Greg Vacek's Daily Web Roundup
Sunday, December 16, 2018

New ECU Coach Houston welcomes 1978 Independence Bowl Champs at 40th anniversary …JUCO OT recommits to East Carolina…ECU students celebrate fall commencement…Tulane Tops Louisiana 41-24 To Take Cure Bowl Title …No. 18 Mississippi State beats Cincinnati 70-59…App State gets fourth straight bowl win behind tricky performance from Malik Williams…Lakers, LeBron James blow out Hornets in brutal shooting night for Kemba Walker

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

WNCT 9

• New ECU Coach Houston welcomes 1978 Independence Bowl Champs at 40th anniversary
• ECU students celebrate fall commencement

247 Sports

• JUCO OT recommits to East Carolina
• Kingsley Ifedi transfers out from ECU

It’s Back ON With ECU For Highland C.C. O-Lineman Bailey Malovic Rivals.com

 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Tulane Tops Louisiana 41-24 To Take Cure Bowl Title theamerican.org

New Orleans Advocate

• Tulane claims Cure Bowl win over Louisiana-Lafayette; first bowl win in 16 years
• Cure Bowl notebook: pledge turns into big gift
• Going nowhere: How Tulane shut down UL-Lafayette’s powerful running game in Cure Bowl win

New Orleans Times Picayune

• Tulane defeats Louisiana-Lafayette in Cure Bowl for first bowl victory since 2002
• Something to believe in: Tulane’s bowl win completes special season turnaround
• Ascending Tulane football program makes statement with emphatic Cure Bowl win
• Watch how Tulane defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 41-24 in Cure Bowl

The Associated Press

• Bradwell’s 2 TDs leads Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette 41-24 
• No. 18 Mississippi State beats Cincinnati 70-59
• Rideau scores 18, USF holds off Appalachian State 76-69
• UConn wins defensive battle, 61-46 over Manhattan
• SMU tops Georgetown 81-73 behind McMurray’s 19
• Wichita St. holds off Southern Miss behind McDuffie
• Rose’s sweet heroics lead Temple past Davidson 77-75 in OT
• Schofield scores 29, No. 3 Tennessee beats Memphis 102-92

BCSNN

• USF Bulls Have Best Start in Five Years After Topping App State, 76-69
• Tennessee Takes Out the Tigers in Memphis with a 102-92 Final Score

USF men win again, off to best start since ’13 Tampa Bay Times

Bulldogs beat Bearcats in biggest game of Mississippi State’s early season Cincinnati Enquirer

Orlando Sentinel

• UCF punter Mac Loudermilk ready to shed wild locks to raise money for charity
• UCF fans should be honored Gators are trying to big-time them | Commentary
• UCF basketball vows not to overlook Stetson

UConn men start slow, but finish off Manhattan Hartford Courant

Quinton Rose dunk sparks Temple basketball win over Davidson in overtime Philly.com

UT 102, Memphis 92: Vols respond to Memphis’ second-half push Memphis Commercial Appeal

Riding three-game win streak, TU faces Dayton in neutral-site meeting Tulsa World

WSU takeaways: Nothing is ever easy for these Shockers, proven in Southern Mississippi win Wichita Eagle

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News and Observer

• Braxton Beverly leads NC State to win over Penn State
• Cam Johnson’s 25 points leads No. 12 North Carolina past No. 4 Gonzaga
• Five observations from No. 12 North Carolina’s 103-90 win over No. 4 Gonzaga

Winston Salem Journal

• Status of Wake Forest’s Greg Dortch unclear about a week before Birmingham Bowl
• ‘This program is on solid ground and no matter who’s here, Appalachian State football is here to stay’
• App State gets fourth straight bowl win behind tricky performance from Malik Williams
• After parting ways with UNC, Ledford’s Reich commits to Coastal Carolina
• Down, not out: Elontae Bateman finds way to help Wake Forest after his career was abruptly ended

Norfolk Virginian Pilot

• Old Dominion stuns No. 25 Syracuse on the road
• Hokies cornerback’s debut delayed by second Achilles tear in 7 months
• Alexander-Walker leads Hokies to 4th straight win

App State unleashes trick plays, routs Middle Tennessee in New Orleans Bowl Charlotte Observer

The Associated Press

• Appalachian St. rolls past Middle Tenn. in N.O. Bowl, 45-13
• Georgia Southern tops Eastern Michigan 23-21 on Bass’ FG
• No. 10 Fresno State beats Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl
• Valdosta St. beats Ferris St. 49-47 for Division II title
• Rivers, Fresno State top Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl
• Eastern Washington beats Maine 50-19 in FCS semifinals
• Utah State routs North Texas 52-13 in New Mexico Bowl