New Coach, No Problem: ECU Football Signs 18 in Early Signing Period…Taylor Harris, ECU part ways…Lady Pirates Beat Longwood 61-52 To Open Carolinas Challenge…Louisville football names Dwayne Ledford new offensive coordinator…Gardner Minshew’s rise to stardom, told by his father and mentor…Shane Carden is new WRHS football coach …Cincinnati Runs Past UCLA, 93-64….B.J. Stith does it again, leads ODU over Richmond…Marshall eyes strong finish against USF in Gasparilla Bowl…UNC’s Brown scores big battle, but N.C. State and Doeren win recruiting war…Panthers sitting QB Newton; Heinicke to start vs. Falcons …Taysom Hill is NFL’s most valuable Swiss Army knife, and a sign of the league’s creativity boom
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
Bonesville.net
ecupirates.com
Houston gets his men on signing day Greenville Daily Reflector
WNCT 9
WITN 7
- ECU football signs 18 players during early signing period
- Pirates beat Longwood 61-52 to open Carolinas Challenge
- ECU falls 55-49 to Charlotte
Dec. 19 11 p.m. sports: ECU hauls in major talent on early signing day WCTI 12
247 Sports
- ECU not done with 2019 class just yet
- Taylor Harris, ECU part ways
- Demetrius Mauney a pivotal late addition for Mike Houston
- Juan Powell picks ECU on Signing Day
- Official bios for each ECU 2019 signee
2019 ECU Football Signing Day Rivals.com
Meet ECU’s 2019 early signing class Fayetteville Observer
New Coach, No Problem: ECU Football Signs 18 in Early Signing Period BCSNN
Louisville football names Dwayne Ledford new offensive coordinator Card Chronicle
Gardner Minshew’s rise to stardom, told by his father and mentor MS News Now
Shane Carden is new WRHS football coach Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper
Around the American Athletic Conference
theamerican.org
BCSNN
- AAC Daily: National Signing Day Pays Off Big in The American
- Houston Football Welcomes 14 New Cougars on Early Signing Day
The Associated Press
- Marshall eyes strong finish against USF in Gasparilla Bowl
- Cumberland scores 25, Cincinnati routs UCLA 93-64
- Martin, Davenport lead Memphis to 99-89 win over Little Rock
- McDuffie scores 25, Wichita State defeats Oral Roberts
- Charlotte beats East Carolina to end 3-game losing streak
- Rideau scores 28 to lead South Florida past FIU, 82-73
Tampa Bay Times
- USF signees include Largo’s Raymond Collins, Plant’s Leonard Parker
- Which new Bulls could contribute immediately?
UC makes in memorable: Bearcats blow out UCLA, 93-64 Cincinnati Enquirer
Orlando Sentinel
- Louisiana-bred UCF players eager to defeat LSU in Fiesta Bowl
- UCF brings the excitement with 2019 recruiting class
- Breaking down UCF Knights’ early National Signing Day haul
- UCF lands quarterback Dillon Gabriel
- UCF, USF competition for area football talent shows on signing day
Mike Anthony: The UConn-Kevin Ollie saga is now a full blown mess Hartford Courant
Temple football’s recruiting class stays intact as Manny Diaz makes first impact on Owls Philly.com
New Orleans Advocate
- Tulane holds on to every commitment in solid class
- Report: Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall interviews with Ole Miss
- Zachary’s Tyler Judson makes ’40-year decision’ to sign with Tulane … then takes two exams
New Orleans Times Picayune
- Riding bowl buzz, Tulane follows one strong recruiting class with potential for another
- At Tulane, Zachary safety Tyler Judson ‘could walk in and play for us,’ Willie Fritz says
- Tulane’s top-rated commitment once thought he’d be going to Ole Miss
Dallas News
- SMU recruiting update: How much have recent decommits hurt the Mustangs’ class ranking?
- Source: SMU all-time leading passer Ben Hicks to transfer; what’s next for the Mustangs at QB?
Memphis football early signing day highlighted by a flip from UT Vols to Tigers Memphis Commercial Appeal
National Signing Day: Edison’s Baah, Union’s Murdock among Tulsa’s nine signees Wednesday Tulsa World
University of Houston basketball rises in national rankings Houston Chronicle
WSU takeaways: WSU’s offense picks up with Torres hitting jumpers: ‘It’s about time’ Wichita Eagle
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- How NC State, Duke, UNC, ECU football recruiting went on signing day
- The best way to evaluate the ACC football season? This is still a basketball league.
- Markell Johnson helps NC State knock off No. 7 Auburn
- NC State passes its biggest test yet, a top-25 caliber win for an imminently top-25 team
- UNC signs 18 recruits during early signing period, including No. 2 player in the state
- Depleted Gamecocks can’t hang with No. 3 Cavaliers, run losing streak to three
- Frank Martin rants on soft schedule narrative, negative press after USC loss to UVa
- Clemson is losing the winningest class in ACC history. These Tigers will replace them
Winston Salem Journal
- App State’s Mark Ivey, Dale Jones to join Louisville coaching staff
- App Trail: Louisville officially adds Stu Holt, Dwayne Ledford to coaching staff
- App State retains Shawn Clark for Eliah Drinkwitz football coaching staff
App Trail: App State football signs nine on first day of the early signing period
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
- B.J. Stith does it again, leads ODU over Richmond
- ODU signs recruiting class heavy on junior college players
- Hokies sign 19-player class with a distinctive junior college flavor
- “Getting better”: Cavaliers sign 19 as they prepare for bowl game
Charleston Post and Courier
- Fifth-ranked Virginia whips undermanned South Carolina
- South Carolina adds Zacch Pickens, Ryan Hilinski among 18 in early signing period
- South Carolina board approves raises, extensions for football staff
- Clemson-Notre Dame will feature showdown in the trenches with national title berth on line
- Citadel football focuses on in-state recruits — plus Japan
- Dabo Swinney explains his no spring official visit policy, which is valid but also risky
Bowl games are lucrative for everyone but those putting their careers on the line Washington Post
49ers’ coach recruited players – and coaches Charlotte Observer
Fayetteville Observer
- Rodd Baxley: Johnson helps Wolfpack ace Auburn test
- UNC’s Brown scores big battle, but N.C. State and Doeren win recruiting war
- Meet N.C. State’s 2019 early signing class
- Meet North Carolina’s 2019 early signing class
- Meet Wake Forest’s 2019 early signing class
- Meet Duke’s 2019 early signing class
- Meet Charlotte’s 2019 early signing class
- Meet Appalachian’s 2019 early signing class
- Campbell signs a pair during early signing period
The Associated Press
- Ohio rolls to 27-0 win over San Diego State in Frisco Bowl
- UAB’s Johnston, Ubosi torch N. Illinois in Boca Raton Bowl
- Louisville’s Satterfield adds Ledford, Holt as assistants
- Clemson has edge in playoff experience over Notre Dame
- Alabama fans embrace Jalen Hurts from field to stage
- Oklahoma pulls in strong defensive class
- NFL could come calling for Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley
- Power Transfer: Why Georgia QB Fields could make big move?
- New Louisville coach Satterfield signs 4 during early period
- South Carolina signs 18 players including QB Ryan Hilinski
- Chattanooga hires Georgia State assistant Rusty Wright
- New Georgia Tech coach Collins has 2 flips among 15 signees
- South Carolina extends contract for Muschamp, assistants
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Charlotte Observer
- Hornets got a victory and a message. Now we’ll see if it can be a breakthrough, too.
- Kemba Walker started 0-for-7. Then things changed for him, Hornets vs. Cavaliers.
- Is Joey Logano bound for NASCAR’s Hall of Fame? Probably, thanks to a faulty system.
- Inside Panthers’ decision to shut down Cam Newton, and what must inevitably come next
Panthers sitting QB Newton; Heinicke to start vs. Falcons Winston Salem Journal
Washington Post
- Tom Wilson won the fight; the Penguins won this round of the war
- Capitals can’t buy a bounce, fall to rival Penguins
- GM says Capitals might get ‘sentimental’ on next Backstrom, Ovechkin contracts. What might that look like?
- It didn’t take long for Trevor Ariza to pinpoint the Wizards’ most troubling issue: ‘We lack effort’
- Rockets’ threes, Wizards’ ‘D’ combine for a broken record in Houston’s rout
- After 14 years, two combat zones and a hat trick, a mission to find a beloved Nats cap
- MLB, Cuban Baseball Federation reach agreement; Trump administration signals it has issues with deal
- ESPN is ending its relationship with Uni Watch, but the blog will live on
- Taysom Hill is NFL’s most valuable Swiss Army knife, and a sign of the league’s creativity boom
New York Times
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