Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Hart orchestrates combo deal for Gilbert, Houston…Gilbert: I want to win and have fun…Houston Departs JMU For “The Right Opportunity” At ECU…Gardner Named The American Freshman-Of-The-Week…Report: Satterfield to be new coach at Louisville…McNeill, Ledford App St candidates?….Gators AD Scott Stricklin: UF didn’t duck UCF in the Peach Bowl…New contract puts UH’s Briles among highest paid assistants…Tulane’s Willie Fritz looking for balanced offense in search for new coordinator …Ohio State coach Urban Meyer set to announce retirement…Turner Gill retiring after coaching Liberty for 7 seasons…Colt McCoy injury the latest piece of woe that makes judging Redskins impossible…Ron Rivera takes over defensive play-calling for Panthers; 2 coaches fired

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Pirate Nation begins trek out of ‘wilderness’ Bonesville.net

ecupirates.com

• Mike Houston Selected As ECU Head Football Coach
• Jon Gilbert Named ECU Director Of Athletics
• Gardner Named The American Freshman-Of-The-Week

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Gilbert: I want to win and have fun
• Hart orchestrates combo deal for Gilbert, Houston
• Pirates hire Gilbert, Houston

ECU’s new football coach an NC native WRAL

East Carolina lands new AD, football coach Raleigh News and Observer

ECU fills two big athletic roles in one day Fayetteville Observer

It’s official: ECU hires ex-JMU coach Mike Houston, along with new AD Norfolk Virginian Pilot

Houston Departs JMU For “The Right Opportunity” At ECU Daily News-Record

Mike Houston bids farewell to JMU, takes head coaching position at ECU NBC Sports

ECU hires new athletic director, head coach The East Carolinian

Mike Houston named head football coach at ECU Asheville Citizen-Times

ECU tabs Mike Houston as next football coach Wilmington Star-News

WNCT 9

• Houston touches down in Greenville
• It’s official: ECU hires Gilbert as AD, Houston as football coach

WITN 7

• Jon Gilbert named new ECU athletic director
• Former JMU football coach Mike Houston hired as ECU’s next head coach
• Students and fans embrace ECU sports changes

WCTI 12

• Mike Houston selected as ECU head football coach
• Jon Gilbert named as ECU Director of Athletics

247 Sports

• A look at the contract of new ECU AD Jon Gilbert
• What Jon Gilbert said at his introductory press conference
• Jon Gilbert era begins at East Carolina
• Mike Houston explains why he left JMU for ECU
• Diving into the contract of new ECU coach Mike Houston
• ECU hires Mike Houston as head coach

Rivals.com

• Jon Gilbert Brings an Abundance of Experience to ECU Athletics
• Gilbert and Houston Onboard

BCSNN

• ECU Names FCS Championship Coach Mike Houston to Lead Pirates
• ECU Basketball Uses Balanced Attack For Latest Win Inside Minges

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• Houston’s Brooks, ECU’s Gardner Earn Weekly Awards
• American Stories: UCF’s Caps 25th Straight Win With A Fiesta
• AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TO BE WELL-REPRESENTED AT 2018 LEARFIELD INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FORUM
• UConn’s Williams, SMU’s White Named Women’s Basketball Weekly Honorees
• Swimming and Diving: UConn and Cincinnati conclude fall semester slates
• Four American Athletic Conference teams open 2018-19 Indoor Track and Field Season

AAC Daily: Talking Temple Owls, Bowl Games and Coaching News BCSNN

For USF, more at stake in Gasparilla Bowl than meets the eye Tampa Bay Times

USF tops home attendance record as leaders keep an eye on new football center Business Journal

Scouting report: Northern Kentucky Norse at Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• Gators AD Scott Stricklin: UF didn’t duck UCF in the Peach Bowl
• Dawkins’ Knights fall 64-62 in OT at Missouri

UConn women No. 1 again in AP Poll; Notre Dame No. 2, then Oregon Hartford Courant

City 6 observations: Temple out of the gate fast Philly.com

.Tulane’s Willie Fritz looking for balanced offense in search for new coordinator New Orleans Advocate

Curtis Johnson ‘so happy’ to see Tulane return to bowl game New Orleans Times Picayune

Houston Chronicle

• New contract puts UH’s Briles among highest paid assistants
• UH’s Major Applewhite: No timetable to hire defensive coordinator

Army-Navy game will be bittersweet sendoff for Sullivan Annapolis Capital

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

As Mike Houston departs for East Carolina, JMU begins the search for next football coach The Daily Progress

James Madison officially begins the hunt for its next football coach Richmond Times-Dispatch

Louisville Courier-Journal

• Louisville to hire Scott Satterfield as football coach, source says
• Scott Satterfield’s hire not splashy, but he makes sense for Louisville
• Who is Scott Satterfield? Meet Louisville’s next football coach
• New Louisville coach faces uphill battle with local 2019 recruits

Watauga Democrat

• Report: Satterfield to be new coach at Louisville
• Satterfield to meet with Louisville assistants

Winston Salem Journal

• McNeill, Ledford?  Here are 10 candidates to succeed Scott Satterfield as App State head coach
• App State coach Scott Satterfield in contract discussions with Louisville, Journal source says
• Wake Forest brings back familiar face to join defensive coaching staff

Raleigh News and Observer

• NC State star Kelvin Harmon to skip the Gator Bowl, enter NFL draft
• NC State to face Texas A&M for first time in Gator Bowl

WRAL

• WR Harmon to leave NCSU for NFL Draft
• Zion Williamson’s freshman season ‘like a movie’
• Dunking Duke freshman Williamson making a splash
• RJ Barrett is the Preseason All-America, but Zion Williamson is the talk of Duke
• NC State, Duke help ACC match record 11 bowl bids

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• From Fancy Gap to the hall of fame: Beamer left an indelible mark at Virginia Tech
• Liberty coach Turner Gill calling it quits after 7 seasons
• 11 ACC teams qualified for bowls, but most of league underperformed

Columbia The State

• Deebo done at USC and won’t play in bowl game, he announces
• It’s almost decision time for Kelly Bryant. Here’s what we know
• Gamecocks close to raising $30 million. Why the goal is now $40 million
• The ultimate walk-on: Clemson’s Hunter Renfrow wins national award
• What Clemson’s Tony Elliott said about the Georgia Tech head coaching job

Charleston Post Courier

• Will Muschamp on SC football progress in his third season: ‘You are what your record is’
• Clemson vs. Notre Dame: A football fans guide to the Cotton Bowl showdown
• South Carolina’s Deebo Samuel will skip Belk Bowl, begin NFL training
• Clemson receiver Hunter Renfrow wins national award as former walk-on

The Associated Press

• ECU hires Jon Gilbert as AD, Mike Houston as football coach
• AP source: Louisville tabs Satterfield to be football coach
• UMass hires Florida St. offensive coordinator Bell as coach
• Texas Southern hires Clarence McKinney as football coach
• Turner Gill retiring after coaching Liberty for 7 seasons
• K-State begins search for Snyder’s successor (again)
• Heisman 3: Tua Tagovailoa, Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins
• Clemson WR Renfrow wins Burslworth Trophy, honoring walk-ons
• NC State WR Harmon to enter NFL draft, won’t play in bowl
• South Carolina receiver Deebo Samuel declaring for NFL draft
• Heisman 3: Tua Tagovailoa, Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins
• Study: Graduation rates for bowl-bound teams up slightly
• TOP 25 THIS WEEK: Furman plays for 1st time with ranking

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer set to announce retirement, Ryan Day to replace him with Buckeyes CBS Sports

Maryland interviews three finalists for its football job Washington Post