Bowl Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Columbia The State
- Clemson, Notre Dame coaches: QB changes helped us reach playoff
- Back to the Playoff! Clemson learns CFP opponent, destination
- Swinney, Clemson still savor ACC titles
- Home away from home: Why playing in Charlotte is important for Gamecocks
- South Carolina opens as a slight favorite vs Virginia in Belk Bowl
- Scouting South Carolina’s Belk Bowl opponent: Virginia
- At a rain-soaked, lightly attended football game, South Carolina’s ‘Towel Guy’ is born
Sources: Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield remains top target for Louisville YAHOO! Sports
Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield ‘heavy favorite’ for Louisville coach Louisville Courier-Journal
Exploring Potential Coaching Candidates At JMU Daily News-Record
The Associated Press
- College Football Playoff set: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame
- Column: Steady dose of same reason for playoff expansion
- Clemson in 4th playoff draws Notre Dame in Cotton Bowl
- Oklahoma is in: Sooners snag 4th spot in playoff semifinals
- Orange Bowl gets an Alabama-Oklahoma CFP matchup
- The Latest: 4 bowl-eligible teams don’t get bids
- Michigan, Florida will meet again, this time in Peach Bowl
- Georgia faces Texas for first time since 1984 in Sugar Bowl
- Belk Bowl Matchup
- SEC championship game thriller draw huge TV rating for CBS
- Ohio State to face Washington in 105th Rose Bowl
- Cotton Bowl Matchup
- Rose Bowl Matchup
- Sugar Bowl Matchup
- Camping World Bowl has No. 15 West Virginia, No. 17 Syracuse
- New Orleans Bowl Matchup
- Akron fires coach Terry Bowden after 4-8 season
- Peach Bowl Matchup
- K-State coach Snyder retiring after 27 seasons, 215 wins
- Orange Bowl Matchup
College Football Playoff: Alabama vs. Oklahoma; Clemson vs. Notre Dame New York Times
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Panthers players voice support of Ron Rivera, staff after loss. But questions remain
- Panthers’ problems keep multiplying, and you can pick, pick, pick, pick a reason
- Panthers TE Greg Olsen unsure of immediate future after ‘frustrating’ foot injury
- Sore shoulder or not, Cam Newton knows he must be better than what he showed vs Bucs
- Charlotte Hornets have no answer for Anthony Davis in loss to New Orleans Pelicans
Buccaneers beat Panthers 24-17 Winston Salem Journal
Washington Post
- The Packers need to replace Mike McCarthy with an innovative offensive mind to coach Aaron Rodgers
- How the Packers and Aaron Rodgers can turn things around
- Giants win a thriller, which isn’t necessarily a good thing
- NFL Week 13: News, recaps, analysis, injuries and more
- Tempers flare, but Patriots let their play speak loudest against the Vikings
- Anthony Rendon ‘up for’ further discussing long-term extension with Nationals
- Capitals collapse in stunning fashion, snapping seven-game winning streak
- After another victory, Jarrett Hurd sets his eyes on a home bout in D.C., Jermell Charlo and beyond
- George H.W. Bush had a love of sports and an affinity for at least one sportswriter
New York Times
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