Coach: JMU-ECU was a ‘butt-whooping’…ECU athletics receiving transfer of $20 million from university …Satterfield and Houston expected to bring coordinators with them to new jobs …Justin Fuente, Luke Fickell know what separates Power 5 teams and the rest of college football …Temple’s Collins meets with Georgia Tech about its coaching job…USF’s bowl-game play caller still undetermined… Do us all a favor, LSU: Put UCF out of its misery …Paul Johnson disciples square off in Army-Navy game …Redskins issue statement on Alex Smith amid growing concerns about his recovery…Canes’ Staal sidelined with concussion; Maenalanen called up …Derrick Henry’s 99-Yard Touchdown Highlights Record-Setting Day
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Hart helps Pirate ship change tack Bonesville.net
ECU Announces 2019 Softball Signing Class ecupirates.com
Coach: JMU-ECU was a ‘butt-whooping’ Greenville Daily Reflector
ECU athletics receiving transfer of $20 million from university 247 Sports
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
- Tulane Sets 3 American Records, Advances to NIVC Semifinals
- Two Tigers Earn Women’s Soccer Academic All-America Honors
- UConn, Tulsa and Tulane Earn Mid-Week Wins
AAC Daily: Sterlin Gilbert is Gone as South Florida Gets Bowl Ready BCSNN
USF’s bowl-game play caller still undetermined Tampa Bay Times
Doc column: Cincinnati Bearcats, Xavier Musketeers’ Crosstown Shootout too close to call Cincinnati Enquirer
Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente, Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell know AAC teams are capable of beating Power Five peers Richmond.com
Justin Fuente, Luke Fickell know what separates Power 5 teams and the rest of college football Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Orlando Sentinel
- Sankey: UCF Knights should look inward to address playoff semifinal snub
- Real story behind UCF Knights’ bowl bid remains a mystery
Do us all a favor, LSU: Put UCF out of its misery Saturday Down South
First look at LSU-UCF in PlayStation Fiesta Bowl ESPN.com
Top 10 Coaches Under 40 Baseball America
UConn men notebook: Dan Hurley has vivid 9/11 memory as Huskies prep for ‘Never Forget Classic’ Hartford Courant
Philly.com
- Temple’s Collins meets with Georgia Tech about its coaching job
- Temple to play Duke in bowl, which means no fun matchup with Matt Rhule | Mike Jensen
- Don’t take this Temple football season for granted | Mike Jensen
Tulane stops losing streak with big night from freshman Shakwon Barrett New Orleans Times Picayune
Dallas News
- Jaylen Fisher, TCU take control in second half as Horned Frogs post 67-59 win over SMU
- 3 takeaways from SMU’s 67-59 loss to TCU
- Mustangs leading receiver James Proche indicates return to SMU for senior season
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis’ Darrell Henderson misses out on Doak Walker Award, social media reacts
- Memphis basketball: How does Penny Hardaway balance the Tigers’ frontcourt?
- Memphis’ Darrell Henderson named All-American by Walter Camp Football Foundation
UH’s Kendal Briles a candidate for jobs at Tennessee, Florida… Houston Chronicle
Paul Johnson disciples square off in Army-Navy game Annapolis Capital
Shocker film room: Three ways Markis McDuffie is helping WSU win (without scoring) Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
NBC Sports
- Satterfield and Houston expected to bring coordinators with them to new jobs
- Report: Ken Whisenhunt takes his name out of Georgia Tech coaching hunt
Raleigh News and Observer
- Top-rated center Vernon Carey picks Duke over UNC and Michigan State
- Raleigh’s Alex Hunter shoots jump shots to avoid driving a dump truck. No. 25 Furman is benefiting.
- North Carolina still has much to fix before its showdown with No. 1 Gonzaga in nine days
- Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Brian Kelly talk College Football Playoff
Wake Forest thumps short-handed Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Observer
Winston Salem Journal
- Wake Forest heads into exam break with easy victory over Charlotte
- As Mark Ivey and App State players take ownership of the football team, they focus on the goal
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- Redskins issue statement on Alex Smith amid growing concerns about his recovery
- Reuben Foster’s accuser says she ‘just couldn’t believe’ the Redskins’ decision
- Who has a big advantage in the NFC East’s stretch drive? How ’bout dem Cowboys.
Columbia The State
- Why Alabama’s Nick Saban is impressed by Clemson, Dabo Swinney
- The five biggest surprises from South Carolina’s football season
- A way-too-early look at South Carolina’s tough 2019 football schedule
Maryland runs out of answers, suffers first Big Ten loss at Purdue Washington Post
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- New play-caller, players-only meeting and more: How Panthers plan to fix the defense
- It was Panthers’ biggest offensive improvement over 2017. Now it’s holding them back.
Canes’ Staal sidelined with concussion; Maenalanen called up Raleigh News and Observer
Washington Post
- Concerns grow about Alex Smith’s recovery as he deals with an infection following ‘serious’ leg injury
- With Mark Sanchez under center, the Redskins’ quarterback carousel is spinning again
- Sanchez laughs off ‘butt fumble,’ says he’s grateful for opportunity with Redskins
- Richard Sherman isn’t buying the Redskins’ reasons for not calling Colin Kaepernick
- Hope for a Colt McCoy return this season may be waning
- Andre Burakovsky’s third-period goal lifts Capitals past Coyotes
- Signed photos of injured Tom Wilson have been destroyed, Vegas says
- Reuben Foster’s accuser says she ‘just couldn’t believe’ the Redskins’ decision
New York Times
- Derrick Henry’s 99-Yard Touchdown Highlights Record-Setting Day
- Christmas Music, Twizzlers and Long Walks: The N.F.L.’s Obsession With Superstition
- Allegation of a Doping Cover-Up by Agents Exposes a Hole in Baseball’s Authority
- N.F.L. Week 14 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
- Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo Are Killed in Car Crash
- U.S. Soccer Team Maps Out Six-Month Schedule Ahead of Women’s World Cup
- Knicks Owner James Dolan Fined for Violating F.T.C. Rules
- Deontay Wilder, Over Steak and Fries, Relives His Biggest Fight
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