Hart To Continue As Special Advisor For Athletics…Pirates playing game at 11:30 a.m. ..Dooley’s staff getting recruiting done during long layoff…Temple hires Miami’s Manny Diaz as its football coach…Memphis’ Darrell Henderson leaving early for NFL draft…UCF finally gets company amid push to expand College Football Playoff championship format …NCAA appeals committee upholds decision to vacate North Carolina Central wins…Judge orders College of Charleston athletic director, baseball coach to turn over phones…UNC athletes sign on to letter opposed to return of Silent Sam…Chris Klieman introduced as Kansas State’s new coach…Carolina Panthers plan to build team HQ, practice facility in SC

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

The Bradsher Beat
Pirate Nation’s Top Ten List for 2018 Bonesville.net

Hart To Continue As Special Advisor For Athletics ecupirates.com

Greenville Daily Reflector

• Pirates playing game at 11:30 a.m.
• Hart gets one-year extension as ECU athletics special adviser

247 Sports

• Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas: Day 3 Top Performers
• Dave Hart gets one-year extension as special athletics advisor
• Dooley’s staff getting recruiting done during long layoff

Bailey Malovic Bails Out On ECU Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

theamerican.org

• All-America Roundup: Players From The American Among the Nation’s Best
• Three American Athletic Conference Volleyball Players Earn AVCA All-America Recognition
• Taylor’s Career Night Leads rv UCF Past Georgia Southern

Philly.com

• Temple hires Miami’s Manny Diaz as its football coach
• Manny Diaz is Temple’s new football coach. For how long? | Mike Jensen
• Shizz Alston’s career-high 31 leads Temple over UMass

The Associated Press

• AP source: Temple hires Miami d-coordinator Diaz as coach
• Memphis’ Darrell Henderson leaving early for NFL draft

Memphis running back going pro, with status for Birmingham Bowl still in question Winston Salem Journal

BCSNN

• AAC Daily: Catching Up On Big News From Around The American
• Tennessee and Cincinnati Agree to a Hardwood Home and Home Series

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball to face Tennessee Volunteers in 2019, 2020 Cincinnati Enquirer

UCF finally gets company amid push to expand College Football Playoff championship format Orlando Sentinel

Florida receiver becomes eighth member of 2019 UConn football recruiting class Hartford Courant

New Orleans Advocate

• Cure Bowl notebook: UL-Lafayette, Tulane focused on winning
• Ahead of schedule: Tulane defense playing well for coordinator Jack Curtis

Source: SMU all-time leading passer Ben Hicks to transfer; what’s next for the Mustangs at QB? Dallas News

How Memphis football’s Brady White fared in his first year at starting QB Memphis Commercial Appeal

Following last week’s big wins, TU looks to continue momentum Tulsa World

Houston Chronicle

• Houston backup QB Quinten Dormady to transfer to Central Michigan
• UH rallies to defeat LSU and remain unbeaten

Late three-pointer by Samajae Haynes-Jones pushes Shockers past Jacksonville State Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• NCAA appeals committee upholds decision to vacate North Carolina Central wins
• Duke has a bowl game to win and two pretty poor recent performances to forget
• More than 100 former and current UNC athletes sign a letter opposing the Silent Sam plan
• The early Cotton Bowl date is affecting Clemson’s schedule. Here’s how

App State’s Mark Ivey ruled out for football program’s head coaching vacancy Winston Salem Journal

WRAL SportsFan

• UNC athletes sign on to letter opposed to return of Silent Sam
• NCAA appeals panel upholds penalties against NC Central
• PACK14 recruiting class could be NC State’s best

U.Va. is no longer happy just to make it to a bowl Norfolk Virginian Pilot

The Associated Press

• Clemson begins preparations to face Notre Dame in playoffs
• Chris Klieman introduced as Kansas State’s new coach
• Second chance: FIU’s Anthony Jones reflective after shooting
• Jacks try to take next FCS step, powerful Bison up next
• Dino Babers signs long-term contract with Syracuse
• AP Top 25 Podcast: Recruiting heats up with early signing
• Bowl Season! Reasons to watch all 39 games and who will win
• Boston College extends Addazio contract through 2022

Charleston Post and Courier

• Judge orders College of Charleston athletic director, baseball coach to turn over phones
• Clemson’s Dabo Swinney keeps his mind on the game while his head’s in the clouds
• 5 things to watch as Clemson begins prepping for Cotton Bowl foe Notre Dame